Matthijs Büchli (born 13 December 1992) is a Dutch road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Track Team .
He became world champion in the keirin at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In 2016, Büchli won the silver medal in the men's keirin at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, despite experiencing a severe knee injury only five months before the Olympic Games. Büchli was also a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the team sprint event.
Büchli has been a member of the commercial team of together with Theo Bos since 2017.
Major results Source:
2011 National Championships 2nd Kilo 2nd Omnium 3rd Keirin 2012 National Championships 1st Sprint 3rd Keirin 2013 1st Keirin, 2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Aguascalientes 3rd Keirin, UCI World Championships 2014 3rd Keirin, UCI World Championships 2016 2nd Keirin, Summer Olympics 2nd Team sprint, UCI World Championships 2017 2nd Team sprint, UCI World Championships 3rd Team sprint, UEC European Championships 2018 1st Team sprint, UCI World Championships National Championships 1st Sprint 3rd Team sprint 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1st Team sprint 1st Keirin 2021 1st Team sprint, Olympic Games
Further information "Double delight for GB cyclists.(Sport)." Birmingham Mail (England). MGN Ltd. 2013. HighBeam Research. 30 April 2013 "Kenny grabs keirin crown; UPDATE.(Sport)." Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland). MGN Ltd. 2013. 30 April 2013 "Yates wins points race at track cycling worlds." Yakima Herald-Republic. Yakima Herald-Republic. 2013. 30 April 2013
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