"With me at the front and Tadej in the second group, it was a perfect situation for us" - Marc Hirschi on Coppa Sabatini triumph
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Marc Hirschi recorded his sixth victory of the season today. In Italy he won the Coppa Sabatini, after a strong team performance from UAE Emirates.
"This is a super tough race," Hirschi said in the flash interview afterwards. "I also rode here last year, so I already knew that," continued the 25-year-old rider. "I knew the course and knew that the race always starts early."
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That indeed happened. About fifty kilometers from the finish, a strong leading group had emerged, with four men from UAE Emirates: Davide Formolo, George Bennett, Tadej Pogacar and Hirschi himself. "It was good that we were with four riders. Then I had Tadej behind me, so he could let himself be carried along. I was in front of it, that was a perfect situation for us. It was great to win."
Hirschi has already had a party five times before this season. He won a stage and the final classification of the Tour of Hungary, was the best in the Giro dell'Appennino, became Swiss road champion and won the Prueba Villafranca – Ordiziako Klasika. His next races are the Memorial Marco Pantani (Sep 16), Trofeo Matteotti (Sep 17) and the Skoda Tour Luxembourg (Sep 20-24). "Then I will end my season with some Italian classics," he added.
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Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
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Hirschi takes 50th season victory for #UAETeamEmirates 🇦🇪 at #CoppaSabatini. 💬 @MarcHirschi :“It was a super hard race. I’m really happy with the win and that Tadej could also climb on the podium. It’s a great result for the team.”#WeAreUAE Full story: uaeteamemirates.com/hirschi-takes-…
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