# Max Schachmann

Maximilian Schachmann (born 9 January 1994) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step. In 2012, he was nominated Germany's 'Cyclist of the Year'. He rode in the 2018 Giro d'Italia, where he won stage 18.

## Early life

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.

## Career
### 2017–2018: Quick-Step Floors

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.
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.

### 2019–present: Bora–Hansgrohe
#### 2019

For 2019, Schachmann moved to German squad Bora–Hansgrohe. In March, he won a stage of the Volta a Catalunya. 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. 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.
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. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France. 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.

#### 2020

At the beginning of the 2020 season, Schachmann placed second to Remco Evenepoel at the Volta ao Algarve. 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.
Schachmann continued in good form following the return to racing in August, taking third place at Strade Bianche. 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. Despite the incident, Schachmann was announced as part of Bora–Hansgrohe's Tour de France octet.

#### 2021

In March, he successfully defended his title at Paris–Nice, taking the race lead over Primož Roglič after a crash. 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. The following month, he placed 10th in the Road race at the Summer Olympics.

## Major results
### 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

### 2024

    2nd Team relay, UCI Road World Championships
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    9th Overall Renewi Tour
    9th Time trial, Olympic Games
    9th GP Miguel Induráin

### 2025

    5th Overall Volta ao Algarve

### General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results :
| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 |
| Tour de France | — | — | DNF | 57 | — | 46 | — | |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | |
| Major stage race general classification results ||||||||||
| Race | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Paris–Nice | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | DNF | DNF | — |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Volta a Catalunya | 99 | 68 | 12 | NH | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | 10 | NH | 27 | — | — | 13 |
| Tour de Romandie | 19 | — | — | NH | — | — | — | — |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | NH | 4 | 10 | 14 | — |

### Classics results timeline

| 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 |