Kurt Stöpel (12 March 1908 – 11 June 1997) was a German professional

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. In the

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, Stöpel won the second stage and was leading the general classification for one day, and finished in second place in the final general classification. He was the first German to wear the yellow jersey, and the first German to finish on the podium in

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. He won the German National Road Race in 1934.

Major results

;1931 :Stage 12

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;1932 :

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: ::Winner stage 2 ::Wearing

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for one day ::Second place general classification ;1934 : national road race champion :

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* 1908 births 1997 deaths German male cyclists German Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from Berlin German cycling road race champions 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub