# Heinrich Haussler

Heinrich Haussler (born 25 February 1984) is an Australian former road racing cyclist of German heritage, who competed as a professional from 2004 to April 2023. He won 2 stages in Grand Tours during his career, one at the 2005 Vuelta a España and another at the 2009 Tour de France. He was also a good Classics specialist, registering top results in notable classic races, and was the 2015 Australian national road race champion. He was the winner of the 2022 UAE Al Salam championship.

## Biography
### Early life

Haussler was born to a German father and Australian mother and raised in the town of Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, before leaving for Germany in 1998 at age 14 to pursue a dream of being a professional cyclist.

### Professional career

Haussler turned professional in 2005 and shot to prominence with a stage win in the 2005 Vuelta a España. Haussler took out five wins in 2006 and has had strong classics campaigns since then. He looked set to be a rider of the future in the classics, in 2009 coming in second in both the Tour of Flanders and Milan–San Remo, narrowly beaten in the latter by Mark Cavendish in a photo-finish. He also finished a strong 7th in the 2009 edition of Paris–Roubaix. Haussler's biggest victory so far was the win of Stage 13 in 2009 Tour de France. Haussler lived in Cottbus starting in 1998, and in 2009 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
A dual Australian/German national, Haussler originally raced under a German license. However, in a 2008 interview on CyclingNews.com, he suggested that he would no longer race for Germany as he wished to compete for Australia in the 2010 UCI Road World Championships in Melbourne. When asked what he would do if chosen to race for Germany in the 2008 UCI Road World Championships or at the 2008 Olympics he stated, "I wouldn't take it. If you start for a country at the worlds there is a three-year ban before you can ride for another." The UCI, however, insisted that if Haussler wanted to ride for Australia he would have to give up his German citizenship, which the cyclist said in a November 2009 interview "is not open for debate at the moment".
In July 2010, the Cervélo Test Team announced that Haussler would indeed give up his German citizenship and will ride for Australia in the future. However, a nagging knee injury forced Haussler out of what would have been his international cycling debut for his birth country at the 2010 World Championships.
On 26 August 2010, Haussler's employer, Cervélo Test Team, confirmed rumours that it would cease to exist after the end of the current season. On 1 September 2010, it was announced he would be joining the Garmin–Cervélo for 2011.
In the 2012 Tour of California, Haussler was denied victory on the four first stages of the race by Peter Sagan of the Liquigas–Cannondale squad, who beat him to the line each time. He would have to settle for second on every one of those stages.
Haussler left Garmin–Sharp at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season. In 2015 he won the Australian National Road Race Championships for the first time in his career.
He also began competing in cyclo-cross in 2019, and competed in the 2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.

## Major results
### 2002

    1st Time trial, German National Junior Road Championships

### 2005

    1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
    3rd Overall Sachsen Tour
    7th Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
    7th Züri-Metzgete

### 2006

    Vuelta a Murcia
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 1 & 5
    Circuit Franco-Belge
       1st Stages 2 & 4
    1st Stage 3 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
    3rd Trofeo Mallorca
    6th Clásica de Almería

### 2007

    1st Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
    4th Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
       1st Stage 5
    10th Rund um den Henninger Turm

### 2008

    1st Stage 1 Bayern Rundfahrt
    9th Gent–Wevelgem

### 2009

    1st GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
    Tour de France
       1st Stage 13
       Combativity award Stage 13
    Volta ao Algarve
       1st Stages 1 & 5
    1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
    2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
       1st Sprints classification
       1st Young rider classification
    2nd Milan–San Remo
    2nd Tour of Flanders
    2nd Neuseen Classics
    3rd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
    4th Dwars door Vlaanderen
    4th Sparkassen Giro Bochum
    6th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
       1st Stage 5
    6th Paris–Roubaix
    8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

### 2010

    1st Stage 2 Tour de Suisse
    2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    3rd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
    9th Overall Tour of Qatar
       1st Sprints classification

### 2011

    1st Stage 2 Tour of Beijing
    1st Points classification Paris–Nice
    2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 2 & 3
    7th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

### 2012

    3rd GP Ouest–France
    4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    7th Vattenfall Cyclassics

### 2013

    1st Stage 5 Bayern Rundfahrt
    4th Gent–Wevelgem
    4th Paris–Bourges
    6th Tour of Flanders
    6th Paris–Tours

### 2014

    1st Stage 1 Bayern Rundfahrt
    3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
    5th Paris–Tours

### 2015

    1st Road race, Australian National Road Championships
    5th Down Under Classic
    7th Paris–Tours
    8th Overall Tour of Qatar
    9th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
    10th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

### 2016

    6th Paris–Roubaix
    7th Milan–San Remo

### 2019

    10th Dwars door Vlaanderen

### 2020

    5th Overall Saudi Tour

### 2021

    4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    10th Paris–Roubaix

### 2022

    10th Classic Brugge–De Panne

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | 128 | 124 | 94 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | |
| / Vuelta a España | 54 | 92 | — | DNF | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | — | |

### Classics & Monuments results timeline

| Monument | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Milan–San Remo | — | 35 | — | 129 | 2 | — | 18 | 68 | 13 | 68 | 80 | 7 | — | 33 | 106 | — | 157 | — |
| Tour of Flanders | 89 | DNF | 107 | 90 | 2 | — | 61 | 30 | 6 | — | 26 | DNF | — | 25 | 33 | — | 20 | DNF |
| Paris–Roubaix | 25 | 73 | DNF | 58 | 6 | — | DNF | 32 | 11 | 91 | 80 | 6 | — | 20 | 14 | NH | 10 | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career |
| Giro di Lombardia | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Classic | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | — | DNF | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 19 | 79 | 33 | 66 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | 22 |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | — | — | 12 | DNF | — | — | NH | 12 | — | 80 | — | 77 | — | 39 | 32 | 41 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 43 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 10 | NH | 18 | 108 |
| E3 Harelbeke | — | — | DNF | DNF | 16 | DNF | 7 | 93 | 11 | 81 | 84 | 16 | — | 19 | 59 | NH | 31 | 25 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | — | 11 | — | 9 | DNF | — | — | — | 4 | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | 49 | DNF | — | 29 | 50 |
| Hamburg Cyclassics | 56 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 59 | 18 | 15 | — | — | Not held | Not held |
| Bretagne Classic | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | — | — | 3 | — | 29 | 13 | 11 | 85 | — | — | — | — | |
| Paris–Tours | 42 | — | DNF | 56 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| NH | Not held |