Development Team Sunweb’s Marc Hirschi (SWI) has taken the U23 rainbow stripes after a stellar dominant performance in Innsbruck, Austria today. Signed to the team’s WorldTour program from 2019, 20-year-old Hirschi was in a three-man decisive move at the front of the race in the final 15 kilometres, perfectly timing his attack on the descent to solo away from his companions and take the U23 world road race title.
Speaking after his win, Hirschi said: “We were really strong throughout the race as a team. We knew the descent well, but thought it would be too easy to attack and make the difference there. I knew I could win from a sprint in a small group, but I decided to attack because of the tailwind and corners in the final kilometres. Throughout the race I was always in the perfect groups and had enough energy left for the final. I can’t believe it, it’s amazing.”
Team Sunweb coach Sebastian Deckert (GER) said: “We are all really happy and super proud of Marc and what he did today. He has been on a high level throughout the season and he has consistently shown how strong he is; to win this is just ‘wow’. The whole Swiss team did a great job today. Marc behaved tactically to perfection, and showed just how well he knows his own body. His attack was timed brilliantly and he showed that he knows exactly what to do. This is a great finish to his time as an U23 rider as he moves up to the WorldTour with us next year.”
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