{{Short description|Luxembourgish cyclist (born 1992)}} {{distinguish|Alex Hirsch}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Alex Kirsch | image = Leuven - Brabantse Pijl, 15 april 2015, vertrek (B092).JPG | image_size = | caption = Kirsch in April 2015 | fullname = Alex Kirsch | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | height = 1.94 m | weight = 75 kg | currentteam = {{UCI team code|TFS}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2011 | amateurteam1 = UC Dippach | amateuryears2 = | amateurteam2 = | proyears1 = 2012–2014 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|LET|2012}} | proyears2 = 2014 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TFR|2014}} ''(stagiaire)'' | proyears3 = 2015 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|CUL|2015}} | proyears4 = 2016 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|SSG|2016}} | proyears5 = 2017–2018 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|WBC|2017}} | proyears6 = 2019– | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2019}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=Trek Bicycle Corporation|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=27 December 2018|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-announce-complete-2020-mens-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=9 November 2019|accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref> | majorwins = '''One-day races and Classics''' :{{nowrap|National Road Race Championships (2023)}} :National Time Trial Championships (2023) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{LUX}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's road cycling }} {{MedalCompetition | Games of the Small States of Europe }} {{MedalGold | Andorra la Vella 2025 | Team road race }} {{MedalSilver | Luxembourg 2013 | Time trial }} {{MedalSilver | Andorra la Vella 2025 | Time trial }} {{MedalSilver | Andorra la Vella 2025 | Road race }} }} '''Alex Kirsch''' (born 12 June 1992 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|TFS men}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|title=Trek - Segafredo|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=2 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|archivedate=2 January 2021}}</ref> He was the 2023 Luxembourg National Champion in both the Road Race and Time Trial, and has competed in the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2012 : 1st {{cjersey|luxembourg}} Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2013 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|luxembourg}} Road race ::1st {{cjersey|luxembourg}} Time trial : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour : 1st {{cjersey|polkadot}} Mountains classification, Flèche du Sud ;2014 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|luxembourg}} Road race ::1st {{cjersey|luxembourg}} Time trial : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux : 7th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften : 9th Overall Tour de Normandie : 10th Ster van Zwolle ;2016 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd Time trial : 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 6th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy ;2017 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd Time trial : 2nd Le Samyn : 9th Overall Ster ZLM Toer : 9th Binche–Chimay–Binche ;2018 : National Road Championships ::2nd Time trial ::2nd Road race : 6th Le Samyn : 9th Tour de l'Eurométropole ;2019 : 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues ;2020 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 7th Le Samyn ;2021 : National Road Championships ::3rd Time trial ::4th Road race ;2023 <small>(2 pro wins)</small> : National Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|luxembourg}} Road race ::1st {{cjersey|luxembourg}} Time trial ;2024 : 3rd Overall Tour de Wallonie : 5th Overall Tour de la Provence : 10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships : 10th E3 Saxo Classic {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | 96 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France | — | — | — | DNF | 115 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} Vuelta a España | 125 | — | 120 | 119 | — |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirsch, Alex}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Luxembourgian male cyclists Category:Cyclists from Luxembourg City Category:European Games competitors for Luxembourg Category:Cyclists at the 2015 European Games Category:Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic cyclists for Luxembourg Category:21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen