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Historic Overview Bjarne Riis

Rider

Overall Rank320
NameBjarne RIIS
Country
  Denmark
Date of birth03-Apr-1964 - Herning (Midtjylland)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Bjarne Riis

Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpjɑːnə ˈʁiˀs]; born 3 April 1964), nicknamed The Eagle from Herning (Danish: Ørnen fra Herning), is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France. For many years he was the owner and later manager of the Oleg Tinkov associated Russian UCI WorldTeam Tinkoff–Saxo. Other career highlights include placing first in the Amstel Gold Race in 1997, multiple Danish National Championships, and stage wins in the Giro d'Italia. On 25 May 2007, he admitted that he placed first in the Tour de France using banned substances, and he was no longer considered the winner by the Tour's organizers. In July 2008, the Tour reconfirmed his victory but with an asterisk label to indicate his doping offences.

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Badges

2 4 2 14 16

Major Victories

Tour de France 1996
Amstel Gold Race 1997
Coppa Sabatini 1996
G.P. Herning 1996, 1997, 1998
Tour de France - stages 1993 (1), 1994 (1), 1996 (2)
Giro d'Italia - stages 1989 (1), 1993 (1)
Tour de l'Avenir - stages 1989 (1), 1990 (2)
Euskal Bizikleta - stages 1998 (1)
More results

Seasons

Bjarne Riis - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1985 Individual 19 690
2. 1986 Roland - Van de Ven 95 419
3. 1987 Lucas - Arkel - Atlanta 96 431
4. 1988 Toshiba 145 348
5. 1989 Super U - Raleigh - Fiat 448 134
6. 1990 Castorama 384 160
7. 1991 Castorama - Raleigh 412 148
8. 1992 Ariostea 194 267
9. 1993 Ariostea 995 32
10. 1994 Gewiss - Ballan 1343 27
11. 1995 Gewiss - Ballan 1295 23
12. 1996 Team Deutsche Telekom 2325 8
13. 1997 Team Deutsche Telekom 1713 14
14. 1998 Team Deutsche Telekom 807 68
15. 1999 Team Deutsche Telekom 16 925
Overall: 10287 320