About Max Walscheid
Born 1993. Max Walscheid is a German sport cyclist.
Maximilian Richard "Max" Walscheid (born 13 June 1993) is a German professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Personal life Walscheid is one of the hosts of the cycling podcast Radio RTW, alongside Richard Weinzheimer and Tobias Knaup. The podcast is released weekly and features stories from cycling, including topics such as training methods, equipment and developments in the WorldTour.
Career Walscheid was born in Neuwied. On 23 January 2016, he was one of the six members of who were hit by a motorist who drove into on-coming traffic while they were training in Spain. All riders were in stable condition.
In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.
During the 2021 Tour de France he won a Wheelie contest which the YouTube channel Tour de Tietema hosted. 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.
Major results
2014
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 (5 pro wins) Tour of Hainan
1st Stages 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2017 (1) 1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt 5th Omloop van het Houtland 2018 (2) 1st Münsterland Giro 1st Stage 3 Tour de Yorkshire 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 6th Scheldeprijs 2019 (1) 1st Omloop van het Houtland 2nd Scheldeprijs 4th Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Münsterland Giro 2020 (2) Tour de Langkawi
1st Stages 3 & 8 2021
UEC European Road Championships
5th Time trial 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 7th Nokere Koerse 7th Bredene Koksijde Classic 2022 (1) 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
6th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine 6th Clásica de AlmerÃa 6th Elfstedenronde 8th Paris–Roubaix 8th Scheldeprijs 2024 (1) 1st Omloop van het Houtland 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Okolo Slovenska 5th Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Münsterland Giro 10th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships 10th Elfstedenrace 2026 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 6th Copenhagen Sprint
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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Who is Max Walscheid?
German cyclist
When was Max Walscheid born?
Max Walscheid was born on 13 June 1993 in Neuwied.
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Max Walscheid is a sport cyclist.
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Max Walscheid is German.
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