ACC CONTERN

RIDERS

	*Kim KIRCHEN* in deutscher Sprache
	*Kim KIRCHEN* en Français

Kim Kirchen

born on July 3, 1978 (Luxembourg)

licensed at ACC Contern between 1992 and 1997 and between 2001 and 2010

Kim has ridden his first race on March 29, 1992 in Dommeldange with the jersey of ACC Contern. He has finished it in 4th place in the category "cadets". Between 1998 and 2000, Kirchen rode for the semi-professionel italien "De Nardi" team, and this period in Italy has allowed him to get a contract with Fassa Bortolo. The rest of his career, Kim was licensed at the ACC Contern. Unfortunately, his brilliant career was brutally interrupted in 2010 due to heart problems.

Photo: team Katusha

Portraits

Palmares
	2010 elite with contract (Team Katusha)
	6th in the Trofeo Deià at the Challenge Mallorca
	2009 elite with contract (Team Columbia)
Photos: cyclingtime.com	Luxemburg National time-trial champion 9th overall at the Tour de Suisse 10th of a stage at the Tour de France stage winner at the Tour de Suisse 5th, 6th and 11th at stages of the Tour de Suisse
	2008 elite with contract (Team High Road)
Photos: acc contern / diariovasco.com / radsport.ch	winner of the Flèche Wallonne Luxemburgish National time-trial champion owner of the yellow jersey at the Tour de France (4 days) owner of the green jersey at the Tour de France (6 days) 8th overall at the Tour de France 2 times 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 11th of stages at the Tour de France 7th overall at the Tour de Suisse 7th overall at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco 12th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner of two stages at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco winner of a stage at the Tour de Suisse 2nd and 3rd of stages at the Tour de Suisse 4th overall at the Bayern-rundfahrt 4th, 9th and 12th of stages at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2nd of the points classification at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco 3rd at the points classification of the Tour de Suisse 8th and 11th of stages at the Bayern-rundfahrt 10th of a stage at the Tour of California 10th of a stage at the Criterium International owner of the yellow jersey at the Tour de Suisse (2 days)
	2007 elite with contract (Team T-Mobile)
Pictures: bettiniphoto.net / cyclingnews.com	winner of stage 15 at the Tour de France 2nd overall at the Tour de Suisse 2nd overall at Tirreno-Adriatico 3rd overall of the Tour de Pologne 4th of the Luxemburgish road-race Nationals 7th overall of the Tour de France 10th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège 13th at Milano - San Remo 14th at the Amstel Gold Race 4th, 8th, 10th, 13th and 15th at stages of the Tour de France 3rd of Milano-Torino 3rd of a stage at the Tour de Pologne 3rd of the Brabant Arrow 3rd, 5th, 6th and 11th of stages at the Tour de Suisse 3rd, 7th, 9th and 11th of stages at Tirreno-Adriatico 10th of a stage at the Volta a Catalunya 12th overall at the Tour of California 7th of a stage at the Tour of Qatar 6th of the points classification at Tirreno-Adriatico
	2006 elite with contract (Team T-Mobile)
Pictures: acc contern / velo101.com	*Luxemburish National road-race champion* winner of the porlogue of the Tour de Luxembourg 2 x 2nd at stages of the Tour du Luxembourg 2nd at the Gran Premio di Lugano 5th of a stage at the Deutschland-Tour 5th of a stage in the Volta ao Algarve 7th and 10th of stages at the Tour de Suisse winner of the points classification in the Tour de Luxembourg
	2005 elite with contract (Fassa Bortolo)
Pictures: bikeworld.pl Pictures: fassabortolo.com Pictures: acccontern / cyclingnews.com	*final overall winner of the Tour de Pologne* 2nd at the Flèche Wallonne 2nd at the Luxemburgish National road-race championships 4th and 6th of stages at the Tour de France 11th of the Amstel Gold Race 13th overall of Paris-Nice winner of the Trofeo Laigueglia winner of the GP Città di Chiasso stage winner in the Tour de Pologne stage winner at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali winner of the TTT at the Settimana Coppi e Bartali with Fassa Bortolo 2nd at the Coppa Placci 3rd and 10th at stages of Paris-Nice 8th overall in the Tour Méditéranéen winner of the points classification in the Tour de Pologne 3rd and 5th of stages in the Tour de Luxembourg 3rd and 8th of stages at the Tour Méditéranéen 5th of the points classification at the Tour Méditéranéen
	2004 elite with contract (Fassa Bortolo)
Pictures: jckoetz / cyclingnews.com	*Luxemburgish National road race champion* 2nd, 5th and 8th of stages in the Tour de France 6th of the road-race at the Olympic Games in Athens stage winner at the Tour de Luxembourg 2nd, 5th, 7th and 10th in stages of Paris-Nice 3rd and 2 x 4th of stages at the Tour de Suisse 4th in a stage of the Tour of Holland winner of the Gala Tour de France / GP de la Ville de Luxembourg
	2003 elite with contract (Fassa Bortolo)
Pictures: www.cyclingnews.com	*winner of Paris-Bruxelles* 4th overall of the Tour de Suisse 7th, 8th, 10th, 14th, 15th and 16th of stages at the Giro d'Italia 16th overall of Paris-Nice 17th of Milan-San Remo 2 x 2nd as well as 3rd and 7th of stages at the Tour de Suisse 4th overall at the Tour des Régions Wallonnes 4th of a stage in the Tour of Holland 5th at the National road-race championships 6th, 10th and 12th in stages of Paris-Nice 8th of the Flèche Brabançonne 11th at the Het Volk winner of the team-time-trial at the Tour Méditéranéen (Fassa Bortolo) 3rd at the Critérium - Gala Tour de France 3rd of a stage in the Tour des Régions Wallonnes 3rd in the points classification at the Tour de Suisse 3rd in the Best young rider classification at Paris-Nice
	2002 elite with contract (Fassa Bortolo)
Pictures: cyclingnews.com / fassabortolo.com / gruppetto.com	*overall winner of the Tour de Hollande* 4th and 8th of stages at the Tour de Suisse winner of the Berner-rundfahrt 2nd of the last stage at the Tour of Holland 3rd overall at the Settimana Cyclista Lombarda 5th overall at the Tour de Luxembourg 9th at Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne 2nd of the best climber classification at Paris-Nice 2nd at the Gala Tour de France 3rd, 4th and 7th of stages at the Settimana Cyclista Lombarda 4th, 5th and 6th of stages in the Tour de Luxembourg 5th and 10th at stages of the Regio Tour 9th in a stage of the Giro Riviera Ligure
	2001 elite avec contract (Fassa Bortolo)
	*stage winner at the Tour de Luxembourg* 2nd of the Luxemburgish National time-trial championships 3rd of the Luxemburgish National road-race championships winner of the points classification at the Tour de Luxembourg 3rd at the Gala Tour de France 3rd and 5th at stages of the Tour de Luxembourg 3rd and 2 x 5th of stages in the Tour de Pologne 4th overall at the Tour de Pologne 11th of the Brixia Tour
	2000 U23 (De Nardi)
Picture: kirchen	4th of the World road championships 16th overall at the Giro d'Italia U23 winner of the Trofeo Banca Populare Piva stage winner at the Tour of Slovenia 2nd overall at the Tour of Slovenia 2nd of the GP Wilhelm Tell 2nd at Rund um Eisenstadt 2nd at the Luxemburgish National time-trial championships 4th overall at the Jadranska Magistrala 6th in a stage at the Giro d'Italia 9th overall in the Giro delle Regioni 9th at Paris-Tours U23 12th overall at the Ytong Bohemia Tour winner of the U23 classification at the Tour of Slovenia winner of the U23 classification at the Ytong Bohemio Tour winner of a race in Manom 4th in a tage at the Tour of Slovenia 4th in a tage at the Jadranska Magistrala 7th of the world military cyclo-cross championships
	1999 U23 (De Nardi)
Pictures: kirchen	Luxemburgish National road-race champion Luxemburgish National cyclo-cross champion overall winner of the Flèche du Sud 4th of the World road championships winner of 2 stages at the Flèche du Sud winner of the Grand-Prix Ostfenster winner of the Grand-Prix François Faber winner of the Gran premio Bonaldo Bosco Di Orsago winner of the Coppa di Citta San Daniele 2nd at the Circuito del Terme-Cimetta 2nd at the Circuito di Colle Umberta 3rd at the memioral Danillo Furlan 3rd in a stage of the Circuit des Mines 4th in a stage of the Circuit des Mines 4th at the Transalsace 4th in the Trofeo de Gasperi 6th of a race in Mendrisiotto 6th of a stage at the Transalsace 10th of the Piccola Milano San-Remo 2nd in the time-trial of the games of small european nations 2nd of a cyclo-cross in Alzingen 3rd in the road-race of the games of small european nations 3rd of a cyclo-cross in Rumelange
	1998 U23 (De Nardi)
	5th of Paris-Tours espoirs 10th overall in the Flèche du Sud 15th overall in the Tour of Slovakia winner of the Grand-Prix Ostfenster 2nd, 7th and 2 x 8th of stages in the Tour of Slovakia 4th at a stage of the Flèche du Sud 5th of the National road-race championships
	1997 U23 (ACC Contern)
	2nd overall of a race in Kopstal 3rd at a stage of the Tour de Moselle 2nd and 3rd of stages in Kopstal
	1996 juniors (ACC Contern)
Photos: kirchen	winner of the Grand-prix Patton Luxemburgish National road-race champion 3rd overall in the Niedersachsen-rundfahrt 6th overall in the Three days of Groot-Axel 6th overall at the Tour de Lorraine stage winner in the Grand-prix Patton stage winner in the Tour de Lorraine 3rd of a stage at the Tour de Lorraine 4th of a stage in the Grand-prix Patton best climber of the Grand-prix Patton best climber of the Niedersachsen-rundfahrt winner of the regional centrum championships winner in Dippach winner in Esch 2nd at the Journée Nationale de la Bicyclette 2nd of a race in Leudelange 3rd of a race in Harlue
	1995 juniors (ACC Contern)
	3rd of the National road-race championships 4th overall at the Grand-prix Patton 3rd of the GP Ostfenster 4th and 6th of stages in the Grand-prix Patton winner of a race in Cessange 2nd in Diekirch 2nd in Kopstal
	1994 beginners (ACC Contern)
Pictures: kirchen	winner of the Grand-Prix Comat winner of La Charly Gaul (B-race) 2nd of the National road-race championships 2nd of the National cyclo-cross championships winner of a cyclo-cross in Pétange winner of the regional championships in Echternach winner in Alzingen winner in Schuttrange winner in Bertrange 2nd in Schifflange 2nd in Kopstal 2nd in Leudelange 2nd in Dommeldange 2nd of a cyclo-cross in Muhlenbach 3rd in Tétange 3rd in Differdange
	1993 beginners (ACC Contern)
Picture: kirchen	2nd at the cycling festival in Mondorf 2nd at the Trophée Menn Bruch (cyclo-cross) 2nd in Alzingen 3rd in Schifflange 3rd in Differdange 3rd in Esch 3rd at the cyclo-cross in Dommeldange
	1992 cadets (ACC Contern)
Pictures: kirchen	winner of the Grand-prix FSCL 3rd of the Luxemburgish road-race championships winner of a race in Alzingen 2nd in Bertrange 2nd in Dommeldange 2nd in Alzingen 2nd in Esch 3rd in Schifflange 3rd in Leudelange 3rd in Mondercange

Images: kirchen

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