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 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Andreas Kappes is the 534th most popular cyclist (up from 564th in 2024), the 6,062nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,090th in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Andreas Kappes ranks 534 out of 1,613. Before him are Filippo Simeoni, Rein Taaramäe, Olga Zabelinskaya, Luca Paolini, Mathew Hayman, and Niki Terpstra. After him are Lars Michaelsen, Dan Martin, Zinaida Stahurskaya, Alessandro Ballan, Chris Boardman, and Elia Viviani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Andreas Kappes ranks 734. Before him are Andrei Xepkin, 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 582. Before him are Kōji Tsujitani, 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 6,065 out of 7,253. Before him are Patriz Ilg (1957), Hagen Melzer (1959), Steffi Nerius (1972), Nadja Uhl (1972), Katja Woywood (1971), and Sascha Paeth (1970). 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 40. Before him are Falk Boden (1960), Mario Kummer (1962), Grischa Niermann (1975), Steffen Wesemann (1971), Robert Förstemann (1986), and Bernd Dittert (1961). After him are Rolf Aldag (1968), Roland Günther (1962), Hanka Kupfernagel (1974), Uwe Peschel (1968), Uwe Messerschmidt (1962), and Bert Grabsch (1975).

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