Klaus Bugdahl

Klaus Bugdahl (24 November 1934 – August 2023) was a German cyclist who was active between 1954 and 1978 both on the road and track. He won the West German National Road Race in 1958.^[1]

Klaus Bugdahl

Bugdahl in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1934-11-24)24 November 1934 Berlin, Germany
Died	August 2023(2023-08-00) (aged 88) Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Representing  Germany UEC European Track Championships 1962 Madison 1962 Derny 1964 Madison 1966 Madison 1968 Madison 1969 Madison 1971 Madison 1976 Madison

On the track, he won several medals at European championships, mostly in the madison event, and competed in 228 six-day races and won 37 of them, nearly all in his native Germany, which places him as one of the ten most successful racers. He completed his last six-day race in 1978 in Milan, aged 43. His racing partners included Eddy Merckx, Patrick Sercu, Rolf Wolfshohl, Rudi Altig, Dieter Kemper and Rik Van Steenbergen.^[2][3]

Bugdahl died in August 2023, at the age of 88.^[4]