Sport Cycling 1902 Rome Professionals | 1901 Berlin Professionals 1903 Copenhagen Professionals | |
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Born 22 October 1877 Ohlstadt, Germany Died 18 June 1910, Szczecin, Poland | ||
Thaddäus "Thaddy" Robl (22 October 1877 – 18 June 1910) was a German professional cyclist who was active between 1894 and 1910, predominantly in motor-paced racing. In this discipline he won five European titles (1901–1904, 1907) and the world championships in 1901 and 1902, he finished in third place in 1903.
After retiring from cycling he became passionate with flying the early planes. In a flight demonstration on 18 June 1910 in Szczecin (then German Empire) he fell from a height of about 75 meters. This was the first death of a civil pilot on the German ground. In 1947, a street in Munich was named after him.
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