Michael Schär
Schär at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Michael Schär |
Born |
Geuensee, Switzerland | 29 September 1986
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | BMC Racing Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
2007–2009 | Astana |
2010– | BMC Racing Team |
Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 11 August 2013 |
Michael Schär (born 29 September 1986 in Geuensee) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam BMC Racing Team.[1]
He has competed in the 2009 Vuelta a España, the 2010 Giro d'Italia and the 2011 Tour de France. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 2013.[2] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] His father Roland was also an Olympic cyclist.[3]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2004
- 1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2005
- 1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 2006
- 1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 10th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2007
- 1st Young rider classification Sachsen Tour
- 2012
- 9th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 2013
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 7th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 7th Overall Tour of Utah
- 2014
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Utah
- 2015
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1st Stage 9 (TTT) Tour de France
- 2016
- 2nd Overall Tour des Fjords
- 10th Overall Tour of Qatar
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Giro | - | 99 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tour | - | - | 103 | 49 | WD | 43 | 56 | 76 |
Vuelta | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ Gregor Brown (1 September 2009). "BMC strengthens team for 2010 with World Champ Ballan and USA's Hincapie". Cycling News. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ↑ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Michael Schär Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
External links
Media related to Michael Schär at Wikimedia Commons
- Profile at BMC Racing Team official website
- Michael Schär profile at ProCyclingStats
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