Uwe Ampler

Uwe Ampler (born 11 October 1964) is a retired track and road cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Jan Schur, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann.

Uwe Ampler
Personal information
Full nameUwe Ampler
Born (1964-10-11) 11 October 1964
Zerbst, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
1983–1989SC DHfK Leipzig
Professional teams
1990PDM–Concorde
1991Histor–Sigma
1992–1993Team Telekom
1997–1998Mróz
1999Agro–Adler Brandenburg

Ampler won the Peace Race in 1987,[2] 1988, 1989 and 1998.

In August 1999 he tested positive for steroids during the Sachsen Tour and admitted his error.[3] His father, Klaus Ampler, was also a famous cyclist.

Major results

1983
1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska
1985
3rd Overall Peace Race
1st Stage 4
1986
1st Prologue Peace Race
3rd Overall Tour du Vaucluse
1st Stage 1
1987
1st Overall Peace Race
1st Stages 8, 9 (ITT) & 10
2nd Overall Tour du Vaucluse
1st Prologue
10th Overall Tour of Sweden
1988
1st Team time trial, Summer Olympics (with Mario Kummer, Jan Schur and Maik Landsmann)
1st Overall Peace Race
1st Prologue & Stage 6 (ITT)
5th Overall GP Tell
1st Stage 7b
1989
1st Overall Peace Race
1st Stages 9 & 11
5th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
1st Stage 4a
1990
1st Stage 10 Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 4 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
4th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
9th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Young rider classification
1991
1st Stage 6 Paris-Nice
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
1992
1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
1993
5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1998
1st Overall Peace Race
1999
10th Overall Tour de Langkawi

See also

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uwe Ampler Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. Velo Plus. Dendermonde: Velo. 1988. p. 251.
  3. Cycling News


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