About Karl Platt
Born 1978. Karl Platt is a German sport cyclist and athlete.
Karl Platt (born March 14, 1978, in Novosibirsk) is a German mountain biker.
In 1991 Platt bought a mountain bike and joined the LLG Wonnegau. As his first success he became German junior downhill-champion in 1996 and after his move to cross country cycling he won the Lake Garda Marathon in 2001.
His greatest achievements followed at the Cape Epic: He has won the South African mountain bike stage race five times since 2004. Except Platt only the Swiss Christoph Sauser also won the Cape Epic five times.
In addition, Platt 2008 and 2015 become German champion in the mountain bike marathon.
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Who is Karl Platt?
German cyclist
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Karl Platt was born on 14 March 1978 in Novosibirsk.
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Karl Platt is a sport cyclist and athlete.
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Karl Platt is German.
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