3 . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁medal ▁at ▁every ▁U CI ▁Motor - p ac ed ▁World ▁Championships ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁including ▁three ▁gold ▁med als ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁eight ▁European ▁titles ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 1 9 8 1 . ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁road ▁cycl ist ▁he ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁the ▁individual ▁road ▁race ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁sixth ▁place . ▁Next ▁year ▁he ▁turned ▁professional . ▁During ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 ▁six - day ▁races , ▁winning ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁them ▁and ▁finishing ▁ 4 1 ▁times ▁in ▁second ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁in ▁third ▁place . ▁He ▁competed ▁four ▁times ▁in ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁with ▁R udi ▁Alt ig , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁German ▁National ▁Road ▁Race ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁ret irement ▁he ▁ran ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁shop ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁C ologne ▁and ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁six - day ▁race ▁of ▁Dort mund . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4