Thaddäus "Thaddy" Robl (22 October 1877 – 18 June 1910) was a German professional cyclist who was active between 1894 and 1910, initially in road racing, later predominantly in
motor-paced racing.
From 1895 to 1898 he obtained several podium finishes in long-distance road races, the most emblematic of which is his 3rd place in the 1898
Bordeaux - Paris.
In motor-paced racing he won five European titles (1901–1904, 1907) and the
world championships in 1901 and 1902, he finished in third place in 1903.
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After retiring from cycling he became passionate with flying the early planes. In a flight demonstration on 18 June 1910 in ]Szczecin
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(then German Empire
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) he fell from a height of about 75 meters. This was the first death of a civil pilot on the German ground. In 1947, a street in Munich was named after him.[
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Palmares
;1895
:3rd, Wien
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:3rd, Triest - Graz
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- Wien
:3rd, Straßburg - Basel
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- Straßburg
:5th, Rund um Mitteldeutschland
;1896
:2nd, German Motor-paced Championship, Hamburg
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;1898
:2nd, Bol d'Or - Paris
References
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1877 births
1910 deaths
German male cyclists
People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)
Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
Cyclists from Bavaria
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
German track cyclists
Deaths in the German Empire
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1910