Schur und die Talentschmiede Leipzig

The Moment Schur Won Everyone's Hearts He achieved immortality in the 1960 World Championship race at the Sachsenring: In front of 200,000 enthusiastic spectators, Schur rode as the favorite in a leading group with his friend Bernhard Eckstein and the Belgian sprinter Willy Vandenberghen. When Eckstein attacked, Schur selflessly held back and let his friend take the title. Schur, always a loyal citizen of the GDR, who even served in the People's Chamber for the SED faction from 1958 to 1990, remained a national hero in the East even after the fall of the GDR – and remained true to his bicycle well into his eighties.