Pascal Richard
 Richard at the 1998 Paris–Tours | |
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| Full name | Pascal Richard |
| Born | March 16, 1964 Vevey, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross/Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Major wins | |
| 1988 World cyclo-cross champion 1993 Tour de Romandie 1993 Swiss National Road Race Champion 1993 Giro di Lombardia 1994 Tour de Romandie 1994 Giro d'Italia - 1 stage, mountains classification 1994 Tour de Suisse 1995 Giro d'Italia - 2 stages 1996 Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1996 Giro d'Italia - 1 stage 1996 Tour de France - 1 stage 1996 Olympic Road Race Champion | |
Medal record | |
Pascal Richard (born March 16, 1964 in Vevey) is a French-speaking Swiss former racing cyclist. He is most notable as a former King of the Mountains winner at the Giro d'Italia and Olympic Games gold medalist. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1989 and 1993.[1]
Biography
In the beginning years of his career, he was a successful cyclo-cross cyclist, becoming world champion in this discipline in 1988. Later on, he switched to road-cycling, and showed a considerable talent for climbing. He won the classics Giro di Lombardia in 1993 and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1996. In 1996 he also gained Olympic gold after winning a sprint in a successful three-man breakaway in the men's road race.
In stage races, he did his best on mountain stages winning the "King of the Mountains" jersey in the 1994 Giro d'Italia. Also, he won Stage 12 of the 1996 Tour de France and captured the overall titles in the 1994 Tour de Suisse and the 1993 and 1994 Tour de Romandie.
Palmarès
- 1984
- Dagmersellen
- 1985
- Aigle
- Dagmersellen
- GP Tell
- 1986
- Aigle
Switzerland National Cyclo-cross Championship- 1987
- Aigle
- 1988
- World Cyclo-cross Championship
- 1989
- Aigle
- Switzerland National Cyclo-cross Championship
- Switzerland National Road Race Championship
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 16
- Azpeitia
- 1990
- Tre Valli Varesine
- 1991
- Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1993
- Giro del Lazio
- Giro della Romagna
- Switzerland National Road Race Championship
- Tour de Romandie
- Trofeo dello Scalatore
- Giro di Lombardia
- 1994
- Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- Tour de Romandie
- Tour de Suisse
- Tour du Lac Léman
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 21
Winner mountains classification
- 1995
- Giro del Lazio
- Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- Trofeo Melinda
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 13 and 19
- 1996
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Olympic Games Road Race- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 14
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 12
- 1999
- Chur - Arosa
- Criterium d'Abruzzo
References
- ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
External links
- Pascal Richard at Cycling Archives (archived)
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Categories:
- Swiss male cyclists
- Swiss Tour de France stage winners
- Cyclo-cross cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of Switzerland
- Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland
- Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swiss Giro d'Italia stage winners
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Vaud
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions (men)
- Tour de Suisse stage winners
- Tour de France cyclists
- Giro d'Italia cyclists