Background
Busche, son of Craig and Cindy Busche, grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and is a graduate of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
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Before that he rode for UCI ProTeam Trek–Segafredo. In 2009, he gained notoriety for his rapid rise from a Wisconsin-based amateur team to Team RadioShack within the course of one season. He got his start in endurance sports as a runner, and first took up cycling in 2005 as a form of cross-training during a running injury.
He was a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American cross country athlete, and the 2007 Iowa Conference Most Valuable Player. Completing his college running career in 2007, Busche switched his focus to cycling and joined the ISCorp amateur cycling team
During his second season of racing in 2009, Busche rode as a stagiaire for Pro-Continental team Kelly Benefits Strategies, and was later offered a contract with UCI ProTour team, Team RadioShack. Busche spent two years with Team RadioShack and moved with a number of riders to the former Leopard Trek team to form RadioShack–Nissan for the 2012 season.
2015
1st National Road Race Championships
2014
5th Overall United States of America Pro Cycling Challenge
10th National Road Race Championships
2013
4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
5th Overall Tour of Utah
6th Overall Tour of California
7th National Time Trial Championships
7th Overall Tour of Austria
9th National Road Race Championships
2012
2nd Overall Tour of Utah
8th Overall United States of America Pro Cycling Challenge
2011
1st National Road Race Championships
3rd National Time Trial Championships
2010
3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
5th National Time Trial Championships
7th National Road Race Championships
2009
5th National Road Race Championships
7th Overall Tour of Utah
9th Overall Univest Grand Prix.
