Michael Rich

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Michael Rich (born September 23, 1969 in Freiburg, Germany) is a professional road bicycle racer. He is most famous for his individual time trial participations in the Grand Tours (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España). He is the father of two children.

Recently riding with German UCI ProTour team Gerolsteiner he is the best time trialist in his team. Michael Rich is a highly valued cyclist who profits from the technological know-how.

Contents 1 Wins 1.1 Amateur 1.2 Professional 1.3 Notable results 2 References

[edit] Wins

[edit] Amateur

• 1993
  • 1 stage, Rapport-Tour
• 1994
  • Overall, Rapport-Tour
  • 1 stage, Regio-Tour
• 1996
  • 2 stages, Rapport-Tour

[edit] Professional

• 1999
  • 1 stage win, Regio-Tour
  • 3 stages & Overall, Rapport-Tour
• 2000
  • Breitling GP (with Torsten Schmidt)
  • National Time Trial Championship
  • 1 stage, Bayern-Rundfahrt
  • 1 stage & Overall, Tour de la Somme
• 2001
  • 1 stage, Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
• 2002
  • 1 stage, Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
  • 1 stage & Overall, Bayern-Rundfahrt
  • Chrono des Herbiers
  • 1 stage, Deutschland Tour
• 2003
  • 1 stage & Overall, Bayern-Rundfahrt,
  • Chrono des Herbiers
  • GP Eddy Merckx (with Uwe Peschel)
  • National Time Trial Championships
  • Grand Prix des Nations
  • 1 stage win, Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
  • GP Karlsruhe (with Sebastian Lang)
• 2004
  • Grand Prix des Nations
  • 1 stage, Deutschland Tour
  • 1 stage, Bayern-Rundfahrt
  • 1 stage, Hessen-Rundfahrt

[edit] Notable results

• 2nd, 2000 World Time Trial Championships, Plouay
• 2nd, 2002 World Time Trial Championships, Heusden-Zolder/Hasselt
• 2nd, 2004 World Time Trial Championships, Verona

[edit] References

Trap-Friis.dk profile (list of wins)