Andreas Kappes

Andreas Kappes ( born December 23, 1965 in Bremen ) is a retired German racing cyclist, son of the former Berliner local hero Werner Kappes.

Biography

In the juniors already showed where his true strength lay: on the track. In 1993 he won the German championship in a two - team driving and the world title in the points race.

After attending his first six-day race in 1987 in Bremen, he participated in a total of 115 six-day race, but was always successful as a road rider. In addition to 24 victories in " Six Days " he could 94 road races and two- stage trips in Germany, the USA, win in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain. Among his greatest successes on the road included victories at the 1991 classic Omloop Het Volk, the Ku-Damm City Night in Berlin and a stage win at the Giro d' Italia in 1988, as well as in the French Tour de l' Oise in 1989.

Already in his first year as a professional driver, he was appointed to the German national team and could win a 17th place in the World Championship road race. A year later, in 1988, he finished 50th in 1989 and 24th in 1990 to 8th place. Also in 1993 he was also placed among the world's best as 13, while number 46, he landed in the middle of 1994. Much more successful he was at the track world championships, where he was able to win 1996-1999 three bronze and one silver medal in the two- team or in the points race.

1997 was taken from him after a positive doping test of the German league title in the points race. It has also been suspended for six months. Kappes came after a doping test during the German railway Championship in July 2000, again due to an increased Nandrolonspiegels briefly suspected to have doped. In December 2000, the sports court of the Federal German cyclists of the reproaches him acquitted. Nandrolongehalt the blood was returned to acceptable food supplement.

After the winter track season 2007/ 08 Andreas Kappes had ended his active career. He lives in Cologne. Since 2010, he advises young cyclists in training camps and at bike races.

Achievements

Train

  • Winners of the Bremen Six Day race in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000
  • Winners of the Stuttgart six day race in 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004
  • Winner of the Cologne six day race in 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998
  • Winner of the Munich Six -Day Race 1989.1991, 1999
  • Winner of the Dortmund Six Day race in 1989, 2003
  • Winner of the Berlin Six Day Race 1999
  • Winner of the Leipzig six day race in 1998
  • Winners of the Ghent Six Day Race 1995
  • 3rd place World Cup in a two - team driving in 1996, 1998, 1999
  • 2nd place in the World Cup points race in 1998
  • Junior World Champion in the points race in 1983
  • German champion in the points race in 1999, 2000

Road

  • Winner sprint Rhineland -Palatinate Tour 1984
  • Winner Tour de l' Oise 1989
  • Winner Omloop Het Volk 1991
  • 2nd place overall Germany Tour in 1999
  • 3 stage wins at the Tour de Suisse 1989, 1994
  • 2 stage wins in Paris-Nice 1988, 1991
  • 1 stage win at the Giro d' Italia 1988
  • 1 stage win in the Tour of Germany 1999
  • 1 victory in the Rhineland -Palatinate Tour 1997
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