Rudi Altig

Rudi Altig

Altig in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Rudi Altig
Born	(1937-03-18)18 March 1937 Mannheim, Germany
Died	11 June 2016(2016-06-11) (aged 79) Remagen, Germany
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Track and road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional teams
1959	Torpedo–Fichtel & Sachs
1960–1961	Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop
1962–1964	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett–Hutchinson
1965	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop
1966–1967	Molteni
1968–1969	Salvarani
1970–1971	G.B.C.–Zimba
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France Points classification (1962) 8 individual stages (1962, 1964, 1966, 1969) Giro d'Italia 4 individual stages (1966, 1967) Vuelta a España General classification (1962) Points classification (1962) 6 individual stages (1962, 1965, 1968) One-day races and Classics World Road Race Championships (1966) World Individual Pursuit World Championships (1959) National Road Race Championships (1964, 1970) Tour of Flanders (1964) Milan–San Remo (1968)
Medal record Representing  West Germany Men's road bicycle racing Track World Championships 1959 Amsterdam Individual pursuit Road World Championships 1965 San Sebastián Road race 1966 Nürburgring Road race

Rudi Altig (German pronunciation: [ˈʁuːdiː ˈaltɪç] ^ⓘ; 18 March 1937 – 11 June 2016) was a German professional track and road racing cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. After his retirement from sports he worked as a television commentator.