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Kim Kirchen

Key Stats

Nationality: Luxumbourger
Born: July 3, 1978
Hometown: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Residence: Gonderange, Luxembourg
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 148 pounds
Strengths: all around
Turned Pro: 2000

Palmares

Career Highlights:

2nd overall, Tour de Suisse 2007
two-time Luxembourg road champion (2004 and 2006)
7th overall, Tour de France 2007
2008
Five days in yellow, Tour de France
2nd, stages 2 and 4, Tour de France
4th, stage 7, Tour de France
5th, stage 6, Tour de France
10th, stage 3, Critérium International
7th overall, 2 stage wins, Pays Vasco

2007
2nd overall, Tirreno-Adriatico
2nd overall, Tour de Suisse
3rd overall, Tour de Pologne
3rd, Milano-Torino
3rd, stage 5, Tirreno-Adriatico
3rd, Brabantse Pijl
3rd, stage 3, Tour de Suisse
4th, stage 5, Tour de France
5th, stage 4, Tour de Suisse
6th, stage 7, Tour de Suisse
7th overall, Tour de France
7th, stage 5, Tour of Qatar
7th, stage 6, Tirreno-Adriatico
8th, stage 9, Tour de France
9th, stage 3, Tirreno-Adriatico
10th, Luik-Bastenaken-Luik
10th, stage 5, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
10th, stage 11, Tour de France

2006
1st, Luxembourg road championship
1st, prologue, Tour de Luxembourg
2nd, GP Lugano
2nd, stages 1 and 4, Tour de Luxembourg
5th, stage 5, Volta ao Algarve
5th, stage 2, Tour of Germany
6th, GP Chiasso
7th, stage 9, Tour de Suisse
10th, stage 4, Tour de Suisse

20051st, Trofeo Laigueglia
1st, GP Chiasso
1st, stage 4, Settimana Coppi-Bartali
1st, stage 7, Tour de Pologne
1st overall, Tour de Pologne
2nd, La Flèche Wallonne
2nd, Waalse Pijl
2nd, stage 6, Tour de Pologne
2nd, Coppa Placci
3rd, stage 2, Tour Mediterraneen
3rd, stage 7, Paris-Nice
3rd, stage 3, Tour de Luxembourg
4th, stage 8, Tour de France
5th, stage 4, Tour de Luxembourg
5th, stage 5, Tour de Pologne
6th, stage 6, Tour de France
6th, stage 8, Tour de Pologne
7th overall, Settimana Coppi-Bartali
8th, stage 3, Tour Mediterraneen
8th overall, Tour Mediterraneen
10th, stage 3, Paris-Nice

2004
1st, Luxembourg road championship
1st, stage 5, Tour de Luxembourg
2nd, stage 7, Parijs - Nice
2nd, stage 8, Tour de France
3rd, stage 8, Tour de Suisse
4th, stages 2 and 5, Tour de Suisse
4th, stage 6, Ronde van Nederland
5th, stage 6, Paris-Nice
5th, stage 3, Tour de France
6th, Olympic Games Road Race
7th, stage 3, Paris-Nice
8th, stage 10, Tour de France
10th, stage 8e, Paris-Nice

2003
1st, Paris-Brussels
2nd, stages 3 and 4, Tour de Suisse
3rd, stage 6, Tour de Suisse
3rd, stage 3, Ronde van het Waalse Gewest
4th, stage 1, Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
4th overall, Tour de Suisse
4th overall, Ronde van het Waalse Gewest
6th, stage 6, Parijs - Nice
7th, stage 10, Giro d’Italia
7th, stage 5, Tour de Suisse
8th, Brabantse Pijl
8th, stage 15, Giro d’Italia
10th, stage 12, Giro d’Italia

2002
1st overall, Tour de Berne
1st overall, Ronde van Nederland
2nd, stage 6, Ronde van Nederland
3rd, 4th overall, Settimana Ciclista Lombarda
3rd overall, Settimana Ciclista Lombarda
4th, stage 1, Settimana Ciclista Lombarda
4th, stage 3, Tour de Luxembourg
4th, stage 9, Tour de Suisse
5th, stage 5, Tour de Luxembourg
5th, stage 4, Regio-Tour International
6th, stage 1, Tour de Luxembourg
8th, stage 3, Tour de Suisse
9th, stage 4, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
9th, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
10th, stage 2, Tour de Luxembourg
10th overall, Regio-Tour International

2001
1st, stage 3, Tour de Luxembourg
2nd, Luxembourg time trial championship
3rd, stage 5, Tour de Luxembourg
3rd, stage 7, Tour de Pologne
3rd, Luxembourg road championship
4th overall, Tour de Pologne
5th, stage 6, Tour de Pologne
5th, stage 8, Tour de Pologne
10th, stage 5, Tour de Pologne