Max Bulla: The forgotten hero of the Tour de France returns!

Max Bulla: The forgotten hero of the Tour de France returns!

Wien, Österreich - Max Bulla, one of the largest sports heroes in Austria, was recognized with a book premiere that documents his remarkable life and career as a bicycle professional. In Vienna, sports historians Matthias Marschik and Rudolf Müllner presented their work “Max Bulla, cyclist” on Wednesday evening. The authors have researched in archives for over two years, studied hundreds of newspaper articles and collected a lot of information from Bullas Son, Michael, to understand the history of the triple stage winner of the Tour de France in 1931, as krone.at reported.

a hero on the bike and its achievements

The presentation in the "Star Bike" in the second district was well attended, and the guests learned how Bulla achieved his success without team support and sometimes only arrived shortly before the start of the race. The highlight of his career was the Tour de France in 1931, in which he wore the yellow jersey and celebrated impressive victories, for example on the 12th stage between Montpellier and Marseille. He celebrated his first victory at a flat stage and thus caused a sensation -╗ even Henri Desgrange, the inventor of the Tour de France, emphasized the importance of his victory. This is also underlined by Marschik and Müllner in their comprehensive biography, in which they emphasize how exceptionally Bulla's achievements were for a private driver and that he had no mechanic for support, such as der Report emphasized.

Max Bulla was born in Vienna on September 26, 1905 and died in Pitten on March 1, 1990. In addition to his sporting successes, his connection to the media world is worth mentioning: he maintained active contact with the "Kronen-Zeitung" in order to share his experiences and successes. Bulla also remained active in old age and cycled with friends until the 80s, which clearly demonstrates his passion and joie de vivre. His legacy as an outstanding cyclist lives on through the thorough processing of his life story.