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Dietrich Thurau

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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. Thurau did win the young rider classification although he lost the overall lead to eventual winner Bernard Thévenet. Thurau was German pursuit champion three times and won 29 six-day races. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dietrich Thurau is the 208th most popular cyclist (down from 204th in 2019), the 4,714th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,804th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Dietrich Thurau ranks 208 out of 1,613. Before him are Severino Rigoni, Heinz Müller, Loris Campana, Willi Fuggerer, Franco Bitossi, and Giuseppe Enrici. After him are Emilio Rodríguez, Paul Chocque, Pierfranco Vianelli, Tom Boonen, Georges Passerieu, and Jean Graczyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Dietrich Thurau ranks 343. Before him are Tarak Dhiab, Ken Stott, Amparo Muñoz, Ashrita Furman, Daniyal Akhmetov, and Rahim Ademi. After him are Huub Rothengatter, Andrzej Lepper, Robert Carradine, Jaak Uudmäe, Erwin Wurm, and Ruby Bridges.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Dietrich Thurau ranks 4,717 out of 7,253. Before him are Saul Rubinek (1948), Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826), Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller (1862), Friedhelm Konietzka (1938), Wolfgang Stark (1969), and Uwe Barschel (1944). After him are Fritz von Unruh (1885), Hans Werner Richter (1908), Markus Grosskopf (1965), Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (1973), André Hennicke (1958), and Ellen Streidt (1952).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Dietrich Thurau ranks 8. Before him are Josef Fischer (1865), Rolf Wolfshohl (1938), Jan Ullrich (1973), Albert Richter (1912), Heinz Müller (1924), and Willi Fuggerer (1941). After him are Toni Merkens (1912), Jürgen Kissner (1942), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), Lothar Thoms (1956), Gregor Braun (1955), and Gustav-Adolf Schur (1931).

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