Mads Würtz Schmidt (born 31 March 1994) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[7] He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.[8] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[9] In June 2021, he won the Danish National Road Race Championships.[10]
 Schmidt in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mads Würtz Schmidt |
| Born | 31 March 1994 Randers, Denmark[1] |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Israel–Premier Tech |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder[3] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2013–2014 | Team Cult Energy |
| 2015 | Team ColoQuick |
| 2016 | Team TreFor |
| 2017–2019 | Team Katusha–Alpecin[4] |
| 2020– | Israel Start-Up Nation[5][6] |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Medal record | |
Major results
edit- 2011
- 1st
Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships - 1st Stage 2 Driedaagse van Axel
- 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 4th Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 2012
- 1st
Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 1st Stages 2 (ITT) & 4
- 1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 1st Stage 2a (ITT) Course de la Paix Juniors
- 8th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 8th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 2013
- 1st
Young rider classification, Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux - 7th Ster van Zwolle
- 2014
- 2nd ZLM Tour
- 4th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt
- 5th Ster van Zwolle
- 2015
- 1st Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships - 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall ZLM Tour
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 7th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 5 (ITT)
- 1st
- 8th Velothon Stockholm
- 9th Ringerike GP
- 2016
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 2 & 3b
- 1st
- 1st GP Herning
- 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
- 1st
- 3rd Skive–Løbet
- 9th Overall ZLM Tour
- 9th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2017
- 2nd Rund um Köln
- 3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2018
- 7th Clásica de Almería
- 2019
- 3rd Overall ZLM Tour
- 2020
- 5th Coppa Sabatini
- 2021
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 6 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
81 | — | — | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France
|
— | 117 | — | — | — | |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | In progress |
References
edit- ^ Profile at Cyklesiderne.net
- ^ a b "Mats Würtz Schmidt – Team KATUSHA ALPECIN". Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Riders - Israel–Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team". Israel–Premier Tech. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Israel–Premier Tech". UCI. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "2021: National Championships Denmark - Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External links
edit- Mads Würtz Schmidt at UCI
- Mads Würtz Schmidt at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Mads Würtz Schmidt at ProCyclingStats
- Mads Würtz Schmidt at Cycling Quotient
- Mads Würtz Schmidt at CycleBase
