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Full name | Richard Virenque | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Ricco | ||||||||||||||
Born | Casablanca, Morocco[1][2] | 19 November 1969||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||||||||||||||
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1991–1992 | RMO | ||||||||||||||
1993–1998 | Festina–Lotus | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Team Polti | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Quick-Step–Davitamon | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Virenque[n 1] (born 19 November 1969) is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans[3] for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks.[n 2] He was a climber, best remembered for winning the King of the Mountains competition of the Tour de France a record seven times, but he is best known from the general French public as one of the central figures in a widespread doping scandal in 1998, the Festina Affair, and for repeatedly denying his involvement despite damning evidence.
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