Career
As a road cyclist he competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and finished in sixth place. Next year he turned professional. During his career he took part in 188 six-day races, winning 16 of them and finishing 41 times in second and 29 in third place.
He competed four times in Tour de France with Rudi Altig, in 1967, 1969, 1972 and 1973.
After retirement he ran a bicycle shop in his native Cologne and until 2009 served as director of the six-day race of Dortmund.