Kirchen offered new role at Katusha after heart attack

Katusha team manager Andrei Tchmil has visited Kim Kirchen in Luxembourg and offered him a new administrative role in the team following his heart attack during the Tour de Suisse.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.