Max Walscheid

Maximilian Richard "Max" Walscheid (born 13 June 1993) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.

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.

Major results

 * 2014
 * 1st MaillotAlemania.PNG 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
 * Tour of Hainan
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships


 * 2017
 * 1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt
 * 5th Omloop van het Houtland


 * 2018
 * 1st Münsterland Giro
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour de Yorkshire
 * 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 6th Scheldeprijs


 * 2019
 * 1st Omloop van het Houtland
 * 2nd Scheldeprijs
 * 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 5th Münsterland Giro


 * 2020
 * Tour de Langkawi
 * 1st Jersey light blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 3 & 8


 * 2021
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team relay, UCI Road World Championships
 * UEC European Road Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team relay
 * 5th Time trial
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 7th Nokere Koerse
 * 7th Bredene Koksijde Classic


 * 2022
 * 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 Bronze medal uci.svg Team relay, UCI Road World Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg 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
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Okolo Slovenska
 * 5th Time trial, National Road Championships