Walter Rütt
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Full name | Walter Oscar Rütt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Morsbach, Würselen, Germany | 12 September 1883|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 June 1964 Berlin, Germany | (aged 80)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Oscar Rütt (12 September 1883 – 23 June 1964) was a German track cyclist.[1]
A professional from 1900 to 1926, Rütt recorded 933 victories in 25 years, including nine victories in six-day races. He most notably won the sprint event at the 1913 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He also won three bronze medals in the same event prior to his victory. He also won the European sprint championships in 1911 and the German national sprint championships in 1910, 1919, 1920 and 1923. Other notable non-championship victories of his include the Grand Prix de Paris in 1913, the Grand Prix de l'UVF in 1904 and 1909 and the Grand Prix de l'UCI in 1907.
He won the Six Days of New York three times, the Six Days of Berlin four times and the Six Days of Frankfurt in 1911.[2]
References
- ^ "Walter Rütt". CyclingArchives. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Walter Rütt". museociclismo.it. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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- Walter Rütt at Cycling Archives
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