CYCLIST

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 524th most popular cyclist (up from 564th in 2019), the 6,020th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,091st in 2019) and the 38th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Andreas Kappes ranks 524 out of 1,613. Before him are Santiago Botero, Rein Taaramäe, Olga Zabelinskaya, Luca Paolini, Mathew Hayman, and Niki Terpstra. After him are Lars Michaelsen, Dan Martin, Alessandro Ballan, Chris Boardman, Elia Viviani, and Wout Poels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Andreas Kappes ranks 675. Before him are Paco Llorente, Valery Tsepkalo, Rashid Rakhimov, Kiersten Warren, Pintado, and Kathleen Kinmont. After him are Ignacio Ambríz, Oliver McCall, José Manuel de la Torre, Kálmán Kovács, Hernán Díaz, and Masahiro Wada. Among people deceased in 2018, Andreas Kappes ranks 581. Before him are Christopher Lawford, Nino Khurtsidze, Denis Ten, Harry Anderson, Maryon Pittman Allen, and Samuel Bodman. After him are Mark E. Smith, Wendy Beckett, Eric Bristow, Mathilde Krim, Carlos Ezquerra, and Margaret Heckler.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Andreas Kappes ranks 6,023 out of 7,253. Before him are Tobias Santelmann (1980), Patriz Ilg (1957), Hagen Melzer (1959), Steffi Nerius (1972), Nadja Uhl (1972), and Katja Woywood (1971). After him are Dagmar Lurz (1959), Jeanette Biedermann (1980), Paul Biedermann (1986), Ayọ (1980), Rudi Bommer (1957), and Alexander Gerst (1976).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Andreas Kappes ranks 38. Before him are Petra Rossner (1966), Falk Boden (1960), Mario Kummer (1962), Steffen Wesemann (1971), Robert Förstemann (1986), and Bernd Dittert (1961). After him are Hanka Kupfernagel (1974), Uwe Peschel (1968), Bert Grabsch (1975), Christian Henn (1964), Stefan Schumacher (1981), and John Degenkolb (1989).

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