Kirchen

Kirchen is the first Luxembourg rider since Charly Gaul in 1958 to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour.

Kirchen takes yellow jersey; Italian wins Stage 6 2008

Kirchen is six seconds ahead of Evans and 16 ahead of Schumacher.

Kirchen takes yellow jersey; Italian wins Stage 6 2008

Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia-High Road, 5: 05. 14.

Astarloza wins Stage 16, Contador holds yellow 2009

Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia-High Road, 5: 05. 18.

Contador climbs to lead of Tour de France with Stage 15 win 2009

Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia-High Road, 3: 16. 19.

Haussler wins Stage 13; Armstrong remains third overall 2009

Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia-High Road, 3: 16. 20.

After flat Stage 12, riders look to stretch their legs in mountains 2009

Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia-High Road, 1: 55. 11.

Contador climbs to lead of Tour de France with Stage 15 win 2009

Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg, three-time former world titlist Oscar Freire of Spain and Scott Nydam of Sebastopol, Calif., all abandoned with undetermined injuries after crashing during the stage.

Leipheimer keeps lead as Cavendish wins fourth stage 2009

Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia-High Road, 3: 16. 20.

Cavendish wins Stage 11; Armstrong safely in group 2009

However, Kirchen, according to Het Nieuwsblad newspaper, has had a defibrillator implanted and is doing light training with a view to returning to the peloton.

Kim Kirchen reportedly eyes return to peloton after heart attack 2010