Special Envoy to Sarran,
Fabian Cancellara, the legend (8 stage victories and 29 days in yellow between 2004 and 2016), the idol of youth, become his agent.
Fabian Cancellara, the last Swiss stage winner on the Tour de France, in 2012 during the prologue in Liège.
Marc Hirschi (22 years old) has, this Thursday, in Sarran (end of the 12th stage of the Tour) dusted off the history of Swiss cycling.
As Sam Bennett had taken care of refreshing the Irish memories since Sean Kelly with his victorious sprint of the island of Ré (10th stage).
“He's been my manager since last year.
He helps me, gives me advice, teaches me things he has learned on his own.
He gives me advice for life.
In recent years we have grown closer. ”
They live 300 meters from each other.
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Placed in Nice (2nd of the 2nd stage), sparkling during the 9th stage (80 km breakaway, before finishing 3rd in the sprint), the Sunweb rider took a splendid victory with great mastery.
After having benefited from the collective work and in particular the launch pad made up of Soren Kragh Andersen, Tiesj Benoot from a very active and very enterprising training, whether it is to lead the sprints for Cees Bol, or to appear in good blows.
Irresistible, Marc Hirschi broke away 28 km from the finish (“My teammates toughened up the race, I just had to place an attack and go full speed”).
"It's a hell of a big number, he deserved to win"
Julian Alaphilippe
"It's a hell of a big number, he deserved to win", greeted Julian Alaphilippe who tried to shine in the final.
Hirschi recounts an end of the race that he will not forget.
“Until the last mile, I couldn't believe it.
From the two previous experiences, I had retained a lot of doubts and I doubted I could win this time, after having come so close.
I was sad after Laruns (9th stage) and at the same time this stage gave me confidence.
As I crossed the line, I was taken by a lot of emotions. ”
2018 World Champion
Sunweb revolved around the stage victory (the Dutchman Cees Bol 3rd in Nice of the 1st stage, 2nd of the 5th stage, in addition to the two attempts of Hirschi), the world champion Espoirs 2018 emphasizes: “The state of he spirit is very good.
He has a lot of exchanges.
We are not afraid to put criticism on the table.
We all ride for each other.
This victory is just the beginning… ”
As everything goes very quickly, Marc Hirschi tries to project himself and moves forward: “Next year, I am thinking of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Tour of Lombardy, this kind of races.
Later, when the engine gets bigger, I'll see what I can do on the grand tours or the Tour de Suisse, but first I have to learn the basics of the profession of a professional racer. "
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