Kirchen passes on Worlds

Kim Kirchen has decided to forego the UCI World Championships road race in Varese, Italy this Sunday. The Luxembourger was earmarked as one of the likely challengers for the title, but feels that his form is not at a standard to be competitive.

"My condition is not good enough at the moment to achieve a good result," he explained.

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