Michel Hessmann (born 6 April 2001) is a German professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[4] He was suspended by his team on 16 August 2023, following a positive out-of-competition doping test for an unnamed diuretic.[5]
_(cropped).jpg) Hessmann in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michel Hessmann |
| Born | 6 April 2001 Münster, Germany |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2012–2015 | RSV Coesfeld |
| 2016–2019 | RSV Unna 1968 |
| 2018–2019 | ROSE Team NRW |
| Professional teams | |
| 2020–2021 | Jumbo–Visma Development Team[1][2] |
| 2020 | Team Jumbo–Visma (development)[a] |
| 2022– | Team Jumbo–Visma |
Major results edit
- 2018
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 4th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 4th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 4th Johan Museeuw Classic
- 6th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
- 7th Overall Saarland Trofeo
- 9th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2019
- 1st
Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- National Junior Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 4th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 5th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 5th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 5th GP Luxembourg
- 7th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
- 2020
- 1st National Under-23 XC MTB Championships
- UEC European Road Championships
- 1st
Team relay - 6th Under-23 time trial
- 1st
- 10th Overall Müller - Die lila Logistik Rad-Bundesliga
- 1st Ilsfeld-Auenstein
- 2021
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st
Mountains classification, Grand Prix Priessnitz spa - 3rd Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 4th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 7th Giro del Belvedere
- 8th Overall Orlen Nations Grand Prix
- 8th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
- 10th Ster van Zwolle
- 2022
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 5 (TTT)
- 5th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2023 |
|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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33 |
 Tour de France
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 Vuelta a España
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Notes edit
- ^ Hessmann competed at the 2020 Czech Cycling Tour with Team Jumbo–Visma, following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a development team to participate in UCI ProSeries or Class 1 events.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Jumbo - Visma Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Jumbo-Visma Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 8 February 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Team Jumbo–Visma". UCI. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Ferrand, Stephen (16 August 2023). "Michel Hessmann suspended by Jumbo-Visma following anti-doping positive". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
External links edit
- Michel Hessmann at UCI
- Michel Hessmann at Cycling Archives
- Michel Hessmann at ProCyclingStats
- Michel Hessmann at CycleBase
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