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Paris – Roubaix Pavée Peace Race Peloton Prologue Pursuer
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Since its founding in 1948 up to the political changes of the end of the eighties, the Peace Race - or “Course de la Paix” – was the most internationally important amateur cycling race of the former Eastern block. Highly popular in the former East Germany, racing cyclist Gustav “Täve” Schur was the first German to win the challenging stage race through Eastern Europe; he won a total of two races (1955/1959), as did T-mobile team manager Olaf Ludwig (1982/1986). Before Uwe Ampler (1987-1989), Steffen Wesemann is nevertheless the sole record holder with five overall victories. For the first time in 2005, the race was not able to go ahead due to organisational and financial problems; this year the wheels of the Peace Race will be turning once again – after starting in Austria, the stage race ranked “HC” by the International Cycling Union (UCI) will pass through the Czech Republic to Germany in mid May.
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