Artem Shmidt (born 30 January 2004) is an American road racing cyclist. In 2024, he won the USA national under-23 time trial and signed for Ineos Grenadiers.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 30, 2004[1] |
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Hagens Berman Jayco |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2022 | Hot Tubes Development Cycling Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2023- | Hagens Berman Axeon |
| 2024 | Ineos Grenadiers (stagiaire) |
Early life
editFrom Cumming, Georgia, he won age-group US amateur road titles on the road, time trial and criterium as a 12 year-old. In 2021, he finished third in the road race at US Men’s Junior National Road Race Championships.[2]
Career
editIn 2022, he finished in fifth place in the junior road race and sixth place in the junior time trial at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, held in Wollongong, Australia.[3][4]
He was signed by Hagens Berman Axeon for the 2023 season.[5] In October 2023, riding for Hagens Berman Axeon, he won his first UCI classified 2.2 race with victory on the first stage of the Istrian Spring Trophy.[6]
In May 2024, he won the U23 time trial at the United States National Road Race Championships.[7] In August 2024, he signed for Ineos Grenadiers ahead of the 2025 cycling season, with Schmidt riding the 2024 Tour de l'Avenir for the US national team before joining Ineos as a stagiaire.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Artem Shmidt". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie (November 11, 2023). "Artem Shmidt makes ambitious turn at 19 as 'cycling more a job than a hobby'". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Artem Shmidt Finishes Fifth, Viggo Moore Eleventh in Junior Men's Road World Championships". Cycling West. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (Sep 20, 2022). "UCI Road World Championships: American Artem Shmidt shines in junior men's TT". Velo. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "USA Cycling Announces Road World Championships Roster". flobikes. 24 Aug 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Gauthier, Nicolas (3 October 2023). "Istrian Spring Trophy - Artem Shmidt scores double on the 1st stage". cyclismactu.net. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie (May 15, 2024). "USA National Road Championships: Artem Shmidt earns first U23 title with time trial victory". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Beckett, Adam (16 August 2024). "All the pro peloton transfers for 2025: Ineos Grenadiers sign American U23 talent Artem Schmidt". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 16 August 2024.