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Gerd Dörich (born 14 February 1968, in Sindelfingen) is a former German professional racing cyclist. Over his professional career, he competed in 168 six-day races.^[1]

After retirement, Dörich began working with “Aktion Steilkurve” (Action Steep Curve), a cycling programme for children with disabilities.^[2] The programme involves pairing disabled children with experienced racing cyclists to ride on tandem bikes in the velodrome to give the children confidence.^[3] Due to the speed required to keep a bike upright in the velodrome, children experience the feeling of being on a "rollercoaster" or flying.^[4][5] The project is an initiative of the German charity Aktion Hilfe für Kinder.

• Gerd Dörich at Cycling Archives (archived)

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