Uwe Peschel

Uwe Peschel (born 4 November 1968) is a German former professional road bicycle racer and a time trialist.

Uwe Peschel
Peschel at the 2004 Deutschland Tour
Personal information
Born (1968-11-04) 4 November 1968
East Berlin, East Germany
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Team Time Trial
World Championships
2003 HamiltonTime trial

Peschel was born in Berlin in 1968.[1] His father, Axel Peschel, had represented East Germany at the 1968 Olympic men's team time trial a fortnight prior to his birth.[2] At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Peschel Jr along with Bernd Dittert, Christian Meyer and Michael Rich, won the gold medal in the men's team time trial.[1]

Major achievements

1992
Gold Medal, Men's Team Road Race – Summer Olympics
1996
Bayern-Rundfahrt
1997 – Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast
Grand Prix des Nations (ITT)
Stage 3b (ITT) – Danmark Rundt (2.3)
Stage 3 (ITT) – Regio-Tour (2.4)
Stage 4b (ITT) – Grand Prix Tell
1998 – Estepona en Marcha – Brepac
Stage 4b (ITT) – Trofeo Castilla y Leon (2.4)
3rd, Stage 9 (ITT) – Vuelta a España
1999 – Gerolsteiner
2001 – Gerolsteiner
Stage 1 – Peace Race (2.3)
2002 – Gerolsteiner
Grand Prix des Nations (ITT) (1.1)
 Germany National Time Trial Cycling Championship
1st overall and Stage 4b (ITT) win – Hessen Rundfahrt (2.3)
Karlsruhe Versicherungs GP (with Michael Rich) (1.2)
9th overall – Deutschland Tour (2.2)
9th overall – Peace Race (2.2)
2003 – Gerolsteiner
GP Eddy Merckx (with Michael Rich)
2nd (Silver Medal) – World Time Trial Cycling Championship
2004 – Gerolsteiner
2005 – Gerolsteiner
3rd – Luk Challenge (1.1) (with Michael Rich)
4th, Prologue (ITT) – Eneco Tour

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uwe Peschel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Axel Peschel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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