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(March 16, ) -- French sports car racer Bob Wollek, 58, died Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle near..

Best known as a Porsche works driver he enjoyed skiing and bicycling.

Bob Wollek

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A sports car legend, Bob Wollek's career spanned over 30 years. Four-time winner at Daytona's hour race and with 11 world championship titles, Wollek continued racing well into his 50s when he was killed while riding his bicycle outside Sebring on the eve of the 12 Hour Race in

Bob Wollek was a legend of the sports car scene, as much because of his longevity as his success in a career spanning over 30 years.

Four-time winner at Daytona's hour race with 11 world championship titles, Wollek continued his racing career well into his 50s with much success coming after his 40th year.

He was born in Strasbourg in the Alsace region in , while it was still part of Germany.

At first I thought he was a german, but he was a sort of 'franco-german' as he came from Alsace and we all now Alsace's history.

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(March 16, ) -- French sports car racer Bob Wollek, 58, died Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle near.

At Le Mans in and , the Kremer Team had a driver racing under the pseudonym of "Steve": #58 Porsche with Bob Wollek and Philippe Gurdjian.

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His parents ran a Mercedes garage there.

He was a tallented skiier and he might have taken that route to sporting fame. He was a member of the French National Skiing Team between and winning three gold medals in in Sestriere, Italy, at the World University Champ