 Richard at the 1998Paris–Tours | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Pascal Richard |
| Born | (1964-03-16)16 March 1964 (age 61) Vevey, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross/Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1985 | Ferraroli–VCF Genève–Denti |
| 1986 | Kas |
| 1987 | Toshiba–Look |
| 1988–1991 | Helvetia–La Suisse |
| 1992 | Lotus–Festina |
| 1993 | Ariostea |
| 1994–1996 | GB-MG Maglificio |
| 1997–1998 | Casino |
| 1999 | Mobilvetta Design–Northwave |
| 2000 | Linda McCartney Foods |
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Pascal Richard (born 16 March 1964) is a Swiss formerracing cyclist. He is most notable as a formerKing of the Mountains winner at theGiro d'Italia andOlympic Games gold medalist. He won theSwiss National Road Race championship in 1989 and 1993.[1]
Richard was born inVevey. At the start of his career, he was a successfulcyclo-cross cyclist, becomingworld champion in this discipline in 1988. Later on, he switched toroad-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 themen's road race.
He won the "King of the Mountains" jersey in the 1994Giro d'Italia and Stage 12 of the1996 Tour de France; he captured the overall titles in the 1994Tour de Suisse and the 1993 and 1994Tour de Romandie.
OverallGrand Prix Guillaume Tell
National Cyclo-cross Championships
UCI World Cyclo-cross ChampionshipsRoad race, National Road ChampionshipsNational Cyclo-cross ChampionshipsRoad race, National Road Championships
OverallTour de Romandie OverallTour de Suisse OverallTour de RomandieMountains classification
Road race,Olympic Games| Grand Tour | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | 15 | 13 | DNF | — | DNF | 55 | DNF |
 Tour de France | DNF | 23 | DNF | 49 | DNF | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
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