Bernd Uhlmann

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Bernd Uhlmann (born December 29, 1939 in Zschopau ) is a former German enduro athlete .

The trained lathe operator began his active career in motorcycle off-road racing in 1957. A year later he became a works driver of the VEB motorcycle factory in Zschopau . In 1961 he was awarded the GDR title of Master of Sports due to his successes . Together with Günter Baumann , Peter Uhlig , Hans Weber , Horst Lohr and Werner Salevsky , he won the International Six Days for the GDR for the first time in 1963 in the Czechoslovakian town of Spindlermühle , which was then regarded as the unofficial world championship. Also in 1964 in Erfurt and in 1965 on the Isle of Man was Uhlmann member of the victorious East team.

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  • Illustrated Motorsport magazine (organ of ADMV ), issue 17/1964, page 396
  • Steffen Ottinger: Around Zschopau . The story of an off-road motorcycle ride. tape 1 . Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft Marienberg, Marienberg 2004, ISBN 3-931770-49-4 , p. 42 ff .
  • Steffen Ottinger: Around Zschopau . The story of an off-road motorcycle ride. tape 2 . HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-036705-2 , p. 20, 72 .
  • Steffen Ottinger: International six-day race 2012 . The story since 1913. HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-039566-6 , p. 45 ff .
personal data
SURNAME Uhlmann, Bernd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German motor sportsman
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Zschopau