Antonín Hönig was a Czech

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

. In 1926, he was the Czechoslovak national champion, and he took part in the

1926 UCI Road World Championships The 1926 UCI Road World Championships took place in Milan, Italy on 29 July 1926. Events summary Medal table Results The course was 183 km from Milan to Torino. There were 44 participants.Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

in the individual and team road race events at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Honig's cycling activities were the inspiration for his cousin

Josef Josten Josef Josten (25 March 1913 29 November 1985) was an exiled Czech journalist, publisher and campaigner. His early life in Czechoslovakia included two escapes, firstly from military occupation and secondly after a political coup. In his subsequen ...

to take up sports journalism.

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* * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Czech male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Czechoslovakia Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{CzechRepublic-cycling-bio-stub