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Around
1910 he was already among the best cyclists, his favorite discipline being
the sprint. He turned professional and used the money, which he earned
in the summer season,
to finance his studies of architecture during the winter time. But when
he met his future wife, he had to promise her to stop cycling, since she
considered this sport as being too dangerous.
World War I stopped his career
and he ended up with a shot through his knee. When he asked his doctor
what he could do to treat his stiffening knee, the doctor strongly proposed
pedaling movements of the leg.
! Clemens was back to cycling ! |