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Michael Schär

Michael Schär

Swiss road cyclist

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]

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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
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

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References

  1. [1]
    Gregor Brown (1 September 2009). "BMC strengthens team for 2010 with World Champ Ballan and USA's Hincapie". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Greg Van Avermaet and Michaël Schär sign for three years". AG2R La Mondiale. EUSRL France Cyclisme. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. [5]
    Tyson, Jackie (3 November 2023). "Michael Schär transitions to Lidl-Trek team car as sports director". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. [6]
    "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. [7]
    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.

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