Uwe Peschel (born 4 November 1968) is a German former professional road bicycle racer and a time trialist.
Peschel was born in Berlin in 1968. His father, Axel Peschel, had represented East Germany at the 1968 Olympic men's team time trial a fortnight prior to his birth. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Peschel Jr along with Bernd Dittert, Christian Meyer and Michael Rich, won the gold medal in the men's team time trial.
Major achievements
1992 Gold Medal, Men's Team Road Race – Summer Olympics 1996 Bayern-Rundfahrt 1997 – Grand Prix des Nations (ITT) Stage 3b (ITT) – Danmark Rundt (2.3) Stage 3 (ITT) – Regio-Tour (2.4) Stage 4b (ITT) – Grand Prix Tell 1998 – Estepona en Marcha – Brepac Stage 4b (ITT) – Trofeo Castilla y Leon (2.4) 3rd, Stage 9 (ITT) – Vuelta a España 1999 – Gerolsteiner 2001 – Gerolsteiner Stage 1 – Peace Race (2.3) 2002 – Gerolsteiner Grand Prix des Nations (ITT) (1.1) National Time Trial Cycling Championship 1st overall and Stage 4b (ITT) win – Hessen Rundfahrt (2.3) Karlsruhe Versicherungs GP (with Michael Rich) (1.2) 9th overall – Deutschland Tour (2.2) 9th overall – Peace Race (2.2) 2003 – Gerolsteiner GP Eddy Merckx (with Michael Rich) 2nd (Silver Medal) – World Time Trial Cycling Championship 2004 – Gerolsteiner 2005 – Gerolsteiner 3rd – Luk Challenge (1.1) (with Michael Rich) 4th, Prologue (ITT) – Eneco Tour
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