Matti Breschel
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Full name | Matti Breschel | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Ballerup, Denmark | 31 August 1984|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | Team CSC | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Rabobank | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Saxo–Tinkoff[1] | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Cannondale | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Astana | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
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Matti Breschel (born 31 August 1984) is a Danish retired professional
Career
Junior career
Born in
Team CSC (2005–2010)
2005
He turned professional for the 2005 season in Denmark based Team CSC, where he signed a two-year contract. At the press conference, regarding his choice to join Team CSC in October 2004, he stated that he simply wished to adjust to the rigors of professional cycling, saying "I hope to get in the team, but in the beginning I just want to learn the game and to learn the races. Somewhere I know that I'm in for a beating."[4] Under tutelage of seasoned veteran Lars Michaelsen,[5] Breschel would start the season in the Tour of Qatar, where the two riders finished side by side, Breschel conceding the final victory to Michaelsen. They would ride a number of classics and smaller races together, and Breschel finished in a number of secondary placings, just missing the victory podiums.
2006
For the start of the 2006 season, he once again showed himself in Tour of Qatar, finishing as the best young rider of the race for the second year in a row. He showed his good form in March with a third-place finish in
2007
He came back with thunder and lightning in 2007 and came in an impressive 14th at the Paris–Roubaix, which his team-mate Stuart O'Grady won. After recovering he won his first victory as a professional in stage 2 of Danmark Rundt in August 2007. This was the first Danish stage win in five years of this national tour.
2008
In 2008 his best season came and he got his first big international breakthrough when he on 8 June 2008, won the Philadelphia International Championship also known as the Commerce Bank International Championship in Philadelphia, PA where he outsprinted all contenders in a little bunch sprint after a long and hard race. A couple of weeks later he went on to take another impressive victory when he won the 2nd stage of
After all a very impressive season for the young gun the biggest scalp came on 21 September where he won the last stage of the Vuelta a España in Madrid in a very convincing way only a few days after he came in second in the 17th stage of the Vuelta a España. Only a week later Breschel rode very impressively at the world cycling championships finishing 3rd and getting a bronze medal.
2009
Breschel had his best cobbled classics campaign ever in 2009. He managed to finish 6th at the
2010
During the 2010 season Breschel rode well in the Cobbled Classics but suffered from bad luck. Breschel won Dwars door Vlaanderen and put in strong performances in Gent–Wevelgem and Ronde Vlaanderen, but suffered mechanical defects in both races.
Rabobank (2011–2012)
He signed for Rabobank for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In the 2012 Paris–Roubaix he was troubled by a knee injury. However a week before that, he had finished 9th at the Tour of Flanders. He was also on the podium at the Gent-Wevelgem.
Breschel left Rabobank at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the Danish team Saxo–Tinkoff on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[1]
Saxo-Tinkoff (2013–2015)
In his return to the former
Cannondale (2016)
Breschel signed for Cannondale for the 2016 season.[7] He rode the Tour de France but abandoned the race on stage 14 after crashing. His best results in the season were, 5th at the GP du canton d'Argovie and 6th at Heistse Pijl.
Astana (2017)
Breschel did not have the best year at Astana, and his best result was 12th at Dwaars door Vlaanderen, a race he had previously won in 2010.
EF Education First–Drapac (2018–2019)
Breschel returned to the EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale team after a year in Astana colors. He finished 9th on a wet stage 5 in the Paris-Nice. At the Milan-San Remo, Breschel sprinted home in 12th position.
He announced his retirement on 18 August 2019, effective from the end of the season, due to psoriatic arthritis.[8][9]
Major results
- 2001
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2003
- 6th Fyen Rundt
- 2004
- 1st Giro del Canavese
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Stage 2 Ringerike GP
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 6th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 10th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 2005
- 2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th GP Herning
- 4th Paris–Bourges
- 4th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 5th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2006
- 3rd Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 3rd Le Samyn
- 6th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 7th Reading Classic
- 2007
- Tour of Ireland
- 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd GP Herning
- 4th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 7th Paris–Bourges
- 9th Overall Sachsen Tour
- 2008
- 1st Philadelphia International Championship
- 1st Stage 21 Vuelta a España
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 5th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 5th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 1st Stage 2
- 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 7th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 8th Paris–Bourges
- 2009
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 2 Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 3rd Overall Tour of Ireland
- 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 5th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 6th Tour of Flanders
- 7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 10th Paris–Roubaix
- 2010
- 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Gran Piemonte
- 3rd Paris–Bourges
- 5th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 8th Gent–Wevelgem
- 2012
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
- 7th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 9th Tour of Flanders
- 2013
- 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 9th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 2014
- 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 5th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole
- 9th Paris–Bourges
- 2015
- 6th E3 Harelbeke
- 7th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 8th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 10th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 2016
- 5th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 6th Heistse Pijl
- 2018
- 3rd Japan Cup
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Giro d'Italia | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
Tour de France | — | — | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España
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— | 48 | 68 | — | DNF | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Classics & Monuments results timeline
Monument | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Milan–San Remo | 119 | — | 60 | 39 | 134 | 11 | — | 31 | 73 | — | 12 | — | 23 | 12 | — |
Tour of Flanders | DNF | — | DNF | 57 | 6 | 15 | — | 9 | 25 | DNF | 73 | DNF | 32 | 98 | 80 |
Paris–Roubaix | 58 | — | 14 | 20 | 9 | DNF | — | — | 15 | — | 97 | — | 99 | 35 | 60 |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Did not contest during career | ||||||||||||||
Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
Classic | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | 27 | — | 134 | 36 | 76 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 89 | 104 |
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | DNF | DNF | — | 109 | 17 | DNF | — | 123 | NH | — | — | — | 88 | 40 | DNF |
Strade Bianche | DNE | — | 25 | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Dwars door Vlaanderen | 43 | — | 61 | 18 | DNF | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 12 | — | — |
E3 Harelbeke | DNF | — | 77 | 7 | 33 | DNF | — | 11 | 52 | — | 6 | — | DNF | — | — |
Gent–Wevelgem | 17 | — | 85 | 20 | 15 | 8 | — | 3 | 13 | 72 | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | — |
Clásica de San Sebastián | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | DNF | 86 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
Vattenfall Cyclassics
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DNF | DNF | 15 | — | 2 | DNF | — | — | 9 | 19 | 7 | — | 31 | — | DNF |
Paris–Tours | 17 | — | 107 | 17 | — | 25 | — | DNF | — | 14 | DNF | — | — | 88 | — |
Major championships timeline
Event | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Olympic Games | Road race | — | — | Not Held | — | Not Held | 42 | Not Held | — | Not Held | |||||||
World Championships | Road race | — | — | — | — | DNF | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | DNF | DNF | 4 | 33 | DNF | — | DNF |
National Championships | Road race | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 14 | 44 | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
NH | Not held |
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Breschel confirmed at Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Breschel returns to Slipstream Sports for 2018". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Matti Breschel signs for CSC by CyclingNews.com, 21 October 2004
- ^ "Matti i mester- lære", Ekstra Bladet, 10 December 2004
- ^ Injured Breschel blames McEwen by CyclingNews.com, 6 March 2006
- ^ "Breschel joins Cannondale-Garmin in 2016". 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Matti Breschel announces his retirement". 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Breschel announces retirement due to struggle with psoriatic arthritis". 12 August 2019.
External links
- Team Saxo Bank profile
- Matti Breschel at Cycling Archives
- Matti Breschel's profile on Cycling Base