| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Rominger | ||
| Born | 27 March 1961 Vejle, Denmark |
||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | All-rounder | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 1986 1987 1988–1990 1991 1992–1993 1994 1995–1996 1997 |
Cilo-Aufina Supermercati Brianzoli-Chateau d'Ax Chateau d'Ax Toshiba CLAS-Cajastur Mapei-CLAS Mapei-GB Cofidis |
||
| Major wins | |||
|
|||
| Infobox last updated on December 31, 2007 |
|||
Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961 in Vejle, Denmark) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.
He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition with his brother. Rominger's strengths were time-trialling, climbing and recuperation.
He was a challenger to Miguel Indurain in the Tour de France, placing second in 1993 and winning the polka dot jersey. His three wins in the Vuelta is a record. In 2005 Roberto Heras broke that record but two months later tested positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO and was disqualified.
In 1994 Rominger broke the world hour record twice in a few days. He used Bordeaux velodrome to ride 53.832 km and then 55.291 km, although a track novice.
He retired in 1997 after breaking his collarbone at that year's Tour de France.
Contents |
| Grand Tour | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 38 |
| Giro | 97 | WD | 44 | WD | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Tour | - | - | 68 | - | 57 | - | - | 2 | WD | 8 | 10 | WD |
WD = Withdrew
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hippolyt Kempf |
Swiss Sportsman of the Year 1989 |
Succeeded by Daniel Giubellini |
| Preceded by Werner Günthör |
Swiss Sportsman of the Year 1992–1994 |
Succeeded by Donghua Li |
| Preceded by Miguel Indurain |
Vélo d'Or 1994 |
Succeeded by Laurent Jalabert |
|
||||||||
|
|||||