Georg Steinhauser
Hometown
Lindenberg im Allgäu, Germany
Date of birth
21 October 2001
Languages
German, English
Nickname
Steini
2024 was Georg Steinhauser’s breakout year. The German talent soared to a huge stage win at the 2024 Giro d’Italia with a long solo attack in the mountains and backed it up with two third places on extremely hard stages. It was his first ever grand tour. All of Georg’s hard work is starting to pay off.
When he first joined the WorldTour, Georg combined racing with his studies, as he completed his apprenticeship to become a metal worker. In 2023, he turned his attention fully to cycling and earned some great results, including a second-place on a stage of the Tour of the Alps, third on GC at La Route d'Occitanie, and sixth at Eschborn-Frankfurt.
Still just 23, Georg has a long career ahead of him. At the Giro, Georg proved that he is a world class climber with the staying power to make a long breakaway stick. He is also working on his time trial and last year placed fourth at the German championships and fifth in the prologue at the Tour of Romandie. Long term, he would like to develop into a GC contender, but is also well-suited to one-day races like the Ardennes classics.
When he’s not away racing, Georg loves riding around his hometown of Scheidegg, in the Bavarian mountains near the Lake of Constance. He is also a keen skier.
Question & answer
What's your first cycling memory?
Taking part in a small mountain-bike race when I was about eight years old.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Why?
Stop time, so I could have a rest during the race.
If you had to cook dinner for the team, what would be on the menu?
Kässpätzle
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Iceland
If you weren’t a professional cyclist, what would you be?
Metalworker
What’s the first thing you do when you get home after being away at a race?
Open the door of my apartment.
