Legendary Czech cyclist Jan ‘Honza’ Veselý (1923– ) started his sports career as a bakery apprentice. Twenty-seven times national cyclist champion, he won the international Peace Race in 1949 and four times was a member of the winning Czechoslovakian team. He was holder of the National Fair-Play Award in 1997. (M 45343) _ _.
Discovered on 9-11-1997 in Ondrejov by Sarounova, L.