Anton Palzer
Palzer in 2017
Personal information
Born (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993
Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Germany
Team information
DisciplineSki mountaineering, road bicycle racing
RoleRider
Professional team
2021–Bora–Hansgrohe
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Ski mountaineering
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015Vertical race
Silver medal – second place2021Vertical race
Silver medal – second place2017Sprint race
Bronze medal – third place2017Individual race

Anton "Toni" Palzer (born 11 March 1993) is a German ski mountaineer and cyclist. He is a member of the DAV section Berchtesgadener Land and of the German national selection.[1]

Since April 2021, Palzer has joined Bora–Hansgrohe in road bicycle racing.[2]

Career

Born in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Palzer attended the CJD Christophorusschule Berchtesgaden until 2009.[3]

Competing in the cadets' class at the 2010 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering in Andorra, Palzer won the individual as well as the vertical race event.[4][5]

In 2011, Palzer won Gold in the juniors' class individual and sprint race at the World Championship in Claut (Italy),[6][7] and Silver in the juniors' vertical race.[8] In 2012, during the European Championship in Pelvoux (France), he finished first in the juniors' individual and vertical race again.[9][10] In both of these events, the 2011 World Championship as well as in the 2012 European Championship, he participated in the German seniors' relay race teams, which placed twice in the top ten.

Also in 2012, he won all the five races of the Youth World Cup.[11]

Selected results

Major cycling results

2023
10th Overall Tour of Turkey

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — 51
A yellow jersey Tour de France — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 102 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ WM Skibergsteigen 2010: Drei Medaillen für DAV-Team sorgen für Zufriedenheit - Toni Palzer in Bestform zu Gold Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in German), Skiinfo, March 8, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bora-Hansgrohe add ski mountaineer Anton Palzer to 2021 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020. Palzer will complete the current ski mountaineering season before linking up with Bora-Hansgrohe in April.
  3. ↑ Personal information, Facebook
  4. ↑ 5. ISMF World Championships - cadets individual, canillo2010.org.
  5. ↑ 5. ISMF World Championships - cadets vertical race Archived March 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, canillo2010.org.
  6. ↑ 6. ISMF World Championships - youth individual, ISMF.
  7. ↑ 6. ISMF World Championships - juniors sprint, ISMF.
  8. ↑ 6. ISMF World Championships - youth vertical race, ISMF.
  9. ↑ 9. ISMF European Championship 2012 Single Race-Youth results
  10. ↑ 9. ISMF European Championship 2012 Vertical Race-Youth results
  11. ↑ Toni Palzer gewinnt Gesamtweltcup im Skibergsteigen! (in German), Freizeitalpin, March 31, 2012.
  12. ↑ 6. ISMF World Championships - men's relay, ISMF.
  13. ↑ "9. ISMF European Championship 2012 Relay - Official results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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