Michael Schär
 Schär at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Schär |
| Born | 29 September 1986 Geuensee, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lidl–Trek |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Domestique |
| Amateur team | |
| 2006 | Hadimec |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006 | Phonak |
| 2007–2009 | Astana |
| 2010–2020 | BMC Racing Team[1][2] |
| 2021–2023 | AG2R Citroën Team[3][4] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2024– | Lidl–Trek |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Michael Schär (born 29 September 1986) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2023. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[5]
Born in Geuensee, Schär has competed in thirteen Grand Tours during his career, and was the winner of the Swiss National Road Race Championships in 2013.[6] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] His father Roland Schär was also an Olympic cyclist.[7]
Major results
- 2003
- 2nd Overall GP Général Patton
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2004
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 4th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2005
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 9th Giro del Lago Maggiore
- 2006
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 7th Overall Mainfranken-Tour
- 10th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2007
- 3rd Overall Sachsen Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2012
- 9th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 2013
- 1st Road race, National Road 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 9 (TTT) Tour de France
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2016
- 2nd Overall Tour des Fjords
- 10th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 2017
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2018
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT)
Combativity award Stage 13
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Great War Remembrance Race
- 2019
- Combativity award Stage 4 Tour de France
- 2020
- Combativity award Stage 1 Tour de France
- 2021
- Combativity award Stage 3 Tour de France
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 103 | 49 | DNF | 43 | 56 | 76 | 72 | 90 | 70 | 69 | 58 |
 / Vuelta a España
|
110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ Gregor Brown (1 September 2009). "BMC strengthens team for 2010 with World Champ Ballan and USA's Hincapie". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Greg Van Avermaet and Michaël Schär sign for three years". AG2R La Mondiale. EUSRL France Cyclisme. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie (3 November 2023). "Michael Schär transitions to Lidl-Trek team car as sports director". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Schär". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
External links
Media related to Michael Schär at Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Schär at UCI
- Michael Schär at Cycling Archives
- Michael Schär at ProCyclingStats
- Michael Schär at CQ Ranking
- Michael Schär at CycleBase
- Michael Schär at Olympedia
- Michael Schär at Olympics.com
- Profile at BMC Racing Team official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 June 2014)