Matthew Busche

Matthew Busche (born May 9, 1985) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the , , and teams. In 2009, he gained notoriety for his rapid rise from a Wisconsin-based amateur team to within the course of one season. Busche was the winner of the 2011 and 2015 United States National Road Race Championships.

Biography Busche, son of Craig and Cindy Busche, grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and is a graduate of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He got his start in endurance sports as a runner, and first took up cycling in 2005 as a form of cross-training during a running injury. He was a two-time NCAA All-American cross country athlete, and the 2007 Iowa Conference MVP. Completing his college running career in 2007, Busche switched his focus to cycling and joined the ISCorp amateur cycling team. During his second season of racing in 2009, Busche rode as a stagiaire for Pro-Continental team Kelly Benefits Strategies, and was later offered a contract with UCI ProTour team. Busche spent two years with and moved with a number of riders to the former team to form for the 2012 season.

On December 15, 2016, Busche announced his retirement from professional cycling.

Personal life Busche currently lives in Brevard, North Carolina with his wife, Lisa.

Major results

2009 5th Road race, National Road Championships 7th Overall Tour of Utah 9th Overall Univest Grand Prix 2010 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt 5th Time trial, National Road Championships 2011 National Road Championships

3rd Time trial 2012 2nd Overall Tour of Utah 8th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge 2013 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore 5th Overall Tour of Utah 6th Overall Tour of California 7th Overall Tour of Austria 2014 5th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge 2015

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour of Alberta 2016 7th Overall Tour of the Gila 8th The Reading 120 9th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic