Jan Hirt Archives

Israel–Premier Tech Looks Good to Return to Top Level

November 15, 2024 at 1:25 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

It seems fairly certain that the Pro team Israel–Premier Tech will make the jump to WorldTour status in 2026, after a three-year absence from the top level. Israel’s first – and so far only – elite cycling team currently ranks 11th on UCI’s World Team…

Covid Strikes the 2023 Giro

May 17, 2023 at 10:53 am4 min reading

Road cycling

On May 5, the World Health Organization announced that Covid-19 was no longer a public health emergency of international concern. Less than ten days later, on May 14, the GC leader of the Giro d’Italia, Remco Evenepoel, of the Belgian team Soudal–Quick-Step announced that he…

Jan Hirt Wins Stage 16 of the Giro as Carapaz Holds Onto the Overall Lead

May 25, 2022 at 8:12 am4 min reading

Road cycling

The Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert rider became only the eighth Czech to ever win a stage of a Grand Tour. Jan Hirt also became only the fifth rider from Czechia to win at the Giro d’Italia.