Hennes "Hans" Junkermann was a German professional racing cyclist who won 35 road races in 18 seasons from 1956 to 1973.
13 Facts About Hans Junkermann
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Hans Junkermann won the German National Road Race in 1959,1960, and 1961.
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Hans Junkermann excelled in mountainous stage races and hard one-day events.
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Hans Junkermann won nine Six Day races and the European Madison championship in 1965.
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Hans Junkermann showed class as an amateur and was approached twice in 1954 to defect to the GDR and become a paid amateur, but he wanted to stay in West Germany and be a professional.
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Hans Junkermann turned professional in 1955 season for the small Bauer team.
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Hans Junkermann won his first Tour de Suisse in 1959 after finishing second the previous year.
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Hans Junkermann came fourth in 1960 and fifth in 1961.
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Hans Junkermann abandoned in 1962, claiming his food was tampered with in Luchon.
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Hans Junkermann came second in the 1961 Tour of Germany and sixth in the Giro d'Italia.
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Hans Junkermann won the 1962 Tour de Suisse and came third in La Fleche Wallonne.
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Hans Junkermann lived in Krefeld and at 70 was still riding several hundred kilometres a week.
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Hans Junkermann died on 11 April 2022, at the age of 87.