 Riis at the 2007 Tour of California. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bjarne Lykkegård Riis |
| Nickname | Ørnen fra Herning (The Eagle from Herning) |
| Born | 3 April 1964 Herning, Denmark |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Waoo |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider (retired) Team manager |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 1986 | Roland |
| 1987 | Lucas |
| 1988 | Toshiba–Look |
| 1989 | Super U–Raleigh–Fiat |
| 1990–1991 | Castorama |
| 1992–1993 | Ariostea |
| 1994–1995 | Gewiss–Ballan |
| 1996–1999 | Team Telekom |
| Managerial teams | |
| 1999–2015 | home–Jack & Jones |
| 2016 | Team Virtu Pro–Véloconcept |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpjɑːnə ˈʁiˀs];[1] 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.[2] In July 2008, the Tour reconfirmed his victory but with an asterisk label to indicate his doping offences.[3]
- ^ "Famous Danes - Danish - Speakdanish". Speakdanish.dk. Speakdanish. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Tour no longer lists Riis as champ after doping admission". Associated Press/ESPN. 2007-06-07.
- ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique" (PDF) (in French). ASO. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2009.