Luis Brethauer

Luis Brethauer is a German BMX racing cyclist, born on 14 September 1992 in Aschaffenburg. He began his sporting career in 2000 and took his first international championship result in 2003, a third place at the European Championships in Klatovy. He is a so-called sports soldier in the German Bundeswehr and rides for TSV Betzingen. He reached the final of the 2012 European Championships and finished sixth, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he and his teammate Maik Baier became the first German Olympic BMX riders, both leaving in the quarterfinals. His biggest success came at the 2013 BMX World Championships in Auckland, where he reached the final and won the bronze medal behind Liam Phillips of Great Britain and Marc Willers of New Zealand. He also won the German national time trial title six times by 2015.