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Carsten Podlesch (born 6 September 1969 in
Spiegel report on Podlesch Family (in German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Podlesch, Carsten 1969 births German male cyclists Living people Cyclists from Berlin UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) German track cyclists
Carsten Podlesch (born 6 September 1969 in Berlin
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) is a German stayer
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and the World Champion in motor-paced racing
Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first pace ...
.
Career
Podlesch comes from a family that has been very involved inmotor-paced racing
Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first pace ...
. His father Rainer Podlesch
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was an Amateur World Champion twice, and his uncle Karsten Podlesch
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used to operate as a pacer. Podlesch became a stayer at the age of 19. During his career that spanned almost four decades he gained the World Championship twice, European Championship thrice, and the German Championship thirteen times making him one of the most successful motor-paced cyclists ever. With his uncle as pacer the Podlesch/Podlesch team gained the 2000 European Championship. In 1994 Podlesch won the last UCI World Championship with his pacer Dieter Durst - the UCI ceased conducting this event subsequently as too few nations were competing - and thus remains the reigning and "forever" champion.
Podlesch retired from motor-paced racing in 2008.
See also
*UCI Motor-paced World Championships __FORCETOC__
UCI Track Cycling World Championships in motor-paced racing
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References
External links
Spiegel report on Podlesch Family (in German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Podlesch, Carsten 1969 births German male cyclists Living people Cyclists from Berlin UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) German track cyclists