Max Schachmann

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Maximilian Schachmann
Schachmann at 2018 Deutschland Tour
Personal information
Full nameMaximilian Schachmann
Born (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 30)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamBora–Hansgrohe
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2013Thüringer Energie Team
2014Development Team Giant–Shimano
2015–2016AWT–GreenWay
2017–2018Quick-Step Floors
2019–Bora–Hansgrohe[2][3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2018)

Stage races

Paris–Nice (2020, 2021)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2019, 2021)
GP Industria & Artigianato (2019)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Representing  Germany
Silver medal – second place 2015 Richmond Under-23 time trial
Silver medal – second place 2016 Doha Under-23 time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Limburg Under-23 time trial
Representing Quick-Step Floors
Gold medal – first place 2018 Innsbruck Team time trial
European Championships
Representing  Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Brno Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tartu Under-23 time trial

Maximilian Schachmann (born 9 January 1994) is a German cyclist,[4][5][6][7] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.[8]

In 2012, he was nominated Germany's 'Cyclist of the Year'. He rode in the 2018 Giro d'Italia,[9] where he won stage 18.[10]

Early life[edit]

Schachmann was born in Berlin and grew up on the outskirts of the city. His school was 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) away from his home and since buses only ran once an hour, he took the bicycle to school, igniting his interest in pursuing cycling as a career.[11]

Career[edit]

2017–2018: Quick-Step Floors[edit]

Schachmann turned professional in 2017 with Quick-Step Floors. He had to end his season early after a crash on stage 5 of the Tour de Pologne.[12]

In 2018, Schachmann had a break-out season. After an eighth-place finish at the Flèche Wallonne, he went to his first Grand Tour, starting the 2018 Giro d'Italia. Here, he won the stage to Prato Nevoso. He added a bronze medal in the time trial at the UEC European Road Championships to his record as well as a stage win and third overall at the Deutschland Tour.[13]

2019–present: Bora–Hansgrohe[edit]

2019[edit]

Schachmann at the 2020 Paris–Nice, a race that he eventually won

For 2019, Schachmann moved to German squad Bora–Hansgrohe.[13] In March, he won a stage of the Volta a Catalunya.[14] At the Tour of the Basque Country, Schachmann won the stage-one time trial to take the overall lead, before securing two more stage wins on stages 3 and 4.[15] He then competed in the Ardennes classics, placing fifth at both the Amstel Gold Race and the Flèche Wallonne and then claimed third place at Liège–Bastogne–Liège.[16]

On 30 June, Schachmann won the German National Road Race Championships, coming in first in a Bora–Hansgrohe 1–2–3 finish during a demanding race in extreme heat of up to 40 °C (104 °F), where only 15 of 190 starters reached the finish line.[17] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[18] During the stage-13 time trial, he was on his way to post a good time, when he crashed near the end of the course. While he finished the stage, he was later diagnosed with multiple fractures to his hand and had to abandon the Tour.[19]

2020[edit]

At the beginning of the 2020 season, Schachmann placed second to Remco Evenepoel at the Volta ao Algarve.[20] In March 2020, Schachmann won Paris–Nice in an edition shortened by one stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He won the first stage and then held on to an eventual lead of 18 seconds over Tiesj Benoot to become the fifth German winner of the event, and the first since Tony Martin in 2011.[21][22]

Schachmann continued in good form following the return to racing in August, taking third place at Strade Bianche.[23] At Il Lombardia, he suffered an accident when a car entered the race course 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) from the finish. He continued to the finish, where he placed seventh, but fractured his collarbone in the incident.[24] Despite the incident, Schachmann was announced as part of Bora–Hansgrohe's Tour de France octet.[25]

2021[edit]

In March, he successfully defended his title at Paris–Nice, taking the race lead over Primož Roglič after a crash.[26] He had a strong remainder of the spring season as well, placing third in the Amstel Gold Race and fourth in the Tour de Suisse. In June, he won the German National Road Race Championships.[27] The following month, he placed 10th in the Road race at the Summer Olympics.

Major results[edit]

2011
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2012
3rd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
9th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
2013
9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2014
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2015
2nd Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
3rd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
8th Overall Tour de Berlin
2016
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Overall Tour Alsace
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
2nd Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
2nd Overall Tour de Berlin
3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
7th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
1st Stage 3
2017
National Road Championships
4th Time trial
5th Road race
4th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
10th Le Samyn
2018 (3 pro wins)
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 18
Held after Stages 1–5
1st Stage 6 Volta a Catalunya
2nd Classic de l'Ardèche
3rd Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
3rd Overall Deutschland Tour
1st Stage 2
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Overall BinckBank Tour
7th Overall Volta ao Algarve
8th La Flèche Wallonne
2019 (6)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
5th Amstel Gold Race
5th La Flèche Wallonne
10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 (ITT), 3 & 4
10th Overall Tour of California
2020 (2)
1st Overall Paris–Nice
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve
3rd Strade Bianche
7th Giro di Lombardia
9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
Combativity award Stage 13 Tour de France
2021 (2)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Paris–Nice
3rd Amstel Gold Race
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
10th Road race, Olympic Games
10th La Flèche Wallonne
2022
2nd Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau
10th Overall Tour de Suisse
2023 (1)
1st Stage 3 Sibiu Cycling Tour
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial

General classification results timeline[edit]

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 31
A yellow jersey Tour de France DNF 57 46
A red jersey Vuelta a España DNF
Major stage race general classification results
Race 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Paris–Nice 1 1 DNF DNF
Tirreno–Adriatico
Volta a Catalunya 99 68 12 NH
Tour of the Basque Country 10 27
Tour de Romandie 19
Critérium du Dauphiné
Tour de Suisse NH 4 10 14

Classics results timeline[edit]

Monument 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Milan–San Remo 14
Tour of Flanders 98
Paris–Roubaix 77
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 35 3 DNF 9
Giro di Lombardia 73 7
Classic 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Strade Bianche DNF 29 3
Amstel Gold Race 105 5 NH 3
La Flèche Wallonne 115 8 5 10
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not held

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019". Bora–Hansgrohe. Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ Ryan, Barry (28 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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  10. ^ "Schachmann gewinnt Bergankunft – Yates bangt um Gesamtsieg". Der Spiegel (in German). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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  13. ^ a b "Bora-Hansgrohe sign Schachmann on two-year deal". cyclingnews.com. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Catalunya stage 5: Schachmann wins solo; Lopez leads overall". VeloNews. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  15. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (11 April 2019). "Tour of the Basque Country: Schachmann wins another on stage 4". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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  19. ^ "Schachmann out of Tour de France with broken hand after TT crash". cyclingnews.com. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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  21. ^ McLaughlin, Luke (14 March 2020). "Max Schachmann triumphs at Paris-Nice as Nairo Quintana takes final stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Schachmann holt Gesamtsieg bei Paris-Nizza". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  23. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (2 August 2020). "Schachmann: It was a tricky, dangerous Strade Bianche". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Maximilian Schachmann taken down by car in Il Lombardia". cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  25. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (24 August 2020). "Bora-Hansgrohe confirm injured Schachmann, Buchmann and Mühlberger to start Tour de France". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  26. ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (14 March 2021). "Max Schachmann overhauls Primoz Roglic on final stage of Paris-Nice". CyclingNews. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Schachmann wins German men's road title". 20 June 2021.

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