Marc Hirschi (born 24 August 1998) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for
UCI WorldTeam
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...
.
Career
In September 2018 it was announced that he would join from 2019 on a three-year contract, having been a member of in 2018. In the same month, Hirschi won the under-23 road race at the
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
in
Innsbruck, Austria. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the
2020 Tour de France
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, during which he won a stage, three combative rider awards for his performances on individual stages and the overall
Combativity award
The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing to a stage's or the overall race's most aggressive rider.
References
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. One week after the end of the Tour, he took the bronze medal in the
Men's road race at the
Road World Championships in
Imola
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. Three days later Hirschi took the win at
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
, pulling away from the rest of the lead group in the last 50 metres of the final climb of the
Mur de Huy. He was the first Swiss rider to win the race since
Ferdinand Kübler
Ferdinand Kübler (; 24 July 1919 – 29 December 2016) was a Swiss cyclist with 71 professional victories, including the 1950 Tour de France and the 1951 World Road Race Championship.
Biography
Kübler was born in Marthalen. He began racing ...
in 1952.
In January 2021, Hirschi's contract with was terminated by mutual consent,
and he signed a three-year contract with .
Major results
;2015
: National Junior Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 1st
Overall
Grand Prix Rüebliland
The Grand Prix Rüebliland is a junior (ages 17-18) multi-day cycling race held annually in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It was part of the UCI Junior World Cup UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public univ ...
::1st
Young rider classification
::1st Stage 1
: 1st
Overall Grand Prix Général Patton
: 5th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
:
UEC European Junior Road Championships
::5th Road race
::7th Time trial
: 8th Overall Oberösterreich Juniorenrundfahrt
: 9th Road race,
UCI Junior Road World Championships
;2016
: 1st
Madison (with
Reto Müller),
UCI Junior Track World Championships
The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by t ...
: 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships
: 1st
Madison (with
Reto Müller), National Track Championships
: 1st
Overall Tour de Pays de Vaud
: 1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
: 2nd
Time trial,
UEC European Junior Road Championships
: 3rd Overall
Grand Prix Rüebliland
The Grand Prix Rüebliland is a junior (ages 17-18) multi-day cycling race held annually in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It was part of the UCI Junior World Cup UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public univ ...
::1st Stage 3
: 3rd Overall Grand Prix Général Patton
: 3rd
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late March on the last Sunday before the To ...
Juniors
: 5th Trofeo Buffoni
: 6th
Paris–Roubaix Juniors
Paris–Roubaix Juniors (or Le Pavé de Roubaix) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in northern France for junior cyclists (aged 17 and 18) ahead of the senior Paris–Roubaix classic race. It is organised by the Vélo-Club d ...
: 8th Time trial,
UCI Junior Road World Championships
;2017
: 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under–23 Road Championships
: 1st
Tour du Jura
:
UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
::3rd
Road race
::8th Time trial
: 6th
Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
: 7th
Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften ( en, Tour of Flanders U23) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. It is the version of the Tour of Flanders for under-23 riders and is usually contested a week after the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Ludovic Capelle is t ...
;2018
: 1st
Road race,
UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
: 1st
Road race,
UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
: 2nd Overall
Tour Alsace
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
Roa ...
::1st Stage 3
: 3rd Overall
Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
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::1st Stage 2
: National Under–23 Road Championships
::3rd
Road race
::4th
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 4th Overall
Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.) ...
::1st
Young rider classification
: 5th Overall
Istrian Spring Trophy
Istrian Spring Trophy ( hr, Istarsko proljeće) is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened ...
::1st Stage 2
: 5th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
: 5th
Eschborn–Frankfurt Under–23
: 6th
Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften ( en, Tour of Flanders U23) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. It is the version of the Tour of Flanders for under-23 riders and is usually contested a week after the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Ludovic Capelle is t ...
: 8th
Coppa Ugo Agostoni
The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed during World War II. It is also called ''Gi ...
: 10th Overall
Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
: 10th
Tour du Doubs
The Tour du Doubs is a single-day road bicycle race, currently held annually in September in the region of Doubs, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...
: 10th
Tacx Pro Classic
Tacx Pro Classic is a professional road bicycle race in the Netherlands. The event is part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Int ...
;2019
: National Road Championships
::2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::4th
Road race
: 3rd
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
: 5th Overall
BinckBank Tour
: 6th Overall
Deutschland Tour
The Deutschland Tour (English: ''Tour of Germany'' and sometimes ''Deutschland-Rundfahrt'' in German) is the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but from 2005 until 2008 it was moved t ...
::1st
Young rider classification
: 10th
E3 Binckbank Classic
;2020
: 1st
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
::1st Stage 12
::Held
after Stages 2–3
::
Combativity award
The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing to a stage's or the overall race's most aggressive rider.
References
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Stages 9, 12, 18 & Overall
: 2nd
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five '' Monuments'' of the European professional ...
: 3rd
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
;2021
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
: 2nd Overall
Tour de Luxembourg
The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), th ...
::1st Stage 2
: 2nd
Veneto Classic
The Veneto Classic is a one-day road cycling race held annually since 2021 in Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, it has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...
: 5th
Brussels Cycling Classic
: 6th
Road race,
UEC European Road Championships
: 6th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five '' Monuments'' of the European professional ...
: 10th
Druivenkoers Overijse
Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
Road ...
;2022
: 1st
Giro della Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...
: 1st
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (german: Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau) is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland.
The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town o ...
: 1st
Per sempre Alfredo
: 1st
Veneto Classic
The Veneto Classic is a one-day road cycling race held annually since 2021 in Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, it has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...
: 3rd Overall
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
The Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ( en, International Week of Coppi and Bartali), also known as Coppi e Bartali, is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically in late March over five days in the Emilia-Romagna region of Ital ...
: 8th
GP Miguel Induráin
The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin ( es, Gran Premio Miguel Induráin), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race.
History
The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after ...
: 9th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five '' Monuments'' of the European professional ...
: 9th
Amstel Gold Race
The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classic ...
: 9th
GP Industria & Artigianato
: 9th
Coppa Sabatini
The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
R ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Classics results timeline
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Swiss male cyclists
Cyclists from Bern
Swiss Tour de France stage winners
Olympic cyclists of Switzerland
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics