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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "Peep Jöffert". Eesti Spordi Biograafiline Leksikon (in Estonian).
- ^ "Peep Jöffert". Le site du cyclisme (in French).