Tony Rominger
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Tony Rominger |
| Date of birth | March 27, 1961 |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1986 1987 1988–1990 1991 1992–1993 1994 1995–1996 1997 |
Cilo-Aufina Supermercati Brianzoli-Chateau d'Ax Chateau d'Ax Toshiba CLAS-Cajastur Mapei-CLAS Mapei-GB Cofidis |
| Major wins | |
| UCI Road World Cup (1994) Giro di Lombardia (1989, 1992) Giro d'Italia (1995), 5 stages Vuelta a España (1992, 1993, 1994), 13 stages Tour de France, 3 stages Hour Record (1994) |
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| December 31, 2007 | |
Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961 in Vejle, Denmark) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won major tours four times in his career—the Vuelta a España three consecutive years (1992, 1993, 1994) and Giro d'Italia once (1995). He was a challenger to Miguel Indurain's dominance in the Tour de France placing second in 1993 and winning the Polka dot jersey. His three wins in the Vuelta is an all-time record for that tour. In 2005 Roberto Heras broke that record but two months after the end of the race, Vuelta officials announced that Heras had tested positive for the banned "blood-boosting" drug EPO and disqualified him from the Vuelta. In 1994 Rominger set a World Hour record distance of 55.291 km. He retired in 1997 after breaking his collarbone at that year's Tour de France.
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[edit] Major achievements
- UCI Road World Cup Series Champion (1994)
- Vuelta al País Vasco (1992, 1993, 1994)
- Giro di Lombardia (1989, 1992)
- Tour de Romandie (1991, 1995)
- Tirreno-Adriatico (1989, 1990)
- Paris-Nice (1991, 1994)
- Grand Prix des Nations (1991, 1994)
- Subida a Urkiola (1993)
- GP Eddy Merckx (1994)
- Giro dell'Emilia (1988)
- Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme (1993)
- Hour Record: 22 Oct 1994 - Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux, 53.832 km (33.450 miles)
- Hour Record: 05 Nov 1994 - Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux, 55.291 km (34.356 miles)
[edit] Vuelta a España record
- General classification (jersey oro):
1992, 1993, 1994; 3rd 1996 - mountains classification: 1993, 1996
- Points classification: 1993
- 13 Vuelta career stage wins: 1992 (2 stages); 1993 (3 stages); 1994 (6 stages); 1996 (2 stages)
[edit] Giro d'Italia record
- General classification (maglia rosa):
1995 - Points classification (maglia ciclamino):
1995 - Intermediate Sprints classification (maglia azzurra): 1995
- 5 Giro career stage wins: 1988 (1 stage); 1995 (4 stages)
[edit] Tour de France record
[edit] External links
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Hippolyt Kempf |
Swiss Sportsman of the Year 1989 |
Succeeded by Daniel Giubellini |
| Preceded by Werner Günthör |
Swiss Sportsman of the Year 1992 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Donghua Li |
Preceded by Miguel Indurain |
Vélo d'Or 1994 |
Succeeded by Laurent Jalabert |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Eugeni Berzin |
Winner of the Giro d'Italia 1995 |
Succeeded by Pavel Tonkov |
| Preceded by Melchor Mauri |
Winner of the Vuelta a España 1992 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Laurent Jalabert |
