Peep Jöffert
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1944 Kose, German-occupied Lithuania |
| Died | 4 March 2024 (aged 79) |
Peep Jöffert (Russian: Пеп Ифферт; 29 October 1944 – 4 March 2024) was an Estonian racing cyclist.
Biography
Born in Kose on 29 October 1944, Jöffert joined the USSR men's national cycling team and earned several victories throughout his career. He notably won Stage 4 of the 1968 Tour de l'Avenir and won a "purple jersey" in that year's Peace Race.
Peep Jöffert died on 4 March 2024, at the age of 79.[1]
Awards
- 5th in the UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial (1966)
- 53rd in the Tour de l'Avenir (1966)
- Winner of the Stages 4 and 6 of the Tour of Sweden (1967)
- 3rd in the Estonian National Road Race Championships Time Trials (1967)
- Winner of Stage 4 of the Tour de l'Avenir (1968)
- 17th in the Tour de l'Avenir (1968)
- 29th in the Peace Race (1968)[2]
References
- ^ "Peep Jöffert". Eesti Spordi Biograafiline Leksikon (in Estonian).
- ^ "Peep Jöffert". Le site du cyclisme (in French).