Claudius is a great Franconian with a mustache and traditional jacket, says the Obermain-Tagblatt. Claudius has stood on a rock in the Kleinziegenfelder valley since 1905 and is the landmark there, so to speak. Why Claudius is up there ... yes, there are different opinions; Some say it was the first bicycle in Kleinziegenfeld and served as a tourist attraction on the rock, others say it was a reference to the first bicycle or cycling club. Anyway, I like it.

Every few years Claudius gets new clothes and the bike gets maintenance 🚵‍♂️.

I was amazed recently when the cyclist disappeared from the rock, that was around September 2021. Small goat field without Claudius, no go, that doesn't work at all and so the world in the goat valley was all right again when I cycled through the beautiful valley in October 2021 and Claudius could be seen on his rock again. That's how it should be.

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Stiefel

May 28, 2022

Great nature in the Franconian

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vanbaum

July 13, 2022

According to Wikipedia, there are other theories/legends surrounding the cyclist's lineup:

The statue may have been erected to commemorate the times when the Kleinziegenfelder valley was primarily visited by cyclists.

According to another theory, it was intended to serve as a counterpart to the guns and dragoons that stood on rocky outcrops elsewhere.

After a third explanation, a cyclist wanted to cross the valley over a bridge that was long gone. But since he didn't want to turn back either, he's still standing on the rock today.

The latter is more of a legend...

Source:

de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinziegenfelder_Tal

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