Mathias Frank
Mathias Frank (born 9 December 1986) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021 for the Gerolsteiner, BMC Racing Team, IAM Cycling and AG2R Citroën Team teams.[5] A strong climber, Frank finished 8th overall in the 2015 Tour de France, and won a breakaway stage in the 2016 Vuelta a España.
Frank at the 2017 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mathias Frank |
| Born | 9 December 1986 Roggliswil, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team | |
| Team Hörmann | |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008 | Gerolsteiner |
| 2009–2013 | BMC Racing Team[2] |
| 2014–2016 | IAM Cycling |
| 2017–2021 | AG2R La Mondiale[3][4] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Professional career edit
2008–2013 edit
Mathias Frank started his professional cycling career with German outfit Gerolsteiner. He won his first ever professional win at the GP Triberg-Schwarzwald. However the German team folded after the season which meant Frank had to look elsewhere to continue his cycling career. It ended with a switch to BMC Racing Team. He raced for the BMC Team for 5 years, and won 3 races with BMC, and great results at the Tour de Suisse.
IAM Cycling (2014–2016) edit
In 2013 a new Swiss professional continental cycling team was created, and Frank moved to IAM Cycling for the 2014 season. He raced with the team for 3 years until it closed at the end of 2016. Frank finished 2nd overall at Tour de Suisse and 4th overall at Tour de Romandie in 2014. The following year 2015, Frank focused on racing the Tour de France general classification. He entered the breakaway on Stage 17 and finished 5th on that stage, advancing to 8th in the general classification. On Stage 19, Frank even advanced one place further in the general classification to 7th, however on Stage 20 to Alpe d'Huez, he dropped to 8th again, which he also ended up finishing in Paris. The following year 2016, Frank had bad luck in the Tour de France when he crashed out on Stage 14. This switched his focus to the Vuelta a Espana. He managed to get into several breakaways before finally winning a Stage on Stage 17.
AG2R La Mondiale (2017–2021) edit
Frank signed an initial two-year contract with French squad AG2R La Mondiale, and moved his focus to supporting Romain Bardet in the Tour de France. Frank finished 7th overall in Tour de Suisse, as his preparation for the Tour de France. Frank helped Bardet reaching the podium in Paris. The following year Frank was left out of the Tour de France squad, however when Alexandre Geniez was lacking form, Frank was ready to step in and helped Bardet to 6th place in Paris.
Major results edit
Source: [6]
- 2006
- 1st Stage 4 Tour des Aéroports
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2007
- 1st Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 2008 (1 pro win)
- 1st GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2009
- 1st Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 6th Overall Tour of Ireland
- 8th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 2010
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Sprints classification
- 2011
- 6th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2012
- 1st Swiss rider classification, Tour de Suisse
- 10th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 10th Overall Tour of Utah
- 2013 (3)
- Tour of Austria
- 1st Stages 4 & 5
- 2nd Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 4th Overall Tour of California
- 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2014 (2)
- 2nd Overall Critérium International
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Swiss rider classification
- 4th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 7th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 2015
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 2016 (1)
- 1st Stage 17 Vuelta a España
- 7th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2017
- 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Swiss rider classification
- 7th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 2018
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Tre Valli Varesine
- 9th Giro della Toscana
- 10th Overall Tour of California
- 2019
- 2nd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Gran Piemonte
- 2021
- 5th Mercan'Tour Classic
General classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | DNF | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | 8 | DNF | 30 | 55 | 48 | — | — |
| / Vuelta a España | DNF | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| Major stage race general classification results | ||||||||||||||
| Race | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Paris–Nice | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 61 | 34 | — | 22 | — | DNF | — | — |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 36 | — | 52 | — |
| Volta a Catalunya | 119 | — | — | 63 | 22 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 14 | — | NH | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | DNF | |
| Tour de Romandie | 86 | 12 | 43 | — | — | DNF | 4 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 68 | |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de Suisse | 36 | — | 67 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | DNF | 7 | 17 | 20 | NH | 94 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ a b "Mathias Frank – Equipe cycliste AG2R La Mondiale". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "BMC Racing Team (BMC) – USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020". AG2R La Mondiale. Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Mathias Frank to hang up his wheels at the end of the season". AG2R Citroën Team. GIE AG2R. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Mathias Frank". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Mathias Frank at Wikimedia Commons
- Mathias Frank at UCI
- Mathias Frank at ProCyclingStats
- Mathias Frank at Cycling Archives