Kim Kirchen
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| Kirchen at the 2006 Deutschland Tour |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Kim Kirchen |
| Date of birth |
July 3, 1978 (1978-07-03) (age 30) |
| Country |
 Luxembourg |
| Team information |
| Current team |
Team Columbia |
| Discipline |
Road |
| Role |
Rider |
| Rider type |
All-rounder |
| Amateur team(s) |
| 1999–2000 |
De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa |
| Professional team(s) |
2001–2005
2006–2007
2008 |
Fassa Bortolo
T-Mobile Team
Team High Road/Columbia |
| Major wins |
Tour de France, 1 stage
La Flèche Wallonne (2008) |
| Infobox last updated on: |
| January 4, 2008 |
Kim Kirchen (born July 3, 1978 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourg road racing cyclist currently with Team Columbia. Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and later with Fassa Bortolo (from 2001). For the 2006 cycling season, he joined the T-Mobile Team (which was later redesignated Team Columbia) following the demise of the Fassa Bortolo team.
His first recorded race was in Dommeldange in 1992, and he had to wait until 2000 for his first professional victory when he won the Piva Col trophy. Kirchen was 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 stakes.
Honours
Tour de France results
- 2004: 63rd overall
- 2005: abandoned in the 11th stage
- 2007: 7th overall
- 2008: Overall leader (Yellow Jersey), July 10-13, 2008
Giro d'Italia
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