Pascal Richard

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FullnamePascal Richard
Born (1964-03-16) 16 March 1964 (age 61)
Vevey, Switzerland
DisciplineCyclo-cross/Road
RoleRider
Pascal Richard
Richard at the 1998 Paris–Tours
Personal information
Full namePascal Richard
Born (1964-03-16) 16 March 1964 (age 61)
Vevey, Switzerland
Team information
DisciplineCyclo-cross/Road
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
1985Ferraroli–VCF Genève–Denti
1986Kas
1987Toshiba–Look
1988–1991Helvetia–La Suisse
1992Lotus–Festina
1993Ariostea
1994–1996GB-MG Maglificio
1997–1998Casino
1999Mobilvetta Design–Northwave
2000Linda McCartney Foods
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (1989, 1996)
Giro d'Italia
Mountains classification (1994)
4 individual stages (1994, 1995, 1996)

Stage races

Tour de Romandie (1993, 1994)
Tour de Suisse (1994)

One-day races and Classics

World Cyclo-cross Championships (1988)
National Road Race Championships (1993)
Olympic Road Race (1996)
Giro di Lombardia (1993)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1996)
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaRoad race
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1988 HägendorfElite race
Silver medal – second place1986 LembeekElite race

Pascal Richard (born 16 March 1964) is a 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 won the Swiss National Road Race championship in 1989 and 1993.[1]

Richard was born in Vevey. At the start 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.

He won the "King of the Mountains" jersey in the 1994 Giro d'Italia and Stage 12 of the 1996 Tour de France; he captured the overall titles in the 1994 Tour de Suisse and the 1993 and 1994 Tour de Romandie.

Major results

References

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