CYCLIST
Richard Virenque
1969 - Today
Richard Virenque
Richard Virenque (born 19 November 1969) is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans, known for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks. He was a climber, best remembered for winning the King of the Mountains competition of the Tour de France a record seven times, and as one of the central figures in a widespread doping scandal in 1998, the Festina Affair. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Virenque is the 289th most popular cyclist (down from 224th in 2024), the 128th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 122nd in 2019) and the most popular Moroccan Cyclist.
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Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Richard Virenque ranks 289 out of 1,613. Before him are Piotr Ugrumov, Dunc Gray, Erika Salumäe, Michael Rasmussen, Gordon Thomas, and Pascal Hervé. After him are Dag Otto Lauritzen, Gunnar Asmussen, Jan Pijnenburg, Wout van Aert, Simon Yates, and Alessandro Petacchi.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
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Piotr Ugrumov
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 283
Dunc Gray
1906 - 1996
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 284
Erika Salumäe
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 285
Michael Rasmussen
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 286
Gordon Thomas
1921 - 2013
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 287
Pascal Hervé
1964 - 2024
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 288
Richard Virenque
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 289
Dag Otto Lauritzen
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 290
Gunnar Asmussen
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 291
Jan Pijnenburg
1906 - 1979
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 292
Wout van Aert
1994 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 293
Simon Yates
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 294
Alessandro Petacchi
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 295
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Richard Virenque ranks 326. Before him are Kazushi Sakuraba, Ever Palacios, Domingos Paciência, Trudi Canavan, Sheryl Sandberg, and Shawnee Smith. After him are Jenni Rivera, Shinichi Mochizuki, Alexis Arquette, Naoko Nishigai, Kirill Serebrennikov, and Elizabeth Gilbert.
Others Born in 1969
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Kazushi Sakuraba
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 320
Ever Palacios
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 321
Domingos Paciência
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 322
Trudi Canavan
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 323
Sheryl Sandberg
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 324
Shawnee Smith
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 325
Richard Virenque
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 326
Jenni Rivera
SINGER
1969 - 2012
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 327
Shinichi Mochizuki
MATHEMATICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 328
Alexis Arquette
ACTOR
1969 - 2016
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 329
Naoko Nishigai
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 330
Kirill Serebrennikov
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 331
Elizabeth Gilbert
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 332
In Morocco
Among people born in Morocco, Richard Virenque ranks 128 out of 264. Before him are RedOne (1972), Alber Elbaz (1961), Gérard Soler (1954), Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes (1952), Boujemaa Benkhrif (1947), and Amina Bouayach (1957). After him are Abdelkrim Merry (1955), Abdelhak Achik (1959), Maouhoub Ghazouani (1948), André Guelfi (1919), Serge Chiesa (1950), and Mustapha Choukri (1947).
Others born in Morocco
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RedOne
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 122
Alber Elbaz
FASHION DESIGNER
1961 - 2021
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 123
Gérard Soler
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 124
Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 125
Boujemaa Benkhrif
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 126
Amina Bouayach
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 127
Richard Virenque
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 128
Abdelkrim Merry
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 129
Abdelhak Achik
BOXER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 130
Maouhoub Ghazouani
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 131
André Guelfi
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2016
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 132
Serge Chiesa
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 133
Mustapha Choukri
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1980
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 134
Among CYCLISTS In Morocco
Among cyclists born in Morocco, Richard Virenque ranks 1.
