Olaf Ludwig
East German racing cyclist · Germany · On the map · Athletes · Born 1960 · age 66
Olaf Ludwig is a former German racing cyclist. His career began at the SG Dynamo Gera / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. As an East German, he raced as an amateur until reunification of Germany allowed him to become professional with Panasonic team.
Olaf Ludwig is read about 66 times a day, in 25 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Erik Zabel Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1996
Viatcheslav Ekimov Teammate at Panasonic, 1990-1992
Steffen Wesemann Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1996
Brian Holm Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1996
Mario Kummer Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1996
Christian Henn Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1996- Bernd Gröne Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1995
Eric Van Lancker Teammate at Panasonic, 1990-1992
Rolf Aldag Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1996
Jens Heppner Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1996
Udo Bölts Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1996
Uwe Raab Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1995
Henk Lubberding Teammate at Panasonic, 1990-1992
Marc Sergeant Teammate at Panasonic, 1990-1992
Bert Dietz Teammate at T-Mobile, 1994-1996- Eddy Bouwmans Teammate at Panasonic, 1990-1992
- Gerd Audehm Teammate at T-Mobile, 1993-1996
- Guy Nulens Teammate at Panasonic, 1990-1992
- Louis de Koning Teammate at Panasonic, 1990-1992
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About this person
As a sprinter, the highlight of his career was winning the points classification in the 1990 Tour de France. Other highlights include the Olympic road race in Seoul in 1988, a record 38 stage victories in the Peace Race, winning the Amstel Gold Race in 1992, and podium placings in the Paris-Roubaix. He also won the 1992 UCI Road World Cup. In 1992 he won the Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France and won the third Tour stage of his career the following year.
The same award as Olaf
Uwe HohnBoth received East German Sportspersonality of the Year
Wolfgang NordwigBoth received East German Sportspersonality of the Year
Gabriele SeyfertBoth received East German Sportspersonality of the Year
Gustav-Adolf SchurBoth received East German Sportspersonality of the Year
Roland MatthesBoth received East German Sportspersonality of the Year
Udo BeyerBoth received East German Sportspersonality of the Year