Marc Hirschi continues his cycling career with UAE Team Emirates. The talented Swiss signed a three-year contract with the team of Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on Saturday.
The 22-year-old Hirschi was initially under contract with Team DSM (the former Sunweb) until 2021, but on Tuesday the two parties broke up abruptly. Four days later, the revelation of 2020 is already in Abu Dhabi, where his new team is organizing a training camp.
“I want to thank my previous team for everything they have done for me over the past three years and I am very happy to join UAE Team Emirates. We have the same goals,” said Hirschi in a statement. statement of the squad.
Hirschi experienced his big breakthrough last cycling season. The 2018 junior world champion beautifully won a stage in the Tour de France, won the Flèche Wallonne and finished second in Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
At the end of September Hirschi also conquered bronze in the road race of the World Cycling Championships in Imola, Italy. He had to tolerate world champion Julian Alaphilippe and Wout van Aert for himself.
At UAE Team Emirates, Hirschi will join a team that includes Tour winner Pogacar. The WorldTour formation announced on Friday that all riders and staff members have been vaccinated against COVID-19 this week.
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