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Ole Ritter – The mysterious hour record setter

  • A rider on the same Mexico City Velodrome where Ole Ritter set the hour record in 1968.

    A rider on the same Mexico City Velodrome where Ole Ritter set the hour record in 1968.

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  • Ritter working as a journalist

    Ritter working as a journalist

    Photo credit © Thomas Munch

  • Jacques Anquetil was impressed with dark-skinned Dane, Ole Ritter, after seeing him ride in the Giro.

    Jacques Anquetil was impressed with dark-skinned Dane, Ole Ritter, after seeing him ride in the Giro.

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  • Jacques Anquetil – riding here on September 25, 1967 – was impressed with dark-skinned Dane, Ole Ritter, after seeing him ride in the Giro earlier that same year.

    Jacques Anquetil – riding here on September 25, 1967 – was impressed with dark-skinned Dane, Ole Ritter, after seeing him ride in the Giro earlier that same year.

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  • A rider (Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel) on the same Mexico City Velodrome where Ole Ritter set the hour record in 1968.

    A rider (Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel) on the same Mexico City Velodrome where Ole Ritter set the hour record in 1968.

    Photo credit © AFP Photo

  • Ritter working as a journalist 30 years later in the 1998 Tour of Denmark.

    Ritter working as a journalist 30 years later in the 1998 Tour of Denmark.

    Photo credit © Thomas Munch