_(cropped).jpg) Großschartner in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1993-12-23)23 December 1993 (age 31) Wels,Austria |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | UAE Team Emirates XRG |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2011 | Oberösterreich |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012–2015 | RC Arbö–Wels–Gourmetfein |
| 2015 | Tinkoff–Saxo(stagiaire) |
| 2016–2017 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice[1] |
| 2018–2022 | Bora–Hansgrohe[2][3][4] |
| 2023– | UAE Team Emirates |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Felix Großschartner (born 23 December 1993) is an Austrian cyclist, who currently rides forUCI WorldTeamUAE Team Emirates XRG.[5]
Born inWels, Großschartner turned professional in 2012 withRC Arbö–Wels–Gourmetfein. In 2016, he joinedUCI Professional Continental teamCCC–Sprandi–Polkowice. With this team, he competed in his first Grand Tour: the2017 Giro d'Italia.[6]
In September 2017, Großschartner signed a contract to ride for theBora–Hansgrohe team in the 2018 season.[7] In April 2019, Großschartner took his first overall stage race victory at thePresidential Tour of Turkey, having won the summit finish to the ski resort south ofKartepe.[8][9] In August 2019, he was named in the start list for theVuelta a España.[10] In August 2020, he was named in the start list for theTour de France.[11] He achieved his best result in aGrand Tour later that season, by finishing theVuelta a España in ninth place overall.[12] He was again selected byBora–Hansgrohe as their primary general classification contender for the2021 Vuelta a España, and he finished in tenth place overall.[13]
In 2022, Großschartner took his first senior national championship titles, winning both theAustrian National Road Race Championships and theAustrian National Time Trial Championships.[14]
In August 2022, he signed a two-year contract withUAE Team Emirates starting in 2023.[15] In his first year with the team, he finished second overall at theDeutschland Tour and third in theBretagne Classic.[16]
Mountains classification,Tour of Austria
OverallTour of Turkey
Road raceTime trial
Championnats d'Europe des GrimpeursTime trial| Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | 78 | 27 | — | — | 42 | — | — | 31 |
 Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | 53 | 23 | |
 Vuelta a España | — | — | — | 36 | 9 | 10 | — | — | |
| Major stage race general classification results | |||||||||
| Race | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Paris–Nice | — | — | 10 | 12 | 9 | 73 | DNF | 54 | 30 |
 Tirreno–Adriatico | Has not contested during his career | ||||||||
 Volta a Catalunya | 92 | 18 | — | — | NH | — | — | — | 130 |
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | 46 | — | — | OTL | DNF | — | |
| Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | 4 | — | 28 | — | 62 | |
 Critérium du Dauphiné | — | — | — | 53 | 61 | — | — | — | 21 |
| Tour de Suisse | 28 | DNF | — | — | NH | — | 7 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| OTL | Outside time limit |
| NH | Not held |
| IP | In progress |
