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Andreas Kappes

1965 - 2018

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Andreas Kappes (23 December 1965 – 31 July 2018) was a German cyclist, who was a professional from 1987 to 2009, active on the road and on the track, collecting in total 133 wins, and, as an amateur, represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. During the first half of his career he mainly raced on the road, eventually resulting in 99 wins, including winning Omloop het Volk (1991), Tour de l'Oise (1991), three stages in the Tour de Suisse (1989, 1994), two stages in Paris–Nice (1988, 1991) and one stage in the 1988 Giro d'Italia. During the second half of his career he limited his activities on the road to mainly German criteriums as well as kermesses, which make up the chief part of his wins on the road. During the 1990s and 2000s he became known as a formidable track cyclist, including by winning 24 Six-day races (out of 122 starts), 13 of which with the Belgium Etienne De Wilde (out of 28 starts). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andreas Kappes is the 564th most popular cyclist, the 6,091st most popular biography from Germany and the 41st most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Andreas Kappes ranks 564 out of 1,613. Before him are Filippo Pozzato, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Javier Otxoa, Richie Porte, Enrico Gasparotto, and Silvio Martinello. After him are Fabio Aru, Jesper Skibby, Juan Manuel Gárate, Dean Woods, Peter Velits, and Reg Harris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Andreas Kappes ranks 690. Before him are Rafael Paz, Álvaro Cervera, Yuri Savichev, Paul Weitz, Andrew J. Feustel, and Felipe Miñambres. After him are David Miliband, Milton Mendes, Etsuko Handa, Frank Bello, Rogelio Marcelo, and Alfonso Domínguez. Among people deceased in 2018, Andreas Kappes ranks 581. Before him are Sigi Schmid, Mathilde Krim, Vanessa Marquez, Adrian Lamo, Javier Otxoa, and Maryon Pittman Allen. After him are Peter Thompson, Pete Shelley, Boris Kokorev, Samuel Bodman, Wendy Beckett, and Chelsi Smith.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Andreas Kappes ranks 6,091 out of 7,253. Before him are Kathrin Schmidt (1958), Rob Thomas (1972), Leonie Benesch (1991), Tim Lobinger (1972), Aaron Hunt (1986), and Werner Koch (1961). After him are Jens Keller (1970), Anke Behmer (1961), Martina Schröter (1960), Dietmar Schauerhammer (1955), Liv Lisa Fries (1990), and Gesine Lötzsch (1961).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Andreas Kappes ranks 41. Before him are Bernd Dittert (1961), Falk Boden (1960), Michael Rich (1969), Mario Kummer (1962), Steffen Wesemann (1971), and Robert Förstemann (1986). After him are John Degenkolb (1989), Jan Schur (1962), Petra Rossner (1966), Stefan Schumacher (1981), Jens Fiedler (1970), and Jens Lehmann (1967).

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