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Racing the Stasi

In 1964, East German cyclist, Dieter Wiedemann, defected to the West to be with the woman he loved and to fulfil his dream of riding the Tour de
Photo: Dieter Wiedermann racing in the 1967 Tour de (Credit: Dieter Wiedemann)

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