Jan Hirt

Jan Hirt (born 21 January 1991) is a Czech professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .

Career Hirt joined in 2012 as a stagiaire, later becoming a member of the team in 2013 before moving to the following year. During the 2014 season, he came third in the general classification (GC) of the Tour Alsace, four seconds behind Jack Haig and ten seconds behind winner Karel Hnik. In 2015, Hirt moved to where he competed in the Tour of Austria, Tour de Suisse, Tour of Turkey, Volta a Catalunya, Tour de Pologne, and the Il Lombardia in the same year. He achieved success in Austria, coming second on the fourth stage to move to the top of the GC before moving down to third where he later finished. However, Hirt did not finish the Il Lombardia. He also competed in the Abu Dhabi Tour, Tour de Suisse, Tour of Turkey, Volta a Catalunya, and the Il Lombardia, where he again did not finish. In 2017, Hirt competed in his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia where he placed 12th in the GC. He also competed in the Tour de Suisse, Tour de Pologne, and the Volta a Catalunya

In 2018, Hirt competed in two Grand Tours, the Vuelta a España and the Giro, where he finished 74th and 46th, respectively. He also competed in the Il Lombardia, Volta a Catalunya, Tour of Oman, and the Tour of the Alps, where he finished 10th in the GC. Three months later, in May, he won stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia, ultimately finishing 6th overall.

In 2023, Hirt joined on a two-year contract. At the 2024 Tour of Oman, he finished second overall, 19 seconds off Adam Yates.

Major results

2008 1st Stage 4 Tour du Pays de Vaud 2009

1st Stage 2 2012 5th Overall Okolo Slovenska

9th Overall Czech Cycling Tour 2013 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour 2nd Overall Peace Race U23 4th Overall Tour Alsace 7th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda 8th Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan 1st Stage 4 2014 3rd Overall Tour Alsace 3rd Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje 6th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich 8th Overall Czech Cycling Tour

1st Stage 3 2015 3rd Overall Tour of Austria 8th Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Czech Republic 8th Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Polski 10th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich 2016 (2 pro wins)

1st Stage 4 2017 3rd Overall Tour of Croatia 5th Overall Czech Cycling Tour 6th Pro Ötztaler 5500 2018 10th Overall Tour of the Alps 2019 5th Overall Tour de Suisse 7th Overall Tour of the Alps 2021 7th Overall Czech Cycling Tour

2022 (3)

1st Stage 5 5th Road race, National Road Championships 6th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 16 2024 2nd Overall Tour of Oman 8th Overall Giro d'Italia 2026 9th Overall Czech Tour

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish