Hans Jaroszewicz

Hans Jaroszewicz
Hans Jaroszewicz (1960)
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Born(1935-01-04)4 January 1935
Berlin, Germany
Died22 June 2003(2003-06-22) (aged 68)
Triberg, Germany
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Hans Jaroszewicz, nicknamed Jaro,[1] (4 January 1935 – 22 June 2003) was a German professional road and track racing cyclist active in the 1950a and early 1960s.[2] He rode in the 1960 and 1961 Tour de France.[3][4]

Career

Jaroszewicz started his career as an amateur. As an amateur he became about others German national champion in the individual pursuit in 1958 ahead of Otto Altweck; finishing second behind him in 1959. On the late 1950s he had also multiple medals at the national championships in the team pursuit.[5]

He won among others in 1960 a stage in the Ronde van Nederland winning of Jo de Haan and Bas Maliepaard.[1][6] He also won the stage race Grosse-Mueckepreiss in Krefeld in 1960.[7] During the 1960 Tour de France, he became after stage six a main contender for the general classification.[8]

He was involved in multiple severe crashes. During the 1961 Tour de France he was involved in a serious crash and was airlifted by a trauma helicopter.[9] In November 1961 during the Six Days of Frankfurt he fell together with Dieter Gieseler. They crashed into Piet van der Heyden who later died in hospital.[10]

As track cyclist he competed in many Six Days races. He rode together with among Otto Altweck in 1959,[11] and in 1962 with Horst Oldenburg at the Six Days of Berlin and with Guenter Ziegler at the Six Days of Cologne.[12][13]

His daughter Stephanie is married to former professional cyclist Jens Voigt.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Belg Roger Baens blijft in bezit van leiderstrui gevolgd door Kersten | Jaroszewicz, Bram Kool, en Verhoef de succesrijke renners van het weekeinde". Het Rotterdamsch Parool (in Dutch). 15 May 1960. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via Delpher.
  2. ^ "Hans Jaroszewicz". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ^ "47ème Tour de France 1960" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. ^ "48ème Tour de France 1961" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Radsport". Bund Deutscher Radfahrer (in German) (28/1959). Cologne: Deutscher Sportverlag Kurt Stoof: 2. 1959.
  6. ^ "Tienduizenden kijkers langs Brabantse wegen | Jaroszewicz ritwinnaar mèt Kool en Verhoef". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 16 May 1960. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via Delpher.
  7. ^ "Jaroszewicz won Muggenprijs". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 19 April 1960. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via Delpher.
  8. ^ "De Ronde van Frankrijk". de Vrije Zeeuw (in Dutch). 2 July 1960. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via Krantenbank Zeeland. de Italiaan Gastone Nencini en de Duitser Hans Jaroszewicz, stootten in de zesde étappe door naar de top van het algemeen klassement.
  9. ^ "Valpartijen - met of zonder verwondingen - kortwiekten Tour-leger tot 118 coureurs". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 27 June 1961. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via Delpher.
  10. ^ "Piet v. d. Heyden overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 7 November 1961. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via Delpher.
  11. ^ "Twaalf koppels in zesdaagse Münster". Twentsche Courant (in Dutch). 7 November 1959. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via Delpher.
  12. ^ "Berlijnse zesdaagse gisteren gestart". Tubantia (in Dutch). 6 October 1962. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via Delpher.
  13. ^ "Zesdaagse van Keulen". De Nieuwe Limburger (in Dutch). 15 December 1962. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via Delpher.
  14. ^ "Tour de France: Yellow makes you happy – even if only for a day". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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