Imerio Testori

Imerio Testori (born December 19, 1950 in San Giovanni Bianco ; † May 22, 1976 ibid) was an Italian enduro athlete and European champion.

Career

The son of a trout farmer was initially enthusiastic about cycling. In the mid-1960s he became interested in motorcycle racing. Imerio Testori began actively doing enduro sports in 1969. His first motorcycle was a 175cc Gilera. After his military service, he continued his career unchanged with a Bultaco 360 in 1971. Arnaldo Farioli became aware of him through victories in regional enduro competitions and brought him to his Italian KTM team. In 1972 he was third in the Italian off-road race Valli Bergamasche and won a gold medal in the International Six-Day Race in Czechoslovakia . In the Italian championship he was seventh.

In 1973 he finished second in the Enduro European Championship . He also won the Franciacorta 12-hour race and the Montecampione 24-hour race.

In 1974 he was the first Italian to win the Enduro European Championship in the 350 cm³ class ahead of the two-time champion and last year's winner Zdeněk Češpiva . In the Valli Bergamasche he won the class ranking. In the Italian championship he came second due to technical problems.

In 1975 Testori finished fifth in the European Championship with the new, not yet fully developed KTM 420. In the Italian championship he was runner-up. At the 50th International Six-Day Race on the Isle of Man , he was a member of the Italian national trophy team, which ended up just under second. He also won the Franciacorta 12-hour race again. He was able to repeat this success the following year.

In 1976 he dominated the first runs of the Enduro European Championship. Imerio Testori died on May 22, 1976 after an accident during a training drive in the vicinity of his hometown.

Most important successes

European Enduro Championship

1974

Web links

• Info at motowinners.it
• Biography (italian)
• Biography (italian)