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{{Short description|Swiss road cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox cyclist
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Michael Schär
| name = Michael Schär
| image = Michael Schar, 2009 Milan – San Remo.jpg
| image = Michael Schär - Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 - Prologue.jpg
| caption = Schär at the [[2009 Milan – San Remo]]
| caption = Schär at the [[2012 Critérium du Dauphiné]]
| fullname = Michael Schär
| fullname = Michael Schär
| nickname =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|9|29}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|9|29}}
| birth_place = [[Geuensee]], Switzerland
| birth_place = [[Geuensee]], [[Lucerne (canton)|Lucerne]], Switzerland
| height = {{convert|1.96|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| height = {{height|m=1.98}}
| weight = {{convert|73|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = {{ct|BMC}}
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|TFS}}
| discipline = Road
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|[[Directeur sportif]]}}
| ridertype =
| ridertype = Domestique
| amateurteams =
| amateuryears1 = 2006
| amateuryears =
| amateurteam1 = Hadimec
| proyears = 2007–2009<br />2010–
| proyears1 = 2006
| proteams = {{ct|AST|2007}}<br />{{ct|BMC|2010}}
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}
| majorwins =
| proyears2 = 2007–2009
| updated = 3 January 2013
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|AST|2007}}
| proyears3 = 2010–2020
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BMC|2010}}<ref>{{cite web |title=BMC strengthens team for 2010 with World Champ Ballan and USA's Hincapie |author=Gregor Brown |publisher=Cycling News |date=1 September 2009 |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-strengthens-team-for-2010-with-world-champ-ballan-and-usas-hincapie |access-date=2009-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/valter-completes-ccc-teams-2020-roster/ |title=Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=25 November 2019 |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
| proyears4 = 2021–2023
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15234/1001084/279 |title=AG2R Citroën Team |work=UCI.org |publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]] |access-date=1 January 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101022611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15234/1001084/279 |archive-date=1 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr/en/greg-van-avermaet-et-michael-schar-sengagent-pour-trois-ans/ |title=Greg Van Avermaet and Michaël Schär sign for three years |work={{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}|publisher=EUSRL France Cyclisme|date=10 August 2020|access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>
| manageyears1 = 2024–
| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2024}}
| majorwins = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]'''
:'''[[Tour de France]]'''
::2 TTT stages ([[2015 Tour de France|2015]], [[2018 Tour de France|2018]])
'''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]'''
:{{nowrap|[[Swiss National Road Race Championships|National Road Race Championships]] (2013)}}
}}
}}


'''Michael Schär''' (born 29 September 1986 in [[Geuensee]]) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] professional [[road bicycle racer]] for [[UCI ProTeam]] {{ct|BMC}}.<ref>{{cite web
'''Michael Schär''' (born 29 September 1986) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] former professional [[Road bicycle racing|road bicycle racer]], who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2023. He now works as a [[directeur sportif]] for [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|TFS}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/michael-schar-transitions-lidl-trek-team-car-as-sports-director/ | title=Michael Schär transitions to Lidl-Trek team car as sports director | work=[[Cycling News]] | date=3 November 2023 | accessdate=6 January 2024 | author=Tyson, Jackie}}</ref>
| title= BMC strengthens team for 2010 with World Champ Ballan and USA's Hincapie
| author= Gregor Brown
| publisher= Cycling News
| date= 1 September 2009
| url= http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-strengthens-team-for-2010-with-world-champ-ballan-and-usas-hincapie
| accessdate= 2009-09-02}}</ref>


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.<ref name="SwissChamp">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=1236 |title=National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men) |access-date=14 March 2015 |work=Cycling Archives}}</ref> He competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite sports-reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/michael-schar-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055213/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/michael-schar-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Michael Schär |access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref> His father [[Roland Schär]] was also an Olympic cyclist.<ref name=":0" />
He has competed in the [[2009 Vuelta a España]], the [[2010 Giro d'Italia]] and the [[2011 Tour de France]].


== Palmares ==
==Major results==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
{{Palmares start}}
;2003
* Youth Riders' Competition, [[Sachsen Tour]] (2007)
: 2nd Overall [[Grand Prix Général Patton|GP Général Patton]]
* {{SUI}} National U23 Time Trial Champion (2005–2006)
: 3rd [[Swiss National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Junior Road Championships
* {{SUI}} National U19 Time Trial Champion (2004)
;2004
{{Palmares end}}
: 1st [[File:MaillotSuiza.PNG|20px]] [[Swiss National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Junior Road Championships
: 4th Time trial, [[2004 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Junior Road World Championships]]
;2005
: 1st [[File:MaillotSuiza.PNG|20px]] [[Swiss National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships
: 9th [[Giro del Lago Maggiore]]
;2006
: 1st [[File:MaillotSuiza.PNG|20px]] [[Swiss National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships
: 4th [[Paris–Roubaix Espoirs]]
: 5th Road race, [[2006 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]]
: 7th Overall [[Mainfranken-Tour]]
: 10th [[Ronde van Vlaanderen U23|Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften]]
;2007
: 3rd Overall [[Sachsen Tour]]
::1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Young rider classification
;2012
: 9th [[Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen]]
;2013
: 1st [[File:MaillotSuiza.PNG|20px]] [[Swiss National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 7th Overall [[2013 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]]
::1st Stage 2 ([[Team time trial|TTT]])
: 7th Overall [[2013 Tour of Utah|Tour of Utah]]
;2014
: 1st Stage 2 [[2014 Tour of Utah|Tour of Utah]]
;2015
: 1st Stage 9 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2015 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
: 1st Stage 3 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2015 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]]
;2016
: 2nd Overall [[Tour des Fjords]]
: 10th Overall [[2016 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]]
;2017
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
;2018
: [[2018 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
::1st Stage 3 ([[Team time trial|TTT]])
::[[File:Jersey red number.svg|20px]] [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]] Stage 13
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2018 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2018 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]]
: 1st Stage 3 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
: 3rd [[Swiss National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 9th [[Great War Remembrance Race]]
;2019
: [[File:Jersey red number.svg|20px]] [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]] Stage 4 [[2019 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
;2020
: [[File:Jersey red number.svg|20px]] [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]] Stage 1 [[2020 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
;2021
: [[File:Jersey red number.svg|20px]] [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]] Stage 3 [[2021 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
{{div col end}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]
! scope="col" | 2009
! scope="col" | 2010
! scope="col" | 2011
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" | 2015
! scope="col" | 2016
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
|—
| [[2010 Giro d'Italia|99]]
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]
|—
|—
| [[2011 Tour de France|103]]
| [[2012 Tour de France|49]]
| [[2013 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[2014 Tour de France|43]]
| [[2015 Tour de France|56]]
| [[2016 Tour de France|76]]
| [[2017 Tour de France|72]]
| [[2018 Tour de France|90]]
| [[2019 Tour de France|70]]
| [[2020 Tour de France|69]]
| [[2021 Tour de France|58]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey gold.svg|20px|link=|alt=A gold jersey]]/[[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
| [[2009 Vuelta a España|110]]
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! scope="row" |&nbsp;—
| Did not compete
|-
! scope="row" | DNF
| [[Did not finish]]
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Michael Schär}}
*[http://www.team-astana.eu/e/schaer.php Profile at Team Astana official website]
* {{UCI}}
*{{trapfriis|switzerland.Schaer.htm}}
* {{Cycling Archives}}
* {{ProCyclingStats}}
* {{CQ Ranking}}
* {{CycleBase}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|michael-schar}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625172751/http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=39 |title=Profile at BMC Racing Team official website |date=dmy}}


{{BMC Racing riders}}
{{AG2R Citroën Team riders}}
{{Swiss National Road Race Championships (men)}}

{{authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 21:22, 22 October 2024

Michael Schär
Schär at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné
Personal information
Full nameMichael Schär
Born (1986-09-29) 29 September 1986 (age 38)
Geuensee, Lucerne, Switzerland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Team information
Current teamLidl–Trek
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeDomestique
Amateur team
2006Hadimec
Professional teams
2006Phonak
2007–2009Astana
2010–2020BMC Racing Team[1][2]
2021–2023AG2R Citroën Team[3][4]
Managerial team
2024–Lidl–Trek
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 TTT stages (2015, 2018)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2013)

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

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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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Grand Tour 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — 99 — — — — — — — — — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 103 49 DNF 43 56 76 72 90 70 69 58
A gold jersey/A red jersey Vuelta a España 110 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Legend
 — Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  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. ^ "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  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. ^ Tyson, Jackie (3 November 2023). "Michael Schär transitions to Lidl-Trek team car as sports director". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. ^ 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.
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