Maximilian Richard "Max" Walscheid (born 13 June 1993) is a German professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Personal life Walscheid is one of the hosts of the cycling podcast Radio RTW, alongside Richard Weinzheimer and Tobias Knaup. The podcast is released weekly and features stories from cycling, including topics such as training methods, equipment and developments in the WorldTour.
Career Walscheid was born in Neuwied. On 23 January 2016, he was one of the six members of who were hit by a motorist who drove into on-coming traffic while they were training in Spain. All riders were in stable condition.
In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.
During the 2021 Tour de France he won a wheelie contest which the YouTube channel Tour de Tietema hosted. The wheelie contest was repeated in the 2022 Tour de France during the first rest day and he won thanks to a wheelie of 1420 meters.
It was announced that Walscheid would retire at the end of the 2026 season, with his last race being the Münsterland Giro. He will stay a part of Lidl-Trek, moving into a new role alongside the Health & Performance Team.
Major results
2014 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 9th Overall Tour de Berlin 1st Stages 4 & 5 2015 1st Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren 2nd Overall Tour de Berlin 1st Stage 4 5th Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic 8th Omloop van het Houtland 10th Velothon Berlin 2016 (5 pro wins) Tour of Hainan 1st Points classification 1st Stages 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2017 (1) 1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt 5th Omloop van het Houtland 2018 (2) 1st Münsterland Giro 1st Stage 3 Tour de Yorkshire 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 6th Scheldeprijs 2019 (1) 1st Omloop van het Houtland 2nd Scheldeprijs 4th Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Münsterland Giro 2020 (2) Tour de Langkawi 1st Points classification 1st Stages 3 & 8 2021 1st Team relay, UCI Road World Championships UEC European Road Championships 2nd Team relay 5th Time trial 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 7th Nokere Koerse 7th Bredene Koksijde Classic 2022 (1) 1st Grand Prix de Denain 2nd Nokere Koerse 3rd Münsterland Giro 4th Classic Brugge–De Panne 7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues 10th Trofeo Playa de Palma 2023 3rd Team relay, UCI Road World Championships 3rd Team relay, UEC European Road Championships 6th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine 6th Clásica de Almería 6th Elfstedenronde 8th Paris–Roubaix 8th Scheldeprijs 2024 (1) 1st Omloop van het Houtland 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Okolo Slovenska 5th Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Münsterland Giro 10th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships 10th Elfstedenrace 2026 (1) 2nd Overall ZLM Tour 1st Points classification 1st Stage 3 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 6th Copenhagen Sprint
Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Giro d'Italia — — — 124 — — 127 — 141 Tour de France — — 134 121 DNF — — — — Vuelta a España 156 137 — — — — — — —
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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