Kurt Stöpel (12 March 1908 – 11 June 1997) was a German professional road bicycle racer. In the 1932 Tour de France, 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 Paris. He won the German National Road Race in 1934.

Major results

1931

Stage 12 Deutschland Tour

1932

Tour de France: Winner stage 2 Wearing yellow jersey for one day Second place general classification 1934 national road race champion Rund um Köln

Kurt Stöpel

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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 people

Kurt Stöpel