Rudolph Lewis

Rudolph Ludewyk Lewis ( born July 12, 1887 Waterberg district, South Africa, † October 29, 1933 in Pretoria ) was a racing driver from South Africa.

Lewis won the gold medal in the road race in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. The route went around the Lake Mälaren near Stockholm, on to this day the traditional bicycle race "Around the Lake Mälaren " is performed. The race was held as an individual time trial over 320 km. Lewis went as a second driver on the track and drove alone after the first driver had given up early. After 10 hours, 42 minutes and 39 seconds he was in goal in the final he had nine minutes ahead of the runner-up.

In the years 1913 and 1914, Lewis was active as a professional in Europe. In 1914, he won the race Around Dresden. In the year he had also won this race, but was - disqualified - for incomprehensible reasons today.

In his professional races in Europe Rudolph Lewis was equipped by diamond with bicycles. In 1913 he took part in the race from Berlin - Cottbus- Berlin, but was dogged by bad luck: " The South African Lewis, who has been pursued on the ride, round by West Germany ' by bad luck, had his machine on which the front wheel was broken, be handed over to a lord of the control with the request at the turning point of the tour Berlin - Cottbus- Berlin by Rütt to send the wheel to the diamond factories in Chemnitz- rich fire. Since this did not happen, Lewis asks the question Lord for speedy dispatch of the machine "Despite this misfortune with his diamond wheel he declared the following year, in a display of the company ". Nog I never have a large choice taken a different machine from the Diamand original as such in the catalog and I but its been a lot often geliegt on the roads the bloody Bicycle bliewen always goose. "