Aurel Șelaru
Aurel Șelaru (born 15 March 1935, Bucharest - died 3 February 2020, Bucharest) was a Romanian racing cyclist, part of the "golden generation" of Romanian cycling from the 50s to the 60s. He competed for Dinamo Bucharest and for the national team of Romania, where he had colleagues, among others: Ion Cosma, Gabriel Moiceanu, Marcel Voinea, Ludovic Zanoni, Gheorghe Calcișcă, Walter Siegler, Constantin Dumitrescu and his good friend Dumitru Constantin. He obtained 11 national titles in the velodrome and road events, being the holder of the title of Master of Sport. He was winner in the individual standings of  the Scânteii Race, the Stalin Region Cycling Race and multiple stage winner in the Tour of Romania. He participated in the 1960 Olympics, from Rome (Italy), where he obtained the 6th place together with the national team of Romania (of which Ion Cosma, Gabriel Moiceanu and Ludovic Zanoni also participated) in the team 100 km race. He placed on the podium, with the national team of Romania, in the Tours of Yugoslavia and Egypt. He participated with the national team of Romania in the World Championships and the Peace Race. He won with the Dinamo team: Tour of Romania, Cycling  Tour of the Stalin Region, Race of the Mountains, UCECOM Cup etc. He remained in history as the only Romanian cyclist to win an edition of the Romanian-Bulgarian Friendship Race (Bucharest-Sofia stage race in 1957). Career results. What is this? 1957. He obtains the title of Master of Sport, overcoming the barrier of 44 km / h hourly average on the sixth stage of the Tour of Egypt (Suef-ElGizeh). 1958. He participates with the national team of Romania in the Peace Race (see photo)