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Rudi Altig

1937 - 2016

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Rudi Altig (German pronunciation: [ˈʁuːdiː ˈaltɪç] ; 18 March 1937 – 11 June 2016) was a German professional track and road racing cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudi Altig has received more than 94,647 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudi Altig is the 39th most popular cyclist (down from 35th in 2019), the 2,610th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,493rd in 2019) and the most popular German Cyclist.

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  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Rudi Altig ranks 39 out of 1,613. Before him are Louison Bobet, Patrick Sercu, Francisco Gabica, Ottavio Bottecchia, Odile Defraye, and Louis Trousselier. After him are Ferdinand Kübler, Roger Walkowiak, Firmin Lambot, Carlo Galetti, Léon Scieur, and Antonin Magne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Rudi Altig ranks 173. Before him are Viktor Mamatov, Foday Sankoh, Ange-Félix Patassé, Suzanne Pleshette, María Kodama, and Erich Ribbeck. After him are Nur Hassan Hussein, Igor Volk, Gaston Roelants, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Lusine Zakaryan, and Geki. Among people deceased in 2016, Rudi Altig ranks 154. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Peter Vaughan, Rudolf E. Kálmán, Abe Vigoda, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, and Götz George. After him are Curtis Hanson, Ferdinand Kübler, Richard Adams, Peter Shaffer, Ilse Aichinger, and Bill Nunn.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudi Altig ranks 2,610 out of 7,253. Before him are Gottschalk of Orbais (805), Fritz Wepper (1941), Erich Ribbeck (1937), Master Francke (1380), Rolf Hochhuth (1931), and Hans Thoma (1839). After him are Jacob Christian Schäffer (1718), Charlotte von Stein (1742), Nicodemus Tessin the Elder (1615), Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739), Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935), and Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (1486).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Rudi Altig ranks 1. After him are Jan Ullrich (1973), Josef Fischer (1865), Rolf Wolfshohl (1938), Albert Richter (1912), Heinz Müller (1924), Carsten Wolf (1964), Dietrich Thurau (1954), Olaf Ludwig (1960), Gustav-Adolf Schur (1931), Erik Zabel (1970), and Toni Merkens (1912).

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