Kirchen sportsman of the year

Kim Kirchen has been voted Luxembourg's Sportsman of the Year, by the Luxembourg sports press. Kirchen was among three cyclists nominated for the award, including Fränk Schleck and Benoît Joachim, and was chosen after he won the Tour of Poland (plus a stage), GP Chiasso, Trofeo Laigueglia, and a stage in the Settimana Ciclista Internazionale Coppi-Bartali.