Pascal Richard is a Swiss former road racing cyclist, born on 16 March 1964 and a native of Vevey. He began his career as a successful cyclo-cross rider and became world champion in that discipline in 1988, then switched to road racing, where he showed a considerable talent for climbing. He won the Swiss National Road Race championship in 1989 and 1993, and took the classics Giro di Lombardia in 1993 and Liege-Bastogne-Liege in 1996. In 1996 he also won the Olympic gold medal in the men's road race, taking a sprint from a three-man breakaway. He won the King of the Mountains jersey at the 1994 Giro d'Italia and a stage of the 1996 Tour de France, and took overall victories at the 1994 Tour de Suisse and the 1993 and 1994 Tour de Romandie.
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Pascal Richard (born 16 March 1964) is a Swiss former racing cyclist.
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He won the Swiss National Road Race championship in 1989 and 1993.
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he also gained Olympic gold after winning a sprint in a successful three-man breakaway in the men's road race
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Pascal Richard (born 16 March 1964) is a Swiss former racing cyclist.
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Pascal Richard (born 16 March 1964) is a Swiss former racing cyclist.
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He won the "King of the Mountains" jersey in the 1994 Giro d'Italia
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Stage 12 of the 1996 Tour de France
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