Max Schachmann

For the American Marxist, see Max Shachtman.

Maximilian Schachmann

Schachmann at 2018 Deutschland Tour
Personal information
Full name	Maximilian Schachmann
Born	(1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 30) Berlin, Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team	Soudal–Quick-Step
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
2013	Thüringer Energie Team
2014	Development Team Giant–Shimano
2015–2016	AWT–GreenWay
2017–2018	Quick-Step Floors
2019–2024	Bora–Hansgrohe[2][3][4]
2025–	Soudal–Quick-Step
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 2015 Richmond Under-23 time trial 2016 Doha Under-23 time trial 2024 Zurich Mixed team relay 2012 Limburg Under-23 time trial Representing Quick-Step Floors 2018 Innsbruck Team time trial European Championships Representing  Germany 2018 Brno Time trial 2015 Tartu Under-23 time trial

Maximilian Schachmann (born 9 January 1994) is a German cyclist,^[5][6][7][8] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.^[9] In 2012, he was nominated Germany's 'Cyclist of the Year'. He rode in the 2018 Giro d'Italia,^[10] where he won stage 18.^[11]

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.^[12]

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.^[13]

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.^[14]

2019–present: Bora–Hansgrohe

2019

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

For 2019, Schachmann moved to German squad Bora–Hansgrohe.^[14] In March, he won a stage of the Volta a Catalunya.^[15] 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.^[16] 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.^[17]

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.^[18] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.^[19] 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.^[20]

2020

At the beginning of the 2020 season, Schachmann placed second to Remco Evenepoel at the Volta ao Algarve.^[21] 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.^[22][23]

Schachmann continued in good form following the return to racing in August, taking third place at Strade Bianche.^[24] 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.^[25] Despite the incident, Schachmann was announced as part of Bora–Hansgrohe's Tour de France octet.^[26]

2021

In March, he successfully defended his title at Paris–Nice, taking the race lead over Primož Roglič after a crash.^[27] 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.^[28] 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

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		27	—	—	13
Tour de Romandie	19	—	—		—	—	—	—
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

References

1. "BORA – hansgrohe". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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.
4. "Bora - Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
5. "Maximilian Schachmann". EuroSport. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
6. "Maximilian Schachmann". Cyclingdatabase. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
7. "Maximilian Schachmann". Rad-net. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
8. "Maximilian Schachmann sait tout faire". DirectVelo. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
9. "Soudal Quick-Step". UCI.org. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
10. "2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
11. "Schachmann gewinnt Bergankunft – Yates bangt um Gesamtsieg". Der Spiegel (in German). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
12. "Immer weiter bergauf" (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 6 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
13. "Quick-Step's Schachmann calls end to 2017 season – News shorts". cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
14. "Bora-Hansgrohe sign Schachmann on two-year deal". cyclingnews.com. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
15. "Catalunya stage 5: Schachmann wins solo; Lopez leads overall". VeloNews. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
16. Frattini, Kirsten (11 April 2019). "Tour of the Basque Country: Schachmann wins another on stage 4". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
17. "Schachmann Dritter bei Lüttich-Bastogne-Lüttich" (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
18. "Berliner Radprofi Schachmann ist deutscher Straßenmeister" (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
19. "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
20. "Schachmann out of Tour de France with broken hand after TT crash". cyclingnews.com. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
21. "Volta ao Algarve stage 5: Remco Evenepoel tops Rohan Dennis to win TT and secure overall". VeloNews. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
22. McLaughlin, Luke (14 March 2020). "Max Schachmann triumphs at Paris-Nice as Nairo Quintana takes final stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
23. "Schachmann holt Gesamtsieg bei Paris-Nizza". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
24. Frattini, Kirsten (2 August 2020). "Schachmann: It was a tricky, dangerous Strade Bianche". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
25. "Maximilian Schachmann taken down by car in Il Lombardia". cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
26. 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.
27. Puddicombe, Stephen (14 March 2021). "Max Schachmann overhauls Primoz Roglic on final stage of Paris-Nice". CyclingNews. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
28. "Schachmann wins German men's road title". 20 June 2021.

External links

• Maximilian Schachmann at UCI
• Maximilian Schachmann at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Maximilian Schachmann at ProCyclingStats
• Maximilian Schachmann at Cycling Quotient
• Maximilian Schachmann at CycleBase
• AWT Greenway Profile