Mathias Frank
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1986 (37 years old)
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Roggliswil, SwitzerlandPosition
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1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
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64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
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Mathias Frank (born 9 December 1986) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021 for the Gerolsteiner, BMC Racing Team, IAM Cycling and AG2R Citroën Team teams. A strong climber, Frank finished 8th overall in the 2015 Tour de France, and won a breakaway stage in the 2016 Vuelta a España.
Professional career
2008–2013
Mathias Frank started his professional cycling career with German outfit Gerolsteiner. He won his first ever professional win at the GP Triberg-Schwarzwald. However the German team folded after the season which meant Frank had to look elsewhere to continue his cycling career. It ended with a switch to BMC Racing Team. He raced for the BMC Team for 5 years, and won 3 races with BMC, and great results at the Tour de Suisse.
IAM Cycling (2014–2016)
In 2013 a new Swiss professional continental cycling team was created, and Frank moved to IAM Cycling for the 2014 season. He raced with the team for 3 years until it closed at the end of 2016. Frank finished 2nd overall at Tour de Suisse and 4th overall at Tour de Romandie in 2014. The following year 2015, Frank focused on racing the Tour de France general classification. He entered the breakaway on Stage 17 and finished 5th on that stage, advancing to 8th in the general classification. On Stage 19, Frank even advanced one place further in the general classification to 7th, however on Stage 20 to Alpe d'Huez, he dropped to 8th again, which he also ended up finishing in Paris. The following year 2016, Frank had bad luck in the Tour de France when he crashed out on Stage 14. This switched his focus to the Vuelta a Espana. He managed to get into several breakaways before finally winning a Stage on Stage 17.
AG2R La Mondiale (2017–present)
Frank signed a two-year contract with French squad AG2R La Mondiale, and moved his focus to supporting Romain Bardet in the Tour de France. Frank finished 7th overall in Tour de Suisse, as his preparation for the Tour de France. Frank helped Bardet reaching the podium in Paris. The following year Frank was left out of the Tour de France squad, however when Alexandre Geniez was lacking form, Frank was ready to step in and helped Bardet to 6th place in Paris.
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