Tobias Bayer
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Straß im Attergau, Austria
 Bayer in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Bayer |
| Born | 17 November 1999 Straß im Attergau, Austria |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Alpecin–Premier Tech |
| Discipline | Road, Cyclocross |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018–2020 | Tirol Cycling Team[1] |
| 2021– | Alpecin–Fenix |
Tobias Bayer (born 17 November 1999) is an Austrian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Premier Tech.
Bayer began his cycling career in 2015, participating in the Race Around Austria team challenge as one of his first races.[2][3] In 2017, he won the Austrian junior titles in both cyclocross and the individual time trial. His father was also a cyclist and participated in the first Mountain Bike World Championships in Colorado in 1990.[4]
In June 2019, Bayer delivered a noteworthy performance at the Austrian National Road Race Championships near Mondsee, finishing fifth overall and winning the under-23 title ahead of several World Tour professionals.[5]
Bayer rode his first Grand Tour, Vuelta a España in 2021 and supported his captain and sprinter Jasper Philipsen in two stage victories. In 2021 he became Austrian national champion in the under-23 category in both the road race and time trial.[6] He rode for Tirol Cycling Team in the men's team time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships.[7]
From 2018 to 2021, Bayer was an active athlete in the sports division of the Austrian Armed Forces. In 2020, as a soldier-sportsman, he held the rank of Gefreiter (Private).[8] During the 2020 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, he finished third on the third stage and briefly led the mountains classification.[9]
