Background
"Täve" Schur (a shortening of Gustav) grew up near Magdeburg.
"Täve" Schur (a shortening of Gustav) grew up near Magdeburg.
In 1953 he had a great stake in East Germany winning the blue jersey of the best team at the Peace Race. Between 1955 and 1963 Schur studied at the DHfK Leipzig and finished with a diploma as coach. This selfless gesture capped Schur"s myth, the dimensions of which can be sensed if one considers the results of a survey conducted after the end of East Germany: here Schur was voted greatest East German sports personality of all time, 25 years after ending his career.
Schur was selected as East-German Sportspersonality of the Year nine times in a row from 1953 to 1961.
"Täves Radladen" supports the bicycle racing club "Remote Control Lostau" and takes part in races all over Europe under the name "Team Täves Radladen". In May 2012 Schur re-rode two stages of the 1955 Peace Race, as part of the Alf Buttler Peace Race Tribute Ride.
Schur was more deeply involved politically than other sports people in East Germany. After German reunification he kept to his views and joined the SED successor party PDS and was a member of Germany"s parliament, Bundestag, between 1998 and 2002.
In late 1950s Schur was at the height of his form, as proven by his two wins at the amateur road race at the road world championships in 1958 and 1959, he was the first amateur to defend his title.
Between 1959 and 1990 Schur was a member of the Volkskammer, the East German parliament. Between 1959 and 1990 he was a member of the Volkskammer. Schur is also a member of the "Kuratorium Friedensfahrt Course de la Paix e.V.", and works to keep the traditional race alive.