Mathias Frank

Mathias Frank

Frank at the 2017 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Mathias Frank
Born	(1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 35) Roggliswil, Switzerland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team	AG2R Citroën Team
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur team
Team Hörmann
Professional teams
2008	Gerolsteiner
2009–2013	BMC Racing Team[2]
2014–2016	IAM Cycling
2017–2021	AG2R La Mondiale[3]
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2016)

Mathias Frank (born 9 December 1986) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team.^[4] He is considered as a strong climber, having finished 8th overall in the 2015 Tour de France, and winning a breakaway stage in the 2016 Vuelta a España.

In May 2021, Frank announced that he would retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2021 season.^[5]

Professional career[]

2008–2013[]

Mathias Frank started his professional cycling career with German outfit Gerolsteiner. He won his first ever professional win at the GP Triberg-Schwarzwald. However the German team folded after the season which meant Frank had to look elsewhere to continue his cycling career. It ended with a switch to BMC Racing Team. He raced for the BMC Team for 5 years, and won 3 races with BMC, and great results at the Tour de Suisse.

IAM Cycling (2014–2016)[]

In 2013 a new Swiss professional continental cycling team was created, and Frank moved to IAM Cycling for the 2014 season. He raced with the team for 3 years until it closed at the end of 2016. Frank finished 2nd overall at Tour de Suisse and 4th overall at Tour de Romandie in 2014. The following year 2015, Frank focused on racing the Tour de France general classification. He entered the breakaway on Stage 17 and finished 5th on that stage, advancing to 8th in the general classification. On Stage 19, Frank even advanced one place further in the general classification to 7th, however on Stage 20 to Alpe d'Huez, he dropped to 8th again, which he also ended up finishing in Paris. The following year 2016, Frank had bad luck in the Tour de France when he crashed out on Stage 14. This switched his focus to the Vuelta a Espana. He managed to get into several breakaways before finally winning a Stage on Stage 17.

AG2R La Mondiale (2017–2021)[]

Frank signed a two-year contract with French squad AG2R La Mondiale, and moved his focus to supporting Romain Bardet in the Tour de France. Frank finished 7th overall in Tour de Suisse, as his preparation for the Tour de France. Frank helped Bardet reaching the podium in Paris. The following year Frank was left out of the Tour de France squad, however when Alexandre Geniez was lacking form, Frank was ready to step in and helped Bardet to 6th place in Paris.

Major results[]

General classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	DNF	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	DNF	—	—	—	DNF	8	DNF	30	55	48	—
/ Vuelta a España	DNF	—	—	94	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	DNF
Major stage race general classification results
Race	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paris–Nice	—	—	—	—	—	33	61	34	—	22	—	DNF	—
Tirreno–Adriatico	—	—	66	—	—	—	—	—	50	—	36	—	52
Volta a Catalunya	119	—	—	63	22	—	—	—	28	—	14	—	NH
Tour of the Basque Country	—	—	—	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	67
Tour de Romandie	86	12	43	—	—	DNF	4	12	8	33	23	12
Critérium du Dauphiné	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de Suisse	36	—	67	6	12	5	2	—	DNF	7	17	20	NH

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Mathias Frank at Wikimedia Commons

• Mathias Frank at ProCyclingStats
• Mathias Frank at Cycling Archives