Uwe Peschel (born 4 November 1968) is a former German professional road bicycle racer and a

time trialist A time trialist is a road bicycle racer who can maintain high speeds for long periods of time, to maximize performance during individual or team time trials. The term ''cronoman'', or ''chronoman'', is also used to refer to a time trialist. Detail ...

. Peschel was born in Berlin in 1968. His father, Axel Peschel, had represented East Germany at the 1968 Olympic men's team time trial a fortnight prior to his birth. At the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, Peschel Jr along with

Bernd Dittert Bernd Dittert (born 6 February 1961) is a retired racing cyclist from East Germany who won the bronze medal for his native country in the men's 4,000m individual pursuit at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), off ...

, Christian Meyer and Michael Rich, won the gold medal in the men's team time trial.

Major achievements

;1992 : Gold Medal, Men's Team Road Race – Summer Olympics ;1996 : Bayern-Rundfahrt ;1997 – :

Grand Prix des Nations The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...

(ITT) : Stage 3b (ITT) –

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Po ...

(2.3) : Stage 3 (ITT) –

Regio-Tour The Regio-Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held between France, Switzerland and Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Famous riders like Laurent Brochard, Jan Ullrich ...

(2.4) : Stage 4b (ITT) – Grand Prix Tell ;1998 – Estepona en Marcha – Brepac : Stage 4b (ITT) – Trofeo Castilla y Leon (2.4) : 3rd, Stage 9 (ITT) –

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...

;1999 – Gerolsteiner ;2001 – Gerolsteiner : Stage 1 –

Peace Race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Závod míru, sk, Preteky mieru, russian: Велогонка Мира (), pl, Wyścig Pokoju , french: Course de la Paix, it, Corsa della Pace, ro, Cursa Păcii) was an annual multiple stage bicycl ...

(2.3) ;2002 – Gerolsteiner :

( ITT) (1.1) : National Time Trial Cycling Championship : 1st overall and Stage 4b (ITT) win –

Hessen Rundfahrt Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Darms ...

(2.3) : Karlsruhe Versicherungs GP (with Michael Rich) (1.2) : 9th overall –

Deutschland Tour The Deutschland Tour (English: ''Tour of Germany'' and sometimes ''Deutschland-Rundfahrt'' in German) is the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but from 2005 until 2008 it was moved t ...

(2.2) : 9th overall –

(2.2) ;2003 – Gerolsteiner : GP Eddy Merckx (with Michael Rich) : 2nd (Silver Medal) – World Time Trial Cycling Championship ;2004 – Gerolsteiner ;2005 –

Gerolsteiner Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH & Co. KG (Gerolsteiner) is a leading German mineral water firm with its seat in Gerolstein in the Eifel mountains. The firm is well known for its Gerolsteiner Sprudel brand, a bottled, naturally carbonated mineral wat ...

: 3rd – Luk Challenge (1.1) (with Michael Rich) : 4th, Prologue (ITT) –

Eneco Tour The Benelux Tour (previously known as the Eneco Tour and the BinckBank Tour) is a road bicycle racing stage-race that is part of the UCI World Tour. The race was established in 2005 and was originally known as the Eneco Tour, named after the orig ...

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* 1968 births Living people German male cyclists Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Cyclists from Berlin Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub