Erich Metze
Personal information
Born7 May 1909
Dortmund, Germany
Died28 May 1952 (aged 43)
Erfurt, Germany
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  Germany
UCI Motor-paced World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1933 ParisProfessionals
Gold medal – first place1934 LeipzigProfessionals
Silver medal – second place1935 BrusselsProfessionals
Gold medal – first place1938 AmsterdamProfessionals

Erich Metze (7 May 1909 – 28 May 1952) was a German professional cyclist.

He began his career as a road racer, and in 1931 won the Deutschland Tour and finished eights in the Tour de France. He then changed to motor-paced racing. In this discipline, he won four medals at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1933 and 1938, including two gold medals in 1934 and 1938.[1] He also won five national titles in 1933–1936 and 1939.[2]

The long breaks in his career were caused by severe crashes, which caused two fractures of the skull. He had further injuries during World War II while fighting as a soldier. After the war he returned to competitions, but had another serious crash, which resulted in a third skull fracture and death in a hospital in 1952.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  2. ↑ Erich Metze. radsportseiten.net
  3. ↑ Velo Gotha, Brüssel 1984, p. 342
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