Rudi Altig: Tour de France, 1964

Rudi Altig: Dine & Dash – Two Wheel Version
Tour de France, 1964

Rudi Altig and his teammate Jo De Roo led the charge of the peloton’s long tradition of pillaging local shopkeepers along the race route for food and water. In theory, the shopkeepers were reimbursed by the race organizer for the “self-service” liquidation of their inventory by the riders.

Throughout his illustrious 12-year professional career, Altig’s big wins included the Vuelta in 1962, the Tour de France green jersey in 1962, Flanders in 1964, the German National Championship in 1964 and 1970, the World Championship in 1966, and Milan-San Remo in 1968. Coming from a track background, Altig also rode many of the Six-day races, winning 22 of them from 1962 to 1971.

After his racing career came to a close, he transitioned into team management, serving as the directeur sportif for Puch-Wolber, followed by a five-year stint as coach of the German National Team.

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