Kim Kirchen
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| Kirchen at the 2006 Deutschland Tour | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Kim Kirchen |
| Date of birth | July 3, 1978 |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team High Road |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 1999–2000 | De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2001–2005 2006– |
Fassa Bortolo Team High Road |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France, 1 stage La Flèche Wallonne (2008) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| January 4, 2008 | |
Kim Kirchen (born July 3, 1978 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish road racing cyclist. Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and later with Fassa Bortolo (from 2001). For the 2006 cycling season, he joined the T-Mobile Team following the demise of the Fassa Bortolo team.
His first recorded race was in Dommeldange in 1992, and he had to wait until 2000 for his first professional victory when he won the Piva Col trophy. Kirchen was named the Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007, surpassing the achievement of fellow cyclist Charly Gaul and putting him fourth in the all-time stakes.
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[edit] Honours
- 2001 — Fassa Bortolo
- 1st place — Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 3
- 2002 — Fassa Bortolo
- 1st overall — Ronde van Nederland
- 1st overall — Tour de Berne
- 2003 — Fassa Bortolo
- 1st place — Paris-Brussels
- 4th place — Tour de Suisse
- 2004 — Fassa Bortolo
- Luxembourg National Road Race Champion
- 1st place — Tour de Luxembourg, Stage
- 6th place — Summer Olympics Road Race
- 2005 — Fassa Bortolo
- 1st overall — Tour de Pologne (and 1st in Points Classification and Stage 7)
- 1st place — GP Chiasso
- 1st place — Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1st Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale "Coppi e Bartali" stage 4
- 2nd place — La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd place — Coppa Placci
- 2006 — T-Mobile Team
- Luxembourg National Road Race Champion
- 1st Tour de Luxembourg Prologue
- 2007 — T-Mobile Team
- 7th overall — Tour de France
- 1st place — Stage 15, Tour de France
- 2nd overall — Tour de Suisse
- 3rd place — Brabantse Pijl
- 2nd overall — Tirreno-Adriatico
- 3rd overall — Tour de Pologne
- 2008 — Team High Road
- 1st place — Vuelta al País Vasco, Stage 2, Stage 4
- 1st place — La Flèche Wallonne
[edit] Tour de France results
[edit] Giro d'Italia
- 2003: 29th overall
[edit] External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Jeff Strasser |
Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by Jeff Strasser |
| Preceded by David Fiegen |
Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Fränk Schleck |
| Preceded by Fränk Schleck |
Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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| NAME | Kirchen, Kim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978-07-03 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
