Magnus Sheffield

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Magnus Sheffield
2022 Tour of Denmark - Stage 2 - Magnus Sheffield (1).jpg
Sheffield after stage 2 of the 2022 Danmark Rundt
Personal information
Full nameMagnus Bratli Sheffield
Born (2002-04-19) April 19, 2002 (age 22)
Pittsford, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight163 lb (74 kg)
Team information
Current team Ineos Grenadiers
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Time trialist
Amateur team
2018–2020Hot Tubes Cycling [1]
Professional teams
2021 Rally Cycling [2] [3]
2022– Ineos Grenadiers [4]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Brabantse Pijl (2022)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Yorkshire Junior road race

Magnus Sheffield (born April 19, 2002) is an American cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. [5]

Contents

Magnus Sheffield left Rally Cycling in August 2021 for unknown reasons ahead of his 2022 season with Ineos. [6]

In April 2022 Sheffield won Brabantse Pijl, one of the Flanders Classics races. He finished +0:37 ahead of French riders Warren Barguil and Benoît Cosnefroy, becoming the first American to win this race and the first American to win any one of these classics since Tyler Farrar over a decade earlier. [7]

Major results

Road

2019
2nd Overall Keizer der Juniores
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 1 & 2b
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
3rd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
1st Young rider classification
8th Overall Driedaagse van Axel
1st Young rider classification
2020
1st Jersey white.svg Overall Valley of the Sun Stage Race
1st Stage 1
2021
10th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
2022 (3 pro wins)
1st Brabantse Pijl
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
2nd Overall Danmark Rundt
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
National Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
6th Overall Tour of Norway
10th Overall Tour of Britain
2023
2nd Overall Tour of Norway
4th Overall Tour Down Under
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
4th Overall Tour of Britain
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
4th Overall CRO Race
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
2024
3rd Overall Tour of Austria
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
5th Overall Tour de Pologne
6th Tour of Flanders

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2024
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 59
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Cyclo-cross

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References

  1. "Magnus Sheffield". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. "Rally Cycling signs all-round phenom Magnus Sheffield". Human Powered Health. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  3. "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  4. "Ineos Grenadiers sign highly rated American Magnus Sheffield". cyclingnews.com. September 20, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  5. "Magnus SHEFFIELD". UCI. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. Ostanek, Daniel (September 21, 2021). "Sheffield silent on reasons for leaving Rally amid excitement of joining Ineos". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  7. "Brabantse Pijl: Magnus Sheffield soloes home to become first American winner". Velo News. April 13, 2022.