Alex Kirsch

Alex Kirsch
Kirsch in April 2015
Personal information
Full nameAlex Kirsch
Born (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 32)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamLidl–Trek
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2011UC Dippach
Professional teams
2012–2014Leopard–Trek Continental Team
2014Trek Factory Racing (stagiaire)
2015Cult Energy Pro Cycling
2016Stölting Service Group
2017–2018WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
2019–Trek–Segafredo[1][2]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2023)
National Time Trial Championships (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Luxembourg
Men's road cycling
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place Luxembourg 2013 Time trial

Alex Kirsch (born 12 June 1992 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[3] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[4]

Major results

2012
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2013
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
1st Mountains classification, Flèche du Sud
2014
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
7th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
9th Overall Tour de Normandie
10th Ster van Zwolle
2016
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
6th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
2017
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Le Samyn
9th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
9th Binche–Chimay–Binche
2018
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
2nd Road race
6th Le Samyn
9th Tour de l'Eurométropole
2019
8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
2020
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Le Samyn
2021
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
2023 (2 pro wins)
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2024
3rd Overall Tour de Wallonie
5th Overall Tour de la Provence
10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
10th E3 Saxo Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — — 96
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — DNF 115
A red jersey Vuelta a España 125 — 120 119 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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