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Manfred Neun (born 21 August 1950) is a German entrepreneur and a key figure in cycling advocacy. He is the current president of the European Cyclists' Federation and actively advocates for cycling and utility cycling in Europe and abroad. == Life and business == Manfred Neun was born in 1950 in Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany where his parents ran a nursery. He started his professional life by undertaking a banker’s apprenticeship and also managing the horticultural enterprise that his parents owned.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ecf.com/files/2/11/Manfred_Neun_Biography_2011.pdf )〕 He also managed a medium enterprise designing, assembling and trading bicycles and bicycle parts. In those days he earned the nickname the “Father of the Trekking Bike"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://internationaltransportforum.org/2011/speakers.html )〕 with a 1986 example of his bike on display in the Deutsches Museum. Currently he is involved in two family businesses but is on a sabbatical leave due to his presidency. He currently lives with his family in Memmingen, Germany. He has a brother, Dr Hansjörg Neun, who has been director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) since May 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ec.europa.eu/development/services/events/EDD/2006/Governance_Forum_15_17/Conference/speakers/Hansjorg_NEUN_en.html )〕 In their youth, the two brothers shared a passion for sailing with Manfred also partaking in other outdoor sports including walking, mountaineering, skiing, sailing and cycling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manfred Neun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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