14 Facts About Matti Breschel

Matti Breschel won the bronze medal at the Danish National Road Racing Championship during the summer of 2004.

Matti Breschel turned professional for the 2005 season in Denmark based Team CSC, where he signed a two-year contract.

Matti Breschel broke his vertebrae in two places and McEwen was de-classed in the race.

Only a week later Matti Breschel rode very impressively at the world cycling championships finishing 3rd and getting a bronze medal.

Matti Breschel had his best cobbled classics campaign ever in 2009.

Matti Breschel managed to finish 6th at the Tour of Flanders and 9th at the Paris-Roubaix.

Matti Breschel managed to finish 2nd at the Vattenfall Cyclassics.

Matti Breschel signed for Rabobank for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Matti Breschel won 2 stages and the overall at the Tour de Luxembourg.

Matti Breschel rode the Tour de France but abandoned the race on stage 14 after crashing.

Matti Breschel did not have the best year at Astana, and his best result was 12th at Dwaars door Vlaanderen, a race he had previously won in 2010.

Matti Breschel finished 9th on a wet stage 5 in the Paris-Nice.

At the Milan-San Remo, Matti Breschel sprinted home in 12th position.

Matti Breschel announced his retirement on 18 August 2019, effective from the end of the season, due to psoriatic arthritis.