Matthew Busche

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Matthew Busche

| image = Matthew Busche - Tour de Romandie 2010, Stage 3.jpg

| caption = Busche at the 2010 Tour de Romandie.

| fullname = Matthew Craig Busche

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|05|09}}

| birth_place = Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = All-rounder

| proyears1 = 2009

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|KBS|2009}}

| proyears2 = 2010–2011

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RSH|2010}}

| proyears3 = 2012–2015

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}}{{cite web|url=http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(juhnxycdwbv5tbcixhvnfyby))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3001|title=Trek Factory Racing (TFR) – USA|accessdate=January 4, 2014|work=UCI World Tour|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140102051718/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(juhnxycdwbv5tbcixhvnfyby))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3001|archive-date=January 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}

| proyears4 = 2016

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|UHC|2016}}{{cite news|url=http://uhcprocycling.com/mens-team/matthew-busche/|title=Matthew Busche|accessdate=January 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128103245/http://uhcprocycling.com/mens-team/matthew-busche/|archive-date=January 28, 2016|url-status=usurped}}

| majorwins =

One-day races and classics

:{{nowrap|National Road Race Championships (2011, 2015)}}

}}

Matthew Busche (born May 9, 1985) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the {{UCI team code|KBS|2009}}, {{UCI team code|RSH|2011}}, {{UCI team code|RNT|2015}} and {{UCI team code|UHC|2016}} teams. In 2009, he gained notoriety for his rapid rise from a Wisconsin-based amateur team to {{UCI team code|RSH|2010}} within the course of one season.[http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/64222027.html From Tosa to the Tour: Busche joins Armstrong's Team RadioShack – JSOnline][http://www.theroaddiaries.com/?p=1616 Livin’ the dream – Cat 5 to RadioShack in three years – Matthew Busche | theroaddiaries] Busche was the winner of the 2011 and 2015 United States National Road Race Championships.[http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/122832809.html Wauwatosa native Matthew Busche wins USA Cycling Pro Road Championship – JSOnline]

Biography

Busche, son of Craig and Cindy Busche, grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and is a graduate of Luther College{{cite web|title=Luther grad on Tour de France 2014|url=https://www.luther.edu/headlines/?story_id=558904|website=Luther College|publisher=Luther College|accessdate=5 July 2017}} in Decorah, Iowa. He got his start in endurance sports as a runner, and first took up cycling in 2005 as a form of cross-training during a running injury. He was a two-time NCAA All-American cross country athlete, and the 2007 Iowa Conference MVP.{{Cite web | url=http://sports.luther.edu/men/cross-country/history/all-americans/ |title = All-Americans and NCAA Post Graduate Scholars}}[http://iowaconference.com/sports/2010/10/25/XC_2007IIACChampionship.aspx?id=391 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – 2007 Iowa Conference Cross Country Championships] Completing his college running career in 2007, Busche switched his focus to cycling and joined the ISCorp amateur cycling team. During his second season of racing in 2009, Busche rode as a stagiaire for Pro-Continental team Kelly Benefits Strategies, and was later offered a contract with UCI ProTour team, {{UCI team code|RSH|2010|nolink=yes}}.[http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/12/news/one-on-one-with-radioshacks-matt-busche_102045 One-on-one with RadioShack’s Matt Busche] Busche spent two years with {{UCI team code|RSH|nolink=yes}} and moved with a number of riders to the former {{UCI team code|LEO|2011|nolink=yes}} team to form {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} for the 2012 season.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/12/news/radioshack-nissan-trek-announces-lineup-for-2012_199256|title=RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012|date=December 5, 2011|accessdate=January 17, 2012|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.}}

On December 15, 2016, Busche announced his retirement from professional cycling.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/matthew-busche-to-retire-at-age-31/|title=Matthew Busche to retire at age 31|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=December 15, 2016|accessdate=July 12, 2019}}