Michael Rich (cyclist)
Michael Rich
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Personal information |
Full name |
Michael Rich |
Born |
9 November 1969 (1969-23-09) (age 42)
Freiburg, Germany |
Team information |
Discipline |
Road |
Role |
Rider |
Rider type |
Time-Trialist |
Professional team(s) |
1997–1998
1999–2006 |
Saeco
Gerolsteiner[1][2] |
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Infobox last updated on
21 February 2010 |
Michael Rich (born September 23, 1969 in Freiburg, Germany) is a professional road bicycle racer, who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial (100 km) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His winning teammates were Christian Meyer, Bernd Dittert and Uwe Peschel.
Rich 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.
Rich retired from racing in 2006.
Wins
- 1993 (Amateur)
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- 1 stage, Rapport-Tour
- 1994 (Amateur)
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- Overall, Rapport-Tour
- 1 stage, Regio-Tour
- 1996 (Amateur)
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- 2 stages, Rapport-Tour
- 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
- 2005
- Overall, Bayern-Rundfahrt
Notable results
References
Persondata |
Name |
Rich, Michael |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
German racing cyclist |
Date of birth |
1969-23-9 |
Place of birth |
Freiburg, Germany |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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