Tony Rominger
 Rominger at the 1993 Paris–Nice | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Rominger |
| Born |
27 March 1961 Vejle, Denmark |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1986 | Cilo-Aufina |
| 1987 | Supermercati Brianzoli-Chateau d'Ax |
| 1988–1990 | Chateau d'Ax |
| 1991 | Toshiba |
| 1992–1993 | CLAS-Cajastur |
| 1994 | Mapei-CLAS |
| 1995–1996 | Mapei-GB |
| 1997 | Cofidis |
| Major wins | |
Others
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Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961 in Vejle, Denmark) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.
He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition with his brother. Rominger's strengths were time-trialling, climbing and recuperation.
He was a challenger to Miguel Indurain in the Tour de France, placing second in 1993 and winning the polka dot jersey. His three wins in the Vuelta is a record. In 2005 Roberto Heras broke that record but two months later tested positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO and was disqualified. Heras' win has since been reinstated.
In 1994 Rominger broke the world hour record twice in a few days. He used Bordeaux velodrome to ride 53.832 km and then 55.291 km, although a track novice.[1]
He retired in 1997 after breaking his collarbone at that year's Tour de France. He is the agent of Austrian racing cyclist Matthias Brändle.[2]
Client of Dr Ferrari
For his attempt on the Hour Record in 1994, he was coached by Dr Michele Ferrari, who was at the trackside during the ride.
Career achievements
Major results
- Tour of the Basque Country (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 (edition also counted as the Trofeo Baracchi), 1994)
- Subida a Urkiola (1993)
- Grand Prix 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 mi)
- Hour Record: 05 Nov 1994 - Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux, 55.291 km (34.356 mi)
Vuelta a España record
- General classification (gold jersey):
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)
Giro d'Italia record
- General classification:
1995 - Points classification:
1995 - Intermediate Sprints classification:
1995 - 5 Giro career stage wins: 1988 (1 stage); 1995 (4 stages)
Tour de France record
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta |
- | - | - | - | 16 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 38 |
| Giro |
97 | WD | 44 | WD | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
 Tour |
- | - | 68 | - | 57 | - | - | 2 | WD | 8 | 10 | WD |
WD = Withdrew
References
- ↑ Clemitson, Suze (19 September 2014). "Why Jens Voigt and a new group of cyclists want to break the Hour record". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "'Now or never' as Brändle tackles Voigt's Hour Record". cyclingnews.com. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
External links
- Palmarès
- Tony Rominger profile at Cycling Archives
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |