Andreas Kappes

Andreas Kappes (23 December 1965 – 31 July 2018)^[1] was a German cyclist, who was a professional from 1987 to 2009, active on the road and on the track, collecting in total 133 wins, and, as an amateur, represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.^[2] During the first half of his career he mainly raced on the road, eventually resulting in 99 wins, including winning Omloop het Volk (1991), Tour de l'Oise (1991), three stages in the Tour de Suisse (1989, 1994), two stages in Paris–Nice (1988, 1991) and one stage in the 1988 Giro d'Italia. During the second half of his career he limited his activities on the road to mainly German criteriums as well as kermesses, which make up the chief part of his wins on the road. During the 1990s and 2000s he became known as a formidable track cyclist, including by winning 24 Six-day races (out of 122 starts), 13 of which with the Belgium Etienne De Wilde (out of 28 starts).

Andreas Kappes

Andreas Kappes in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1965-12-23)23 December 1965 Bremen, West Germany
Died	31 July 2018(2018-07-31) (aged 52)
Team information
Discipline	Road Track
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1987–1990	Toshiba–Look
1991	Histor–Sigma
1992	Team Telekom
1993	Mecair–Ballan
1994	Trident–Schick
1995–1996	Refin
1996–1997	PSV Köln
1998	Team Gerolsteiner
1999–2001	Agro–Adler Brandenburg
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (1988) One-day races Omloop Het Volk (1991)

Kappes died as the result of an allergic reaction to an insect bite.^[3] He was 52.