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Thomas Frischknecht

1970 - Today

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Thomas Frischknecht (born 17 February 1970 in Feldbach, Switzerland) is a former Swiss mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer, often called Europe's Elder Statesman of mountain biking, because of his extraordinarily long career at the top level of the sport. A professional since 1990, he was on top of the Mountain Bike World Championship podium for the first time in 1996 and most recently in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Thomas Frischknecht is the 543rd most popular cyclist (up from 551st in 2024), the 773rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 772nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Swiss Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Thomas Frischknecht ranks 543 out of 1,613. Before him are Zinaida Stahurskaya, Alessandro Ballan, Chris Boardman, Elia Viviani, Wout Poels, and Silvio Martinello. After him are Tadej Valjavec, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Sylvain Chavanel, Johan Capiot, Juan Antonio Flecha, and Michael Albasini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Thomas Frischknecht ranks 634. Before him are Edward Gal, Laura Badea-Cârlescu, Matt Letscher, Muhammad al-'Arifi, Lars Vogt, and Robert Lang. After him are Leonard Doroftei, Kimiya Yui, Sergei Zubov, Els Callens, Stefano Secco, and Hiroyuki Inagaki.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Thomas Frischknecht ranks 773 out of 1,015. Before him are Martin Hairer (1975), Marwin Hitz (1987), Kurt Meier (1962), Martin Odersky (1958), Leonardo Genoni (1987), and Carla Juri (1985). After him are Philipp Degen (1983), Marcel Fässler (1959), Michael Albasini (1980), Dominique Herr (1965), Brigitte McMahon (1967), and Daniele Ganser (1972).

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Among CYCLISTS In Switzerland

Among cyclists born in Switzerland, Thomas Frischknecht ranks 20. Before him are Leonardo Piepoli (1971), Laurent Dufaux (1969), Nino Schurter (1986), Beat Breu (1957), Rolf Järmann (1966), and Beat Zberg (1971). After him are Michael Albasini (1980), Grégory Rast (1980), Karin Thürig (1972), Bruno Risi (1968), Markus Zberg (1974), and Stefan Küng (1993).

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