Gerd Dörich
Gerd Dörich is a former German professional racing cyclist. Over his professional career, he competed in 168 six-day races.
After retirement, Dörich began working with “Aktion Steilkurve”, a cycling programme for children with disabilities. The programme involves pairing disabled children with experienced racing cyclists to ride on tandem bikes in the velodrome to give the children confidence. Due to the speed required to keep a bike upright in the velodrome, children experience the feeling of being on a "rollercoaster" or flying. The project is an initiative of the German charity Aktion Hilfe für Kinder.