Team DSM and Marc Hirschi Suddenly Split

You’d think Marc Hirschi’s 2020 season would have teams doing anything to have him on board. He picked up a stage win at the Tour, as well as fan attention for his breathless attacking, and also won the Fleche Wallonne. He also finished second in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and third at the World Championships. It was quite something.

But surprisingly, Team DSM — formerly Team Sunweb — terminated his contract with immediate effect, a year before it was due to expire.

The reason? Well, uh. They don’t say. When we asked, they just told us, quite agonizingly, that “it has been agreed that the agreement will be terminated with immediate effect and that no further comments will be made.”

So who knows what the reason is. Maybe he ate the last pain au chocolat at a training camp. Maybe he said Dutch State Mines fucking suck and Belgian Private Mines are the way to go. Maybe it’s dOpInG. We just don’t know.

Team DSM have a talented group of riders despite the loss of Hirschi. Here’s wishing Marc every success at his next team.