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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Frischknecht is the 532nd most popular cyclist (up from 551st in 2019), the 764th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 773rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Swiss Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Thomas Frischknecht ranks 532 out of 1,613. Before him are Dan Martin, Alessandro Ballan, Chris Boardman, Elia Viviani, Wout Poels, and Silvio Martinello. After him are Tadej Valjavec, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Sylvain Chavanel, Juan Antonio Flecha, Michael Albasini, and Julien Absalon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Thomas Frischknecht ranks 600. Before him are Miklos Molnar, Edward Gal, Laura Badea-Cârlescu, Matt Letscher, 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 764 out of 1,015. Before him are Beat Zberg (1971), Martin Hairer (1975), Marwin Hitz (1987), Kurt Meier (1962), Martin Odersky (1958), and Carla Juri (1985). After him are Philipp Degen (1983), Marcel Fässler (1959), Michael Albasini (1980), Dominique Herr (1965), Brigitte McMahon (1967), and Sonja Nef (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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