Festina 6581 richard virenque biography
Festina 6581 richard virenque biography
Richard virenque biography...
Richard Virenque
Richard Virenque (born 19 November 1969) is a Frenchretired professional cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders.[3] He won the King of the Mountains competition of the Tour de France seven times, which is more than any other cyclist.
Virenque finished third in the Tour de France in 1996 and second in 1997.
He was part of a famous dopingscandal in 1998.
Early career
[change | change source]He rode for the Vélo Club Hyèrois from the age of 13.[4] He said he knew he could climb well from the start.
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His first win was in a race round the town at La Valette-du-Var. He and another rider, Pascale Ranucci, lapped everyone else.[5] He then did his national service in the army battalion at Joinville in Paris.[2]
In 1990 he came eighth in the world championship road race at Utsunomiya, Tochigi in Japan.
He was then offered a professional contract with the team RMO.[6]