Maximilian Richard "Max" Walscheid (born 13 June 1993) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[5]
 Walscheid at the 2016 Rund um Köln. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maximilian Richard Walscheid |
| Nickname | Max |
| Born | 13 June 1993 Neuwied, Germany |
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Amateur teams | |
| 2009 | VC Neuwied '81 |
| 2010–2011 | Das Rad Koblenz |
| 2011 | Carboo4U Radsport Team Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012–2014 | Team Raiko–Stölting |
| 2015 | Team Kuota–Lotto |
| 2015 | Team Giant–Alpecin (stagiaire) |
| 2016–2019 | Team Giant–Alpecin[1] |
| 2020–2021 | NTT Pro Cycling[2][3] |
| 2022–2023 | Cofidis[4] |
| 2024– | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
| |
Medal record | |
Career
Walscheid was born in Neuwied. On 23 January 2016, he was one of the six members of Team Giant–Alpecin who were hit by a motorist who drove into on-coming traffic while they were training in Spain. All riders were in stable condition.[6]
In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España.[7] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[8]
During the 2021 Tour de France he won a Wheelie contest which the YouTube channel Tour de Tietema hosted.[9] The wheelie contest was repeated in the 2022 Tour de France during the first rest day and he won thanks to a wheelie of 1420 meters.[10]
Major results
- 2014
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 9th Overall Tour de Berlin
- 1st Stages 4 & 5
- 2015
- 1st Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren
- 2nd Overall Tour de Berlin
- 1st Stage 4
- 5th Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic
- 8th Omloop van het Houtland
- 10th Velothon Berlin
- 2016
- Tour of Hainan
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9
- 1st
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2017
- 1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt
- 5th Omloop van het Houtland
- 2018
- 1st Münsterland Giro
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Yorkshire
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Scheldeprijs
- 2019
- 1st Omloop van het Houtland
- 2nd Scheldeprijs
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Münsterland Giro
- 2020
- Tour de Langkawi
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 3 & 8
- 1st
- 2021
- 1st
Team relay, UCI Road World Championships - UEC European Road Championships
- 2nd
Team relay - 5th Time trial
- 2nd
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 7th Nokere Koerse
- 7th Bredene Koksijde Classic
- 2022
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- 2nd Nokere Koerse
- 3rd Münsterland Giro
- 4th Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 10th Trofeo Playa de Palma
- 2023
- 3rd
Team relay, UCI Road World Championships - 3rd
Team relay, UEC European Road Championships - 6th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 6th Clásica de Almería
- 6th Elfstedenronde
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
- 8th Scheldeprijs
- 2024
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Okolo Slovenska
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | 124 | — | — | 127 |
 Tour de France | — | — | 134 | 121 | DNF | — | |
 Vuelta a España | 156 | 137 | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
External links
- Max Walscheid at UCI
- Max Walscheid at Cycling Archives
- Max Walscheid at ProCyclingStats
- Max Walscheid at Cycling Quotient
- Max Walscheid at CycleBase
