Matthew Busche

Matthew Busche
Busche at the 2010 Tour de Romandie.
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Craig Busche
Born (1985-05-09) May 9, 1985 (age 39)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2009Kelly Benefit Strategies
2010–2011Team RadioShack
2012–2015RadioShack–Nissan[1][2]
2016UnitedHealthcare[3]
Major wins
One-day races and classics
National Road Race Championships (2011, 2015)

Matthew Busche (born May 9, 1985) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the Kelly Benefit Strategies, Team RadioShack, Trek Factory Racing and UnitedHealthcare teams. In 2009, he gained notoriety for his rapid rise from a Wisconsin-based amateur team to Team RadioShack within the course of one season.[4][5] Busche was the winner of the 2011 and 2015 United States National Road Race Championships.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Busche RNT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Trek Factory Racing (TFR) – USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Matthew Busche". Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. ^ From Tosa to the Tour: Busche joins Armstrong's Team RadioShack – JSOnline
  5. ^ Livin’ the dream – Cat 5 to RadioShack in three years – Matthew Busche | theroaddiaries
  6. ^ Wauwatosa native Matthew Busche wins USA Cycling Pro Road Championship – JSOnline