Sporting Witness - Racing the Stasi
In 1964, East German cyclist, Dieter Wiedemann, defected to the West to be with the woman he loved and to fulfil his dream of riding the Tour de France
Photo: Dieter Wiedermann racing in the 1967 Tour de France (Credit: Dieter Wiedemann)
Published on Saturday, 8th November 2014.
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