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Dietrich Thurau

1954 - Today

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Dietrich "Didi" Thurau (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈtuːʁaʊ] ; born 9 November 1954) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. His biggest career achievements include winning the one-day classic, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, his home country's Deutschland Tour and surprising the field at the 1977 Tour de France by capturing four stages and holding the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification from the prologue for 15 days. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dietrich Thurau has received more than 50,723 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dietrich Thurau is the 204th most popular cyclist (up from 208th in 2019), the 4,804th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,426th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Dietrich Thurau ranks 204 out of 1,613. Before him are Gerrie Knetemann, Mario Zanin, Frederick Keeping, Giovanni Valetti, Giuseppe Saronni, and Georges Passerieu. After him are Gianni Bugno, Roger Swerts, Olaf Ludwig, Franco Giorgetti, Gerrit Voorting, and Jean Dotto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Dietrich Thurau ranks 363. Before him are Patrick St. Esprit, Jeffrey Combs, Ziad Fazah, Hary Gunarto, Harvey Fierstein, and Ariane Ascaride. After him are Lawrence Summers, Nancy Wilson, Uli Stein, Dennis Johnson, Vasilis Hatzipanagis, and Marie-Theres Nadig.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Dietrich Thurau ranks 4,804 out of 7,253. Before him are Tino Chrupalla (1975), Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1946), Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1694), Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798), Hermann Hirt (1865), and Markus Rühl (1972). After him are Edzard Ernst (1948), Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787), Klaus Sammer (1942), Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826), Elena Solovey (1947), and Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert (1769).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Dietrich Thurau ranks 8. Before him are Jan Ullrich (1973), Josef Fischer (1865), Rolf Wolfshohl (1938), Albert Richter (1912), Heinz Müller (1924), and Carsten Wolf (1964). After him are Olaf Ludwig (1960), Gustav-Adolf Schur (1931), Erik Zabel (1970), Toni Merkens (1912), Marcel Kittel (1988), and Willi Fuggerer (1941).

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