Maximilian Sciandri (born 15 February 1967) is a retired British road racing cyclist of Italian descent. He competed as an Italian national up to February 1995, then took British citizenship. He won the bronze medal in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. He was a professional rider from 1989 to 2004. Sciandri subsequently worked for the BMC Racing Team as a Directeur sportif from 2011 to 2018, having previously ridden for team manager Jim Ochowicz at the Motorola team in the 1990s.[1] Prior to joining BMC he worked with British Cycling, helping to establish their base in Quarrata, and developing riders such as Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas.[2] In October 2018 it emerged that Sciandri would join the Movistar Team as a directeur sportif from the 2019 season.[1]

Max Sciandri
Sciandri in 1997
Personal information
Full nameMaximilian Sciandri
Born (1967-02-15) 15 February 1967 (age 57)
Derby, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1989Viscontea-Titanbonifica
1990–1991Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
1992–1993Motorola
1994–1995GB–MG Maglificio
1996Motorola
1997–1999Française des Jeux
2000Linda McCartney Racing Team
2001–2003Lampre–Daikin
2004Team CSC
Managerial teams
2011–2018BMC Racing Team
2019–Movistar Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1995)
Giro d'Italia
3 individual stages (1991, 1992, 1994)

Stage races

Tour of Britain (1992)

One-day races and classics

Giro della Romagna (1989, 1990)
Wincanton Classic (1995)
Giro del Lazio (2000)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Road race

Major results

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1989
1st Giro della Romagna
2nd Giro del Lazio
1990
Vuelta a Aragón
1st Stages 2, 3a, 4, 5 & 6
1st Giro della Romagna
1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1991
1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia
3rd Overall Three Days of De Panne
1st Stage 1a
3rd Overall Settimana Siciliana
1992
1st   Overall Kellogg's Tour
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 5 Tour de Romandie
2nd Paris–Camembert
1993
1st   Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Giro del Veneto
1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
1st Coppa Placci
1st Stage 2 Settimana Sciliana
3rd UCI Road World Cup
3rd Milan–San Remo
3rd Giro di Lombardia
5th Tour of Flanders
5th Amstel Gold Race
1994
1st Stage 16 Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino
2nd Giro del Lazio
7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
8th Gent–Wevelgem
1995
1st Stage 11 Tour de France
1st Leeds International Classic
1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 3a Three Days of De Panne
7th Clásica de San Sebastián
8th UCI Road World Cup
9th Tour of Flanders
1996
1st Stage 8 Paris–Nice
2nd Leeds International Classic
3rd   Road race, Olympic Games
4th Milan–San Remo
4th Giro del Veneto
1997
2nd Paris–Tours
2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
2nd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
6th Rochester International Classic
7th UCI Road World Cup
9th Brabantse Pijl
1998
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stages 1 & 5
3rd Tre Valli Varesine
6th Clásica de San Sebastián
1999
2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies
4th Coppa Sabatini
8th Clásica de San Sebastián
8th Milano–Torino
2000
1st Giro del Lazio
1st Stage 5 Rapport Tour
2001
4th Giro del Lazio
7th Tour of Flanders
7th Giro di Lombardia
7th Classic Haribo

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sciandri moves to Movistar team car in 2019". cyclingnews.com. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ Brown, Gregor (7 January 2013). "Max Sciandri proposed as new Italian national coach". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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