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Amgen Tour of California: Feb 14-22, 2009
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No. 35 - Kim Kirchen


Kim Kirchen
Team: High Road
DOB: 7/3/1978
Nationality: Luxembourg
Residence(s): Gonderange, Luxembourg
Height: 5'10" | Weight: 148
Pro Since: 2000
Website: kimkirchen.com
Past Pro Teams T-Mobile (2006-2007), Fasso Bortolo (2001-2005), De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa (2000)
 

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Career Highlights

  • 2007 7th Overall Tour de France - 3rd Overall Tour of Poland - 2nd overall Tour de Suisse - 3rd place Brabantse Pijl - 2nd Overall Tirenno-Adriatico - 3rd place Milano-Torino
  • 2006 1st Luxembourg National Championships - 1st Prologue winner Tour of Luxembourg
  • 2005 1st Overall Tour of Poland, 1st Trofeo Laigueglia
  • 2004 1st Luxembourg National Championships
  • 2003 1st Overall Tour of Holland

Interesting Facts

Two-time Luxembourg National Road Race champion Kim Kirchen is one of the sport’s most consistent European racers and has had multiple top ten stage finishes at the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. He has won several smaller stage races including the Tour of Poland, the Tour of Holland, and the Tour of Bern. He has also won Paris-Brussels and has been 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 standings. Last season he achieved an impressive 7th place overall finish in the Tour de France.