Ole Ritter

Ole Ritter
Ole Ritter c. 1970
Personal information
Full nameOle Jørgen Phister Ritter[1]
Born (1941-08-29) 29 August 1941 (age 83)
Slagelse, Denmark
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad & Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trial
Professional teams
1967–1970Germanvox–Wega
1971–1972Dreher
1973Bianchi–Campagnolo
1974–1977Filotex
Major wins
Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia

3 individual stages (1967, 1969, 1971)


One-day races and classics

Gran Premio di Lugano (1970, 1974)

Trofeo Matteotti (1968)


Other

Hour record 48.653 km (10 October 1968)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Salò Amateur's road race
Silver medal – second place 1962 Salò Team time trial

Ole Ritter (born 29 August 1941) is a former Danish racing cyclist, mainly known for breaking the hour record in 1968.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ole Ritter – The mysterious hour record setter". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2013.

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