- Michael Rich (cyclist)
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Michael Rich Personal information Full name Michael Rich Born 9 November 1969
Freiburg, GermanyTeam information Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Time-Trialist Professional team(s) 1997–1998
1999–2006Saeco
Gerolsteiner[1][2]Medal recordCompetitor for Germany
Men's Road bicycle racing Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona Team Time Trial World Championships Silver 2000 Plouay Elite Time Trial Silver 2002 Heusden Elite Time Trial Silver 2004 Verona Elite Time Trial Bronze 2003 Hamilton Elite Time Trial Infobox last updated on
21 February 2010Michael Rich (born September 23, 1969 in Freiburg, Germany) is a professional road bicycle racer, who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial (100 km) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His winning teammates were Christian Meyer, Bernd Dittert and Uwe Peschel.
Rich is most famous for his individual time trial participations in the Grand Tours (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España). He is the father of two children.
Rich retired from racing in 2006.
Wins
- 1993 (Amateur)
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- 1 stage, Rapport-Tour
- 1994 (Amateur)
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- Overall, Rapport-Tour
- 1 stage, Regio-Tour
- 1996 (Amateur)
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- 2 stages, Rapport-Tour
- 1999
- 1 stage win, Regio-Tour
- 3 stages & Overall, Rapport-Tour
- 2000
- Breitling GP (with Torsten Schmidt)
- National Time Trial Championship
- 1 stage, Bayern-Rundfahrt
- 1 stage & Overall, Tour de la Somme
- 2001
- 1 stage, Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 2002
- 1 stage, Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1 stage & Overall, Bayern-Rundfahrt
- Chrono des Herbiers
- 1 stage, Deutschland Tour
- 2003
- 1 stage & Overall, Bayern-Rundfahrt
- Chrono des Herbiers
- GP Eddy Merckx (with Uwe Peschel)
- National Time Trial Championships
- Grand Prix des Nations
- 1 stage win, Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- GP Karlsruhe (with Sebastian Lang)
- 2004
- Grand Prix des Nations
- 1 stage, Deutschland Tour
- 1 stage, Bayern-Rundfahrt
- 1 stage, Hessen-Rundfahrt
- 2005
- Overall, Bayern-Rundfahrt
Notable results
- 2nd, 2000 World Time Trial Championships, Plouay
- 2nd, 2002 World Time Trial Championships, Heusden-Zolder/Hasselt
- 2nd, 2004 World Time Trial Championships, Verona
References
- ^ "First Edition Cycling News for August 22, 2006" cyclingnews.com 2006-08-22 Retrieved 2010-02-21
- ^ Michael Rich - Germany trap-friis.dk Retrieved 2010-02-21
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- German cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- People from Freiburg
- Olympic medalists in cycling
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