{"id":3638,"date":"2022-10-17T14:48:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T12:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/?p=3638"},"modified":"2022-10-17T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T12:48:36","slug":"hirschi-on-veneto-classic-victory-i-hope-i-come-back-next-season-on-the-same-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/2022\/10\/17\/hirschi-on-veneto-classic-victory-i-hope-i-come-back-next-season-on-the-same-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Hirschi on Veneto Classic Victory: \u2018I hope I come back next season on the same level\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Swiss star had his 2022 season delayed by an injury and experienced more subsequent troubles along the way. However, he did manage to end on a high note with a Veneto classic victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Marc Hirschi had a splendid 2020 season, making a splash at the Tour with impressive attacks and winning a stage, and later added a bronze medal at the Worlds and also won at the Fl\u00e8che Wallonne. However, just days into the 2021 season, he was released from Team DSM and was affected by a series of injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to compare,\u201d Hirschi told<\/a> reporters after the race. \u201cIn 2020, I was in a different role, it was a short season, and I had a good preparation with the corona time because I could do a lot of kilometres,\u201d Hirschi said. \u201cSo overall, I\u2019m really happy. It was better than I expected after the injury so I\u2019m happy with the season so I hope I can take this level with me into the next season, continue like this and maybe take a step to win a big race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hirschi appeared at the 2021 Tour as well. However, it was only after Matteo Trentin contracted Covid that he was selected for the squad.<\/p>\n

\"Marc<\/a>
Hirschi in action at the 2022 Tour. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI was four weeks in the altitude camp, and I invested a lot of effort, but after I got Covid at the Tour de Suisse, they said I couldn\u2019t go. I was really sad, but I could understand it because I wasn\u2019t 100%.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen Trentin got Covid, so they took me, but I was just not good enough. I kept hoping I\u2019d get better the next day because we didn\u2019t have a lot of riders, so it was important I stayed there, but in the end, I didn\u2019t get better, and I also had a knee injury from a crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the Tour, I did one month of a break and then I could build up again. Towards the end of the season, that really helped me because I was fresher, both physically and mentally, so I was really ready for these races.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I hope I have a good winter. And then I hope I come back next season on the same level as now.\u201d<\/p>\n

We hope so as well, Marc! Wish you all the best.<\/p>\n

2022 Veneto Classic results<\/h4>\n

1. Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) – 04:39:54
\n2. Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates) + 10
\n3. Nicola Conci (Alpecin-Deceuninck) + 29
\n4. Stefano Oldani (Alpecin-Deceuninck) + 33
\n5. Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) + 33
\n6. Mathias Vacek (Trek-Segafredo) + 33
\n7. Francesco Busatto (General Store-Essegibi-F.Ili Curia) + 33
\n8. R\u00e9my Rochas (Cofidis) + 33
\n9. Andreas Kron (Lotto Soudal) + 39
\n10. Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) + 42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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