Jan Hirt

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

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.

In 2016, Hirt again competed in the Tour of Austria where he won the fourth stage to move into the lead of the GC. He started the next stage with a 1:17 lead over second-placed Guillaume Martin, a gap which he held to the end of the competition three days later. 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 and in August signed a two-year deal with for the 2018 season. Cyclingnews.com described Hirt as a "key GC addition" to the team.

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.

After two seasons with, Hirt joined for one year before moving to  in 2021. The following year, he took his first wins since 2016 and the biggest of his career at the Tour of Oman, winning stage five and the overall classification. 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 MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Road race, National Junior Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall GP Général Patton
 * 1st Stage 2


 * 2012
 * 5th Overall Okolo Slovenska
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 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 Jersey grey.svg Czech rider classification
 * 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 Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Austria
 * 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
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Czech rider classification


 * 2022 (3)
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall Tour of Oman
 * 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