Pascal Richard

Pascal Richard

Richard at the 1998 Paris–Tours
Personal information
Full name	Pascal Richard
Born	(1964-03-16) March 16, 1964 (age 52) Vevey, Switzerland
Team information
Discipline	Cyclo-cross/Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (1996) Giro d'Italia Mountains classification (1994) 4 individual stages (1994, 1995, 1996) Stage races Tour de Romandie (1993, 1994) Tour de Suisse (1994) One-day races and Classics World Cyclo-cross Championships (1988) National Road Race Championships (1993) Olympic Road Race (1996) Giro di Lombardia (1993) Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1996)
Medal record Representing   Switzerland Road bicycle racing Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Road race Cyclo-cross World Championships 1988 Hägendorf Elite race 1986 Lembeek Elite race

Grand Tours

Stage races

One-day races and Classics

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. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1989 and 1993.

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.