Thaddäus Robl
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22 October 1877 Ohlstadt, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
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18 June 1910 (aged 33) Stettin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
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Thaddäus Robl in 1902
Thaddäus "Thaddy" Robl (22 October 1877 – 18 June 1910) was a German professional cyclist who was active between 1894 and 1910, predominantly in motor-paced racing. In this discipline he won five European titles (1901–1904, 1907) and the world championships in 1901 and 1902, he finished in third place in 1903.[1][2]
After retiring from cycling he became passionate with flying the early planes. In a flight demonstration on 18 June 1910 in Szczecin (then German Empire) he fell from a height of about 75 meters. This was the first death of a civil pilot on the German ground. In 1947, a street in Munich was named after him.[3]
References
- ↑ Thaddäus (Thaddy) Robl. radsportseiten.net
- ↑ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
- ↑ Martin Schreck Thaddäus Robl und die Radrennbahn Milbertshofen. kulturvergnuegen.de
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