Matthew Busche

Matthew Busche (born May 9, 1985) is an American professional cyclist for RadioShack-Nissan-Trek.^[1] In 2009, he gained notoriety for his rapid rise from a Wisconsin-based amateur team to Lance Armstrong's Team RadioShack within the course of one season.^[2][3] He is the current Road Race Champion of the United States.^[4]

Biography

Busche, son of Craig and Cindy Busche, grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and is a graduate of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He got his start in endurance sports as a runner, and first took up cycling in 2005 as a form of cross-training during a running injury. He was a two-time NCAA All-American cross country athlete, and the 2007 Iowa Conference MVP.^[5][6] Completing his college running career in 2007, Busche switched his focus to cycling and joined the ISCorp amateur cycling team. During his second season of racing in 2009, Busche rode as a stagiaire for Pro-Continental team Kelly Benefits Strategies, and was later offered a contract with Johan Bruyneel's UCI ProTour team, Team RadioShack.^[7] Busche spent two years with Team RadioShack and moved with a number of riders to the former Leopard Trek team to form RadioShack-Nissan-Trek for the 2012 season.^[1]

Busche currently lives and trains in Girona, Spain with his wife, Lisa.

Cycling career

2011

1st USA Pro Cycling Championships, Road Race

3rd USA Pro Cycling Championships, Time Trial^[8]

2010

3rd Tour of Denmark ^[9][10]

4th Tour of Austria, Stage 3 ^[11]

5th USA Pro Cycling Championships, Time Trial ^[12]

7th USA Pro Cycling Championships, Road Race ^[13]

2009

5th USA Pro Cycling Championships, Road Race ^[14]

7th Tour of Utah ^[15]

9th Univest Grand Prix ^[16]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK announces 2012 roster". leopardtrek.lu (Leopard Trek). December 5, 2011. http://www.leopardtrek.lu/news/radioshack-nissan-trek-announces-2012-roster. Retrieved January 4, 2012. 
2. ^ http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/64222027.html
3. ^ http://www.theroaddiaries.com/?p=1616
4. ^ http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/122832809.html
5. ^ http://sports.luther.edu/men/cross-country/history/all-americans/
6. ^ http://iowaconference.com/sports/2010/10/25/XC_2007IIACChampionship.aspx?id=391
7. ^ http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/12/news/one-on-one-with-radioshacks-matt-busche_102045
8. ^ http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/road/2011-usa-cycling-pro-road-championships-results-individual-time-trial_176242
9. ^ http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5192/RadioShacks-Matthew-Busche-finishes-on-the-podium-in-Denmark.aspx
10. ^ http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/494730/tuft-wins-denmark-tt-as-fuglsang-moves-into-lead.html
11. ^ http://www.livestrong.com/teamradioshack/news_busche-attacks-final-climb/
12. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-cycling-professional-championships-cn/time-trial/results
13. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-cycling-professional-championships-cn/road-race/results
14. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-cycling-pro-championships-cn/road-race/results
15. ^ http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/08/27/busches-breakout-performance-in-utah/
16. ^ http://www.spartacycling.com/univestgp/news/2009_road_race_and_overall_results.html#overall