Jan Veselý (cyclist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Veselý (cyclist)

Czechoslovak biker

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1923

Place of Birth: Sedlec, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 10-Feb-2003

Profession: sport cyclist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jan Veselý (17 June 1923 – 10 February 2003) was a Czech cyclist.
He won the Peace Race individually in 1949 and with the Czechoslovak team in 1950 and 1951.
He finished second individually in 1952 and 1955, and won no fewer than sixteen stages.
Thus he became one of the most famous cyclists in the Eastern Bloc, and an iconic figure in his homeland.
Cycling was extremely popular in post-war Europe, and the Peace Race was bigger even than the Tour de France.
Veselý's humility, allied to his sporting prowess, made him a genuine national hero.
His duels with the great East German rider Gustav-Adolf ("Täve") Schur were amongst the highlights of the sporting year, his popularity comparable to that of the great runner Emil Zátopek in Czechoslovakia.
He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
His brother Josef was also a competitive road cyclist and won a national title in 1943.



Description	German author, writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	1 March 1929	10 April 2006
Location of birth/death	Leipzig	Leipzig
Work period	from 1945 until 2000s date QS:P,+2000-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig
Authority control	: Q622940 VIAF: 79500264 ISNI: 0000 0001 0823 4061 LCCN: n50049723 GND: 124531911 SUDOC: 077078284 WorldCat



Description	German photographer
Date of birth/death	15 April 1929	11 July 2005
Location of birth/death	Dresden	Leipzig
Work period	from 1945 until 2000s date QS:P,+2000-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig
Authority control	: Q622945 VIAF: 60019185 ISNI: 0000 0001 0977 9792 LCCN: n81037365 GND: 12453189X SUDOC: 077078268 WorldCat