Karl-Heinz Kunde (6 January 1938 – 15 January 2018) was a German racing cyclist.

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Karl-Heinz Kunde

Kunde in 2014
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Full name	Karl-Heinz Kunde
Born	(1938-01-06)6 January 1938 Cologne, Germany
Died	15 January 2018(2018-01-15) (aged 80)
Team information
Discipline	Track and road
Role	Rider
Major wins
5 days yellow jersey

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Born in Cologne, Kunde started his cycling career in 1959 as amateur. In 1962 he became professional. His biggest success was in the 1966 Tour de France, where he wore the yellow jersey for five days. This was even more special considering he received hardly any support from his teammates.

Kunde started 5 times in the Tour de France, but only finished three times, in 1964, 1965 and 1966. Because he was relatively small (1.59 m or 5 ft 3 in, and 50 kg or 110 lb), Kunde was nicknamed Bergfloh and Karl, der Kurze (Karl the short). The French reporters named him Le petit Kunde, and his concurrent Jacques Anquetil named him Mikrobe. Kunde was also a Cyclo-cross-cyclist. In 1973 Kunde ended his cycling career, and started a bicycle shop in Cologne.

• List of doping cases in cycling#1962

• Karl-Heinz Kunde at Cycling Archives