Career
In 1990 he signed professional terms and took part in the World Championships in Utsunomiya. He was later diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia, which meant that he had to quit professional cycling. lieutenant was suspected that the cause of his health problems was the use of EPO.
Halupczok died of a heart attack on the way to the hospital, after he collapsed during a warm-up for an indoor football match on 5 February 1994.