Klaus-Peter Thaler

Klaus-Peter Thaler, born on 14 May 1949 in Eckmannshausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, is a former professional cyclist who raced from 1976 to 1988 on the road and in cyclo-cross. He was world cyclo-cross champion twice as an amateur and twice as a professional and won eight German cyclo-cross titles. He studied at the University of Siegen, trained as a physical education and geography teacher and attended the German Coaching Academy in Cologne. He finished ninth in the road race at the 1976 Olympic Games, turned professional the next year and wore the yellow jersey for two days in the 1978 Tour de France after his team won the team time trial. He later organised the Tour of Hope charity ride and received the Pierre de Coubertin medal in 2005.