Max Walscheid

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Max Walscheid
Rund um Köln 2016 089.jpg
Walscheid at the 2016 Rund um Köln.
Personal information
Full nameMaximilian Richard Walscheid
NicknameMax
Born (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 28)
Neuwied, Germany
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Qhubeka NextHash
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Time trialist
Amateur teams
2009VC Neuwied '81
2010–2011Das Rad Koblenz
2011Carboo4U Radsport Team Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland
Professional teams
2012–2014Team Raiko–Stölting
2015Team Kuota–Lotto
2015Team Giant–Alpecin (stagiaire)
2016–2019Team Giant–Alpecin[1]
2020–NTT Pro Cycling[2]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Münsterland Giro (2018)
Medal record
Road cycling
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Flanders Mixed team relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Trentino Mixed team relay

Maximilian Richard "Max" Walscheid (born 13 June 1993 in Neuwied) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Qhubeka NextHash.[3]

Career[]

On 23 January 2016, he was one of the six members of Team Giant–Alpecin who were hit by a car which drove into on-coming traffic while they were training in Spain. All riders were in stable condition.[4]

In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España.[5] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[6]

During the 2021 Tour de France he won a Wheelie contest which the YouTube channel Tour de Tietema hosted.[7]

Major results[]

2014
1st MaillotAlemania.PNG 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 Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stages 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9
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 Jersey light blue.svg Points classification
1st Stages 3 & 8
2021
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team relay, UCI Road World Championships
UEC European Road Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team relay
5th Time trial
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Nokere Koerse
7th Bredene Koksijde Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour 2018 2019 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — 124
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 134 121
A red jersey Vuelta a España 156 137 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References[]

  1. ^ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "John Degenkolb and Warren Barguil among six Giant-Alpecin cyclists hospitalised after being hit by a car". Irish Independent. 23 January 2016.
  5. ^ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  6. ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. ^ "HELE PELOTON DOET WHEELIES