- Pascal Richard
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ridername = Pascal Richard
fullname = Pascal Richard
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|3|16
country = SUI
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discipline = Cyclo-cross/Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Climber
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majorwins = 1988 World cyclo-cross champion 1996 Olympic Road Race Champion
updated =July 23 ,2008 Pascal Richard (born
March 16 ,1964 inVevey ) is aFrench-speaking Swiss formerracing cyclist . He is most notable as a formerKing of the Mountains winner at theGiro d'Italia andOlympic Games gold medalist.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 classicsGiro di Lombardia in 1993 andLiège-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 1994Giro d'Italia . Also, he won Stage 12 of the1996 Tour de France and captured the overall titles in the 1994Tour de Suisse and the 1993 and 1994Tour de Romandie .Palmarès
;1984:Dagmersellen;1985:Aigle:Dagmersellen:GP Tell;1986:Aigle:SUI National Cyclo-cross Championship;1987:Aigle;1988:flagiconUCI World Cyclo-cross Championship;1989:Aigle:SUI National Cyclo-cross Championship:SUI 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 :SUI National Road Race Championship:Tour de Romandie :Trofeo dello Scalatore:Giro di Lombardia ;1994:Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau :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 :Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau :Trofeo Melinda :Giro d'Italia:::Winner stages 13 and 19;1996:Liège-Bastogne-Liège :goca Olympic Games Road Race:Giro d'Italia:::Winner stage 14:Tour de France:::Winner stage 12;1999:Chur - Arosa:Criterium d'AbruzzoExternal links
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NAME= Richard, Pascal
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH=1964-03-16
PLACE OF BIRTH=Vevey ,Switzerland
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