GDR and West Berlin in the 1950s. Hans Nettermann, a designer at the "Komet" bicycle factory, is a favorite of the BSG road riders. His dream is to one day ride in a stand-up race. A construction error throws him back in the road race. They work for a long time to fix it. Then he is persuaded to go to West Berlin to become a professional rider. Although he makes it to the top class, he also learns about the scams in professional sport. He marries Marianne, who has followed him and tries to persuade him to return to the GDR, which he eventually does. After some difficulties at work, he is nominated for the first amateur endurance race in the GDR and wins.
Claus Holm
as Hans Netterman
Eva Probst
as Marianne Tessler
Lutz Götz
as Tressler
Harry Hindemith
as Lahmann
Kurt Mühlhardt
as
Sabine Thalbach
as Lottchen
Johannes Schmidt
as Mehlberg
Horst Oberländer
as Fred Berg
Peter Marx
as Hassler
Hanns Groth
as Dr. Grüttner
Fred Kronström
as Geissler
Peter Dornseif
as Dr. Hartmann
