“I trained well this winter but the first race is always special" - Marc Hirschi arrives at Tudor in style with stunning one-day win
CyclingMonday, 27 January 2025 at 15:30
Marc Hirschi has officially arrived at the Tudor Pro Cycling Team! In his very first race for his new team, the Swiss one-day specialist stormed to a stunning victory at the 2025 Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana on Sunday afternoon in Spain.
“I felt good all day: the plan was to go solo on the final climb but the pace was so high already and my legs didn’t allow it, so I went with my own pace and caught them at the top," reflected the Swiss rider afterwards in a press release on the official website of the Tudor Pro Cycling Team, with the 'them' mentioned being Christian Scaroni, Santiago Buitrago and former UAE Team Emirates - XRG teammate, Jan Christen.
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In the end, it all came down to a sprint for the line with Scaroni, and Hirschi proved quickest. "I knew I had a good sprint, so I stayed calm and worked with the guys until it was time," he explains. "It worked out perfectly, and I’m really happy to take my first win in the Tudor jersey.”
And so, Hirschi starts life at Tudor just as he ended his UAE career, winning one-day races. “I trained well this winter but the first race is always special, you never really know where your stand. I now look forward to next week in Mallorca where we have a strong team,” concludes the 26-year-old.
Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 2025 - Results:
| 1 | Hirschi Marc | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 125 | 04:26:31 |
| 2 | Scaroni Cristian | XDS Astana Team | 85 | + 02 |
| 3 | Morgado António | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 70 | + 07 |
| 4 | Buitrago Santiago | Bahrain Victorious | 60 | + 07 |
| 5 | Christen Jan | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 50 | + 25 |
| 6 | Charmig Anthon | XDS Astana Team | 40 | + 26 |
| 7 | Champoussin Clément | XDS Astana Team | 35 | + 26 |
| 8 | Pinarello Alessandro | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | 30 | + 26 |
| 9 | Haig Jack | Bahrain Victorious | 25 | + 26 |
| 10 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta | 20 | + 26 |
| 11 | Fagundez Eric | Burgos Burpellet BH | 15 | + 26 |
| 12 | Fernandez Ruben | Sabgal - Anicolor Cycling Team | 10 | + 26 |
| 13 | Svestad-Bårdseng Embret | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | 5 | + 26 |
| 14 | Berrade Urko | Equipo Kern Pharma | 5 | + 26 |
| 15 | Velasco Simone | XDS Astana Team | 5 | + 32 |
| 16 | García Cortina Iván | Movistar Team | 3 | + 32 |
| 17 | Molenaar Alex | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 3 | + 36 |
| 18 | Berckmoes Jenno | Lotto | 3 | + 36 |
| 19 | Aranburu Alex | Cofidis | 3 | + 36 |
| 20 | Agirre Jon | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3 | + 36 |
| 21 | Silva Thomas | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 3 | + 36 |
| 22 | Braz Afonso Clément | Groupama-FDJ | 3 | + 36 |
| 23 | Brunel Alexys | Team TotalEnergies | 3 | + 36 |
| 24 | Guardeño Jaume | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 3 | + 36 |
| 25 | Chumil Sergio | Burgos Burpellet BH | 3 | + 36 |
| 26 | Double Paul | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 36 | |
| 27 | Parra José Félix | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 36 | |
| 28 | Costiou Ewen | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 36 | |
| 29 | Söderqvist Jakob | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | + 01:00 | |
| 30 | Gruel Thibaud | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:02 | |
| 31 | Galván Francisco | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 01:02 | |
| 32 | Livyns Arjen | Lotto | + 01:02 | |
| 33 | Serrano Gonzalo | Movistar Team | + 01:02 | |
| 34 | Crescioli Ludovico | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 01:02 | |
| 35 | Latour Pierre | Team TotalEnergies | + 01:02 | |
| 36 | Kudus Merhawi | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 01:02 | |
| 37 | Sagrado Perez Alvaro | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 01:02 | |
| 38 | Tolio Alex | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 01:02 | |
| 39 | Zana Filippo | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:02 | |
| 40 | Formolo Davide | Movistar Team | + 01:02 | |
| 41 | Bizkarra Mikel | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 01:05 | |
| 42 | Garcia Carlos | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 01:05 | |
| 43 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:28 | |
| 44 | Rojas Vicente | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 01:28 | |
| 45 | Leidert Louis | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | + 01:28 | |
| 46 | Girard Damien | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 01:30 | |
| 47 | Frydkjær Patrick | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | + 01:32 | |
| 48 | Baroncini Filippo | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 01:32 | |
| 49 | de la Calle Hugo | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 01:32 | |
| 50 | Milesi Lorenzo | Movistar Team | + 01:32 | |
| 51 | Barrenetxea Jon | Movistar Team | + 01:32 | |
| 52 | Mifsud Andrea | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 01:32 | |
| 53 | Guernalec Victor | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 01:32 | |
| 54 | Lastra Jonathan | Cofidis | + 01:32 | |
| 55 | Sepulveda Eduardo | Lotto | + 01:32 | |
| 56 | Martinelli Alessio | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 01:32 | |
| 57 | Martín Gotzon | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 01:34 | |
| 58 | Wenzel Mats | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 01:38 | |
| 59 | Crommelinck Melvin | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 01:38 | |
| 60 | Tercero Fernando | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 01:38 | |
| 61 | Paletti Luca | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 01:38 | |
| 62 | Garcia Soriano Jose Maria | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 01:38 | |
| 63 | Scalco Matteo | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 01:42 | |
| 64 | Capron Rémi | Van Rysel-Roubaix | + 01:46 | |
| 65 | Donie Milan | Lotto | + 01:47 | |
| 66 | Jarnet Maxime | Van Rysel-Roubaix | + 01:52 | |
| 67 | Germani Lorenzo | Groupama-FDJ | + 02:16 | |
| 68 | Zoccarato Samuele | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 03:50 | |
| 69 | Penhoët Paul | Groupama-FDJ | + 04:07 | |
| 70 | Sevilla Diego | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 04:39 | |
| 71 | Serrano Javier | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 04:39 | |
| 72 | Knight Oliver | Cofidis | + 04:39 | |
| 73 | Segaert Alec | Lotto | + 04:39 | |
| 74 | Bonnet Thomas | Team TotalEnergies | + 04:39 | |
| 75 | Alleno Clément | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 04:39 | |
| 76 | Molly Kenny | Van Rysel-Roubaix | + 04:39 | |
| 77 | Guérin Alexis | Sabgal - Anicolor Cycling Team | + 04:39 | |
| 78 | De Pretto Davide | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 04:47 | |
| 79 | Pedrero Antonio | Movistar Team | + 04:49 | |
| 80 | Turconi Filippo | VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè | + 04:54 | |
| 81 | Sambinello Enea | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 04:54 | |
| 82 | Jacobs Johan | Groupama-FDJ | + 05:22 | |
| 83 | Madouas Valentin | Groupama-FDJ | + 05:22 | |
| 84 | Hänninen Jaakko | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 05:22 | |
| 85 | Warbasse Lawrence | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 05:22 | |
| 86 | Mohoric Matej | Bahrain Victorious | + 05:22 | |
| 87 | Eriksson Lucas | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 05:22 | |
| 88 | Barceló Fernando | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 05:22 | |
| 89 | Guernalec Thibault | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 05:22 | |
| 90 | Ferron Valentin | Cofidis | + 05:22 | |
| 91 | Arcas Jorge | Movistar Team | + 05:43 | |
| 92 | Schwarzbacher Matthias | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 05:43 | |
| 93 | Garcia Pablo | Team Polti VisitMalta | + 05:43 | |
| 94 | Retegi Mikel | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 05:43 | |
| 95 | Planckaert Baptiste | Van Rysel-Roubaix | + 06:13 | |
| 96 | Cavia Daniel | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 07:27 | |
| 97 | Engelhardt Felix | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 07:27 | |
| 98 | Capiot Amaury | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 07:27 | |
| 99 | Kluckers Arthur | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 07:27 | |
| 100 | Mintegi Iker | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 07:36 | |
| 101 | Juillard Maximilien | Van Rysel-Roubaix | + 08:10 | |
| 102 | Ballerini Davide | XDS Astana Team | + 09:33 | |
| 103 | Narbonne-Zuccarelli Axel | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 09:38 | |
| 104 | Bessega Andrea | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | + 09:38 | |
| 105 | Fito Ricard | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 09:38 | |
| 106 | Barthe Cyril | Groupama-FDJ | + 09:38 | |
| 107 | Guillon Célestin | Van Rysel-Roubaix | + 09:38 | |
| 108 | Kajamini Florian | XDS Astana Team | + 09:38 | |
| 109 | Lopez Joseba | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 09:38 | |
| 110 | Prades Eduard | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 09:38 | |
| 111 | Esparza Unai | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 09:38 | |
| 112 | Jousseaume Alan | Team TotalEnergies | + 09:38 | |
| 113 | Bol Cees | XDS Astana Team | + 09:38 | |
| 114 | Samitier Sergio | Cofidis | + 09:38 | |
| 115 | Peñuela Francisco | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 09:38 | |
| 116 | Juul-Jensen Christopher | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 09:38 | |
| 117 | Sütterlin Jasha | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 09:38 | |
| 118 | Wood Harrison | Sabgal - Anicolor Cycling Team | + 09:38 | |
| 119 | Ries Michel | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 11:37 | |
| 120 | Martinez Garcia Victor | Sabgal - Anicolor Cycling Team | + 14:01 | |
| 121 | Mayrhofer Marius | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 14:01 | |
| 122 | Grindley Seb | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | + 14:01 | |
| 123 | Milan Matteo | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | + 14:01 | |
| 124 | Sutton Louis | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 14:01 | |
| 125 | Biermans Jenthe | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 14:01 | |
| 126 | Veistroffer Baptiste | Lotto | + 14:01 | |
| 127 | Kockelmann Mathieu | Lotto | + 14:01 | |
| 128 | Etxeberria Haimar | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 14:01 | |
| 129 | Curto Pellicer Edgar | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 14:01 | |
| 130 | Vadic Baptiste | Team TotalEnergies | + 14:01 | |
| 131 | Turgis Anthony | Team TotalEnergies | + 14:01 | |
| 132 | Dujardin Sandy | Team TotalEnergies | + 14:01 | |
| 133 | Reis Rafael | Sabgal - Anicolor Cycling Team | + 14:01 | |
| 134 | Aznar Unai | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 14:01 | |
| 135 | Trueba Sergio | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 14:01 | |
| 136 | Ariño Bolinches Gonzalo | Illes Balears Arabay Cycling | + 14:01 | |
| 137 | Freire Marcos | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 14:01 | |
| 138 | Lienhard Fabian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 14:01 | |
| 139 | Wright Fred | Bahrain Victorious | + 14:01 | |
| 140 | De Marchi Alessandro | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 14:01 | |
| 141 | Morin Emmanuel | Van Rysel-Roubaix | + 14:01 | |
| 142 | Konijn Alexander | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 14:01 | |
| 143 | Pedersen Martin | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | + 14:01 |
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