German cyclist (born 1969)
Michael Rich (born 23 September 1969) is a German former professionalroad bicycle racer who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial (100 km) at the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, Spain.[3] His winning teammates wereChristian Meyer,Bernd Dittert andUwe Peschel.
Rich is most famous for hisindividual time trial participations in theGrand Tours (Tour de France,Giro d'Italia andVuelta a España). He is the father of two children.
Rich retired from racing in 2006. His profession was a mechanic.[4]
- 1989
- 8th OverallPeace Race
- 1990
- 3rdChrono des Herbiers
- 1991
- 4thChrono des Herbiers
- 1994
- 1st Stage 4a (ITT)Regio-Tour
- 1st Stage 2Peace Race
- 3rdTime trial, National Road Championships
- UCI Road World Championships
- 3rd
Team time trial - 10thTime trial
- 1996
- 2nd OverallBayern Rundfahrt
- 3rdTime trial, National Road Championships
- 10thTime trial,Olympic Games
- 1997
- 4thHEW Cyclassics
- 1998
- 7thHEW Cyclassics
- 7thCoppa Bernocchi
- 1999
- 2nd OverallRegio-Tour
- 1st Stage 3b (ITT)
- 6th Overall Tour Trans Canada
- 1st Stage 10 (ITT)
- 6thGrand Prix des Nations
- 9thVeenendaal–Veenendaal
- 2000
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st
OverallTour de la Somme- 1st Stage 1
- 1stEnBW Grand Prix (withTorsten Schmidt)
- 2nd OverallBayern Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 1b
- 2nd
Time trial,UCI Road World Championships - 4thGrand Prix des Nations
- 7th OverallCircuit Franco-Belge
- 2001
- 1st Stage 1a (ITT)Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 4thGrand Prix Eddy Merckx (withUwe Peschel)
- 6thEnBW Grand Prix (withUwe Peschel)
- 10th OverallCircuit de la Sarthe
- 2002
- 1st OverallBayern-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 1stChrono des Herbiers
- 1stKarlsruher Versicherungs Grand-Prix (withUwe Peschel)
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
- 1st Stage 4b (ITT)Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 2ndTime trial,UCI Road World Championships
- 2ndTime trial, National Road Championships
- 2ndGrand Prix Eddy Merckx (withUwe Peschel)
- 4thGrand Prix des Nations
- 2003
- 1stTime trial, National Road Championships
- 1st OverallBayern-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 1stChrono des Herbiers
- 1stGrand Prix des Nations
- 1stGrand Prix Eddy Merckx (withUwe Peschel)
- 1stKarlsruher Versicherungs Grand-Prix (withSebastian Lang)
- 3rdTime trial,UCI Road World Championships
- 4thNiedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 1a (ITT)
- 2004
- 1stTime trial, National Road Championships
- 1stGrand Prix des Nations
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT)Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)Hessen-Rundfahrt
- 2ndTime trial,UCI Road World Championships
- 2ndLuK Challenge Chrono (withUwe Peschel)
- 3rdGrand Prix Eddy Merckx (withUwe Peschel)
- 4thTime trial,Olympic Games
- 8th OverallSachsen Tour
- 9th OverallBayern Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 2005
- 1stTime trial, National Road Championships
- 1st OverallBayern-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)Ster Elektrotour
- 2nd OverallRheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 2ndLuK Challenge Chrono (withMarkus Fothen)
- 2006
- 2ndTime trial, National Road Championships
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- 1920:
 F. Canteloube,G. Detreille,M. Gobillot,A. Souchard (FRA) - 1924: A. Blanchonnet,R. Hamel,A. Leducq,G. Wambst (FRA)
- 1960:
 L. Trapè,A Bailetti,C. Cogliati,G. Fornoni (ITA) - 1964:
 B. Zoet,E. Dolman,G. Karstens,J. Pieterse (NED) - 1968: J. Zoetemelk,F. den Hertog,J. Krekels,R. Pijnen (NED)
- 1972:
 V. Yardy,G. Komnatov,V. Likhachov,B. Shukhov (URS) - 1976: A. Pikkuus,V. Chaplygin,A. Chukanov,V. Kaminsky (URS)
- 1980: Y. Kashirin,O. Logvin,S. Shelpakov,A. Yarkin (URS)
- 1984: M. Bartalini,M. Giovannetti,E. Poli,C. Vandelli (ITA)
- 1988:
 J. Schur,U. Ampler,M. Kummer,M. Landsmann (GDR) - 1992:
 M. Rich,B. Dittert,C. Meyer,U. Peschel (GER)
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Team time trial
Time trial, National Road Championships
OverallTour de la Somme
