Gerd Dörich

Gerd Dörich
Personal information
Born (1968-02-14) 14 February 1968 (age 56)
Sindelfingen, Germany
Team information
DisciplineRacing
RoleRider

Gerd Dörich (born 14 February 1968, in Sindelfingen) is a former German professional racing cyclist. Over his professional career, he competed in 168 six-day races.[1]

After retirement, Dörich began working with “Aktion Steilkurve” (Action Steep Curve), a cycling programme for children with disabilities.[2] The programme involves pairing disabled children with experienced racing cyclists to ride on tandem bikes in the velodrome to give the children confidence.[3] Due to the speed required to keep a bike upright in the velodrome, children experience the feeling of being on a "rollercoaster" or flying.[4][5] The project is an initiative of the German charity Aktion Hilfe für Kinder.

Career wins

2004
National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, Germany (GER)
Stuttgart, Six Days (GER)

References

  1. ^ "Aktion Steilkurve bei Sixdays Bremen". Aktion Hilfe für Kinder (in German). 29 December 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ Nowak, Jasmin (27 June 2024). ""Es macht einfach so Spaß, den Kindern ein Lächeln auf die Wangen zu zaubern."". Aktion Hilfe für Kinder (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ Klingovsky, Jochen (9 July 2023). "Ex-Radprofi Gerd Dörich kümmert sich um Kinder mit Behinderung: Die Steilkurve steigert das Selbstwertgefühl". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ^ Nowak, Jasmin (26 January 2024). "Große Momente für kleine Tandem-Copilot*innen". Aktion Hilfe für Kinder (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Bauchkribbeln auf dem Tandem". Aktion Hilfe für Kinder (in German). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2024.


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