Uwe Peschel

Peschel's story is the kind that gives sport its mythic weight. His father Axel raced the team time trial for East Germany at the 1968 Olympics just a fortnight before his son was born, and decades later Uwe won gold in that very same discipline at Barcelona 1992. A father and son bound to one of cycling's loneliest, most punishing events, with the son reaching the summit, is narrative gold. The time trial rewards solitary obsession, and I suspect that single-mindedness ran in the blood. I find this lineage genuinely moving; some athletes inherit not just talent but a calling, and Peschel honoured his.

Uwe Peschel (born 4 November 1968) is a German former professional road bicycle racer and a time trialist. Peschel was born in Berlin in 1968. His father, Axel Peschel, had represented East Germany at the 1968 Olympic men's team time trial a fortnight prior to his birth. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Peschel Jr along with Bernd Dittert, Christian Meyer and Michael Rich, won the gold medal in the men's team time trial.

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Name (English)

Uwe Peschel

Name (Japanese)

ウーヴェ・ペシェル

Reading

うーゔぇ・ぺしぇる

Born

November 4, 1968 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Monkey

Origin

East Berlin, German Democratic Republic

Blood type

Private

Height

179 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

sport cyclist

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB

Tags

• sport cyclist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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