Bicycle rider Marc Hirschi: highlights of an incredible month – sport

Marc Hirschi has been a promise for the future in Swiss cycling since winning the gold medal at the U-23 World Cup in 2018. That Ittiger, 22, exploded like this after the resumption of the cycling season in August, not even Hirschi would have dreamed of himself.

The Swiss’s achievements in the last month are impressive:

• A month ago to the day it took over a 2nd place in the 2nd stage of the Tour de France a first time to cause a stir.
• Hirschi participates in the ninth stage of the French national tour a long solo escape. But he is still up to date and in the end he is third.
• A few days later it still works: Hirschi wins the 12th and longest solo stage of the Tour de France. Secures the first Swiss victory in France since Fabian Cancellara 2012.
• At the end of the «Grande Boucle», Hirschi is called most combative driver Excellent.
• A week after the end of the Tour de France, another great highlight for the 22-year-old follows: Hirschi wins the bronze medal at the World Road Championships in Imola.

In the run-up to the Tour de France, Hirschi had been entrusted to a feat. It is impressive that the Bernese has been adding success to success for a month. And although he did not feel “particularly strong” in the Ardennes classic, he does not seem to have tired legs.

In the interview, he already looked towards the next highlight, which comes on Sunday. Hirschi will also participate in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. “Sure, I am one of the favorites to win now. But it’s a long race and it really lasts from the beginning, ”he said.