Andrea Elle

Andrea Elle
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Andrea Elle racing in 1960
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1940-03-21) March 21, 1940 (age 79)
Dresden, Germany
Spouse(s)Rudolf Franz
Sport
CountryGermany
SportRoad bicycle racing
TeamSC Einheit Berlin

Andrea Elle (born 1940) is a former East German road bicycle racer.

Sports

Elle started her career as a ballet dancer, handball player, and track and field athlete before eventually settled on cycling.

Elle raced for "SC Einheit Berlin" cycling club. At the 1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Leipzig she placed third in the individual pursuit. In 1963, she won the GDR Road Bicycle Racing championship, after coming second in 1958; the following year, 1959, she was third. She won the GDR track time trial championship in 1960, 1961 and 1964, and placed second in 1962 and 1963. In 1960, she also won the sprint.

Personal life

In 1964, she married cyclist Rudolf Franz.

References

Sources

  • Meister-Ehepaar mit hohen Zielen, in: Der Radsportler, hg. v. Deutscher Radsport-Verband der DDR, Ausgabe vom 5. April 1968, Seite 8f.

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