"We have plenty of cards to play in the team" - Marc Hirschi hoping UAE Team Emirates can benefit from numbers game at La Fleche Wallonne
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After a brilliant performance at the Amstel Gold Race, just missing out on victory to Tom Pidcock in the final sprint, Marc Hirschi hopes to go one better this afternoon at La Fleche Wallonne.
Having already won this race back in 2020, the Swiss has fond memories of his racing at La Fleche Wallonne. "It was really big for me to win here so it's super nice to be back," Hirschi reflects in his pre-race interview ahead of this year's edition. "It's a different race to Sunday, that was more left-right, up-and-down, whereas today is more about the pure legs."
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Part of a stacked UAE Team Emirates lineup that also includes Brandon McNulty, Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida, Hirschi is hopeful at least one of the team will be able to come away with the victory. "I recovered good but we have plenty of cards to play in the team," he assesses. "Hopefully, one of the guys will have super good legs today."
Can Hirschi be the one to triumph? "It's hard to say. There are many good riders here at the start but I'll give my best," he concludes. "If there's rain it could get really chaotic with everybody freezing and just wanting to survive but with Ayuso we have a very good card to play."
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
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