Rolf Gölz (born 30 September 1962) is a retired

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and track cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993. He won the German National Road Race in 1985 and narrowly missed the podium in the 1987 UCI World Championship finishing in 4th place. He represented West Germany at the

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in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual pursuit, behind America's Steve Hegg. At the same Olympic Games, Gölz also claimed the bronze medal in the 4,000 m team pursuit. Other victories included the 1988 editions of

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and the Nissan Classic.

Major results

;1983 :Nacht von Hannover ;1983 : World Amateur Track Team Pursuit Championship ;1985 : National Road Race Championship :

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ...

: Firenze–Pistoia ;1986 :Aachen :Fellbach :Stuttgart :Giro di Campania ;1987 :Hamburg :Hengelo :Munster :Reutlingen :

:Tour du Haut-Var :

Züri-Metzgete Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; ; ) was a European Classic cycle races, Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until 2014. It was a race with a long history ...

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

: ::Winner stage 15 ;1988 :Goppingen : Tour of Ireland :Walsrode :

Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...

La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...

: ::Winner stage 8 :

Milano–Torino Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ...

: Giro del Piemonte ;1989 :

;1990 :

Trofeo Baracchi The Trofeo Baracchi was a major Italian cycling race that ran for 50 years. It was created by Giacomo Baracchi, in memory of his father Angelo who was a great cycle racing fan. Originally (from 1941) an amateur individual time trial An indiv ...

(with Tom Cordes) ;1992 :Hegiberg-Rundfahrt :Tour Méditerranéen

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Rolf Gölz
1962 births Living people People from Biberach (district) Cyclists from Tübingen (region) German track cyclists German male cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for West Germany West German male cyclists Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany German Tour de France stage winners Olympic medalists in cycling German cycling road race champions Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Vuelta a Asturias winners {{Germany-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub