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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 46,933 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dietrich Thurau is the 208th most popular cyclist (down from 185th in 2019), the 4,440th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,822nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Dietrich Thurau ranks 208 out of 1,214Before him are Marco Cimatti, Piotr Ugrumov, Jean Brankart, Johan Bruyneel, Paolo Pedretti, and Gustav-Adolf Schur. After him are Charles Henry Bartlett, Leif Mortensen, Stephen Roche, Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, Davide Rebellin, and Ivan Basso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Dietrich Thurau ranks 367Before him are Alberto Malesani, Joseph Polchinski, Harvey Fierstein, Anna Grodzka, Rafael Orozco Maestre, and Eva Brunne. After him are Aleksandr Aksinin, Robert Menasse, Tahar Djaout, Dennis Johnson, Andrei Sannikov, and Andrzej Lepper.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Dietrich Thurau ranks 4,440 out of 6,142Before him are Carl Mayet (1810), Günter de Bruyn (1926), Hermann Oldenberg (1854), Ludwig Stubbendorf (1906), Despina Vandi (1969), and Hermann Volk (1903). After him are Frank Mill (1958), August W. Eichler (1839), Marie Hankel (1844), Gerd Wessig (1959), Kerstin Gier (1966), and Nelson Piquet Jr. (1985).

Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Dietrich Thurau ranks 8Before him are Josef Fischer (1865), Jan Ullrich (1973), Heinz Müller (1924), Albert Richter (1912), Rolf Wolfshohl (1938), and Olaf Ludwig (1960). After him are Erik Zabel (1970), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), Toni Merkens (1912), Tony Martin (1985), Uwe Ampler (1964), and Andreas Klöden (1975).