Max Walscheid

Max Walscheid
Walscheid at the 2022 Rund um Köln.
Personal information
Full nameMaximilian Richard Walscheid
NicknameMax
Born (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 33)
Neuwied, Germany
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Time trialist
Amateur teams
2009VC Neuwied '81
2010–2011Das Rad Koblenz
2011Carboo4U Radsport Team Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland
Professional teams
2012–2014Team Raiko–Stölting
2015Team Kuota–Lotto
2015Team Giant–Alpecin (stagiaire)
2016–2019Team Giant–Alpecin
2020–2021NTT Pro Cycling
2022–2023Cofidis
2024–2025Team Jayco–AlUla
2026Lidl–Trek
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
GP de Denain (2022)
Münsterland Giro (2018)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 FlandersMixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 GlasgowMixed team relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 TrentinoMixed team relay
Silver medal – second place2024 LimburgMixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 DrentheMixed team relay

Maximilian Richard "Max" Walscheid (born 13 June 1993) is a German former professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.

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 Team Giant–Alpecin 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 with a distance 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

References

  1. ↑ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Cofidis sign Walscheid and Villella". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Team Jayco–AlUla". UCI. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Max Walscheid signs for Lidl-Trek on three-year deal". Lidl–Trek. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "LIDL-TREK". UCI. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "LIDL-TREK". UCI. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Max Walscheid signs for Lidl-Trek on three-year deal". Lidl–Trek. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Radio RTW". Spotify. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Radio RTW". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Radio RTW". Spotify. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Radio RTW". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "John Degenkolb and Warren Barguil among six Giant-Alpecin cyclists hospitalised after being hit by a car". Irish Independent. 23 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "HELE PELOTON DOET WHEELIES 😂 [BIZAR RECORD!] | TOUR DE FRANCE 2021 #14". YouTube. Tour de Tietema. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  18. ↑ PELOTON DOET WHEELIES 😂 [BIZAR RECORD] | TOUR DE FRANCE 2022 #9, retrieved 14 July 2022
  19. ↑ Jary, Rachel (25 September 2026). "Max Walscheid retires from cycling – and moves into a new role at CRIVIT Performance Center". Trek Race Shop. Retrieved 25 September 2026.