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Bjarne Riis

1964 - Today

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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 won 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bjarne Riis is the 79th most popular cyclist (down from 62nd in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 311th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Bjarne Riis ranks 79 out of 1,613. Before him are Maurice De Waele, Attilio Pavesi, Bernard Thévenet, Jean Stablinski, Julio Jiménez, and Adri van der Poel. After him are Ferdinando Terruzzi, Charles Coste, Jacques Dupont, Greg LeMond, Marcel Kint, and Mino De Rossi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Bjarne Riis ranks 139. Before him are Stone Cold Steve Austin, Gore Verbinski, Vladislav Surkov, Hide, Sandro Rosell, and Andi Deris. After him are Valdo Filho, Doug Savant, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Mikhail Fridman, Amber Lynn, and Pete Ricketts.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Bjarne Riis ranks 320 out of 1,032. Before him are Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1792), Frank Arnesen (1956), Count Ingolf of Rosenborg (1940), Tom Kristensen (1967), Viggo Larsen (1880), and Hans Hedtoft (1903). After him are Holger Drachmann (1846), Ole Worm (1588), Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872), Ebbe Schwartz (1901), Bodil Ipsen (1889), and Karen Hoff (1921).

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Among CYCLISTS In Denmark

Among cyclists born in Denmark, Bjarne Riis ranks 3. Before him are Henry Hansen (1902), and Tony Rominger (1961). After him are Willy Hansen (1906), Axel Schandorff (1925), Ole Ritter (1941), Leif Mortensen (1946), Jonas Vingegaard (1996), Mogens Frey (1941), Charles Schlee (1873), Michael Rasmussen (1974), and Gunnar Asmussen (1944).

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