Pascal Richard (born 16 March 1964) is a French-speaking 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]
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Full name | Pascal Richard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vevey, Switzerland | 16 March 1964||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Cyclo-cross/Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Climber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Medal record
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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.
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 | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |