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| Full name | Pascal Richard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 16, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Switzerland |
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| Discipline | Cyclo-cross/Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Climber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1988 World cyclo-cross champion 1993 Tour de Romandie 1993 Swiss National Road Race Champion 1993 Giro di Lombardia 1994 Tour de Romandie 1994 Giro d'Italia - 1 stage, mountains classification 1994 Tour de Suisse 1995 Giro d'Italia - 2 stages 1996 Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1996 Giro d'Italia - 1 stage 1996 Tour de France - 1 stage 1996 Olympic Road Race Champion |
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Pascal Richard (born March 16, 1964 in Vevey) 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.
In the beginning years 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.
In stage races, he did his best on mountain stages winning the "King of the Mountains" jersey in the 1994 Giro d'Italia. Also, he won Stage 12 of the 1996 Tour de France and captured the overall titles in the 1994 Tour de Suisse and the 1993 and 1994 Tour de Romandie.
Switzerland National Cyclo-cross Championship
World Cyclo-cross Championship Switzerland National Cyclo-cross Championship Switzerland National Road Race Championship Switzerland National Road Race Championship
Winner mountains classification
Olympic Games Road Race| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Klaus-Peter Thaler |
World cyclo-cross champion 1988 |
Succeeded by Danny De Bie |
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