Matthias Buxhofer (born 30 September 1973) is an Austrian former professional

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. Professional from 2000 to 2005, he rode in the 2002 Giro d'Italia, finishing 55th overall. He also competed in the road race at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

, and finished in 51st place.

Major results

;1993 : 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships ;1994 : 1st Prologue

Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ...

: 1st Burgenland Rundfahrt : 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships ;1995 : 1st Stage 4

: 2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships : 3rd Straßenengler Radsporttag ;1996 : 2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships ;1997 : 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships : 3rd Overall

Uniqa Classic The Uniqa Classic was a staged cycling race held in Austria. It was created in 1953 and was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste ...

;1998 : 1st Overall

Istrian Spring Trophy Istrian Spring Trophy ( hr, Istarsko proljeće) is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened ...

: 3rd Overall

;1999 : 2nd National Hill-climb Championships ;2000 : 1st Wartenberg-Rundfahrt : 1st Vorarlberg GP : 7th Overall

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;2001 : 1st Stage 5

: 3rd Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt ;2002 : 2nd

Schynberg Rundfahrt The Schynberg Rundfahrt was a one-day road bicycle racing, road cycling race held annually in Switzerland between 1982 and 2003. Until 1990, it was a junior race, before switching to amateur, and in 1997 was opened to professionals. It served as th ...

: 3rd National Time Trial Championships

References

1973 births Living people Austrian male cyclists Sportspeople from Feldkirch, Vorarlberg Olympic cyclists for Austria Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Austria-cycling-bio-stub