Cycling: Hop Schwiiz! The Swiss dominated the U23 class road race in Innsbruck and were rewarded with the gold medal at the end of the day. Marc Hirschi was able to pull away with two companions from the decimated peloton around 20 kilometers from the finish line and with a courageous attack on the downhill complete the title at the World Cycling Championships. The Confederates had already taken the initiative in the person of Patrick Müller and Gino Mäder.
Little Switzerland dominates the U23 road race at the World Cycling Championships
The Swiss U23 team performed actively, dominantly and confidently at the World Cycling Championships in Innsbruck. From the start, the Confederates took the initiative and took part in both the tempo work and escape groups. With around 30 kilometers to go, they were already in a promising position when Patrick Müller Was part of a top duo and behind it with Gino Mader formed a chasing duo. So the favorite Belgians were forced to follow up, while the Swiss captain Marc Hirschi allowed to behave defensively.
This is the movement with the que @MarcHirschi 🇨🇭 ha ganado el maillot arcoiris sub-23. Chico intelligent.#InnsbruckTirol2018 pic.twitter.com/ziJ0CDAlqx
— Diego Vos ~ #InnsbruckTirol2018 🌈 (@diegovos_) September 28, 2018
Marc Hirschi makes a golden decision
When the four fugitives were caught, the Belgian captain sat down Bjorg Lambrecht the expected attack, but the Swiss Marc Hirschi and the Finns Jaakko Hänninen he couldn't shake off. When the trio already had a reassuring lead over the rest of the decimated peloton, Marc Hirschi launched his well thought-out attack on a descent. Since the two companions didn't expect it and completely slept through the start, there was immediately a large gap that could no longer be closed. The only thing left was the fight for second place, which the favorite Belgian Bjorg Lambrecht won. The Swiss secured himself behind the Finn Jaakko Hänninen Gino Mader rank four. countryman Patrick Müller completed an excellent Swiss result with ninth place. Best German was George Zimmerman at #14.
After a great move in the descent @MarcHirschi 🇨🇭takes the U23 World title! 🌈#InnsbruckTirol2018 pic.twitter.com/d4aY9boHDY
- UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 28, 2018
[…] Marc Hirschi to be known to all cycling fans. At that time, the now 21-year-old won the world championship gold medal in the U23 road race. The Swiss didn't need a lot of time to gain a foothold in the WorldTour. Finally […]