Quick Facts
Biography
Matthias Brändle (born 7 December 1989) is an Austrian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Israel Start-Up Nation. Brändle is a five-time winner of the Austrian National Time Trial Championships (2009, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019), and also won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2016.
Career
In 2012, he rode for Team NetApp. In 2014, Brändle won two consecutive stages of the Tour of Britain.
In October 2014, he followed in the footsteps of his agent Tony Rominger by setting a new hour record, breaking the month-old record set by 43-year-old Jens Voigt under new regulations introduced by the UCI in June 2014 allowing the use of modern track pursuit racing bicycles. The record stood until 8 February 2015 when it was broken by Australian rider Rohan Dennis.
He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France. He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2016.
Career achievements
Major results
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | 90 | — | 111 | — | — | — | DNF | — | — |
 Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | — | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |