Harald Sturm

Harald Sturm at the classic car enduro "Around Zschopau" June 2004

Harald Sturm (born January 20, 1956 in Witzschdorf ) is a former enduro athlete . He was a four-time European champion, among others ^a and was part of the victorious Six Days Trophy team of 1987 .

Life

Harald Sturm began his active career in 1974. In the same year he became GDR junior champion in the 250 cm³ card class at that time. That is why he was appointed to the MZ works team and took part in European championship runs just a year later . In the same year he took part in the Six Days as an individual starter and was runner-up in the GDR. As a member of the Six Days Trophy team, he finished third in 1976 and second in 1977 and 1978. He won the GDR championship title for the first time in 1978, which he repeated in 1980, 1981 and 1985. At the European Championships he was second from 1979 to 1981 and third in 1982. From 1983 to 1986 he was European Enduro Champion in the 250 cm³ class. In 1987 he was a member of the victorious GDR Six Days Trophy team.

In 1990 he moved from MZ to KTM . Until 1995 he drove national championship races, after which he only devoted himself to running his two-wheeler business in Zschopau.

He is currently also the head of the enduro sport team "Team Sturm Zschopau".

successes

• 1975–1990 participated in world and European championships
  • European Championship

4 times European champion

3 times second

1 time third

• Participation in the Six Days 17 times

1 time world champion

2 times second

1 time third

1-time factory team winner

• GDR championships

4 times GDR champion

5 times second

5 times third

• Cup for Peace and Friendship - until 1989.

4 times champion

literature

• 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. 78 ff .
• Steffen Ottinger: Around Zschopau . The story of an off-road motorcycle ride. tape 2 . HB-Werbung und Verlag, Chemnitz 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-036705-2 , p. 21st ff .
• Steffen Ottinger: International six-day trip - ISDE - 1987. Jelenia Gora / Poland. Photo journal of a great German motorsport success . HB-Werbung und Verlag, Chemnitz 2011, OCLC 780362091 , p. 13 ff .
• Steffen Ottinger: International six-day race 2012 . The story since 1913. HB-Werbung und Verlag, Chemnitz 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-039566-6 , p. 59 ff .
• Stefan Geyler: A life on two wheels . The MZ legend Harald Sturm. 1st edition. Chemnitzer Verlag und Druck, Chemnitz 2017, ISBN 978-3-944509-11-2 .

Remarks

^aUntil 1989, the European Championship was the highest quality individual competition in enduro sport and was only replaced by the Enduro World Championship from 1990 .