Heinz Stücke (born 11 January 1940) is a long-distance itinerant cyclist from Hövelhof, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — noted for setting the world record for bicycle touring in 1995.

[1] In a global journey spanning more than 50 years, Stücke has travelled over six hundred thousand kilometres by bicycle.

[2] In November 1962, the 22-year-old Stücke quit his job as a tool and die maker, and rode out of his hometown on a three-speed bicycle, with a plan to see the world.

[3] In the early 1980s, after two decades on the road, Stücke decided to attempt to visit every country in the world.

[1][6] During his travels, he has encountered many hazards and suffered numerous injuries: Although he has ridden the same steel-framed bicycle on most of his journeys,[4] in 2002 he rode across Canada with a partner on a Hase Pino tandem recumbent bicycle, which Hase Spezialräder built and sponsored.