Bruno Risi Explained
| Bruno Risi |
| Nickname: | Bruno Risi |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Altdorf, Uri, Switzerland |
| Discipline: | Track |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Endurance (Madison) |
Bruno Risi (born 6 September 1968) is a retired Swiss professional racing cyclist. He competed at five Olympic Games.[1]
Risi was one of the top six-day riders of his generation, he won many professional Madison events during his long career.
He is the ninth Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics (1988, 1996/2008), after middle-distance runner Paul Martin, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer, javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg, equestrian Christine Stückelberger, and Alpine skier Paul Accola, shooter Gabriele Bühlmann, and equestrian Markus Fuchs.
Palmares
- 1990
1st, Stage 5a, Circuit Franco-Belge, Wasquehal
World Amateur Points Race Championship
- 1991
World Amateur Points Race Champion
1st, Giro del Lago Maggiore -GP Knorr-
1st, Tour du Lac Léman
- 1992
World Points Race Champion
1st, Six-Days of Dortmund (with Kurt Betschart)
2nd, Overall, Niederösterreich Rundfahrt
- 1993
1st, Six Days' of Dortmund, Ghent & München (with Kurt Betschart)
2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Betschart/Büchler/Gisler)
- 1994
World Points Race Champion
1st, Six-Days' of København & München (with Kurt Betschart)
2nd, Omloop Wase Scheldeboorden
- 1995
European Madison Champion (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Six-Days' of Bremen & Köln (with Kurt Betschart)
World Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
- 1996
1st, Six-Days' of Ghent & København (with Kurt Betschart)
European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Betschart/Gisler/Strüby)
- 1997
1st, Six-Days' of Dortmund, Leipzig & München (with Kurt Betschart)
World Points Race Championship
European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
- 1998
1st, Six-Days' of München, Stuttgart & Herning (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Six-Days of Fiorenzuola d'Arda (with Giovanni Lombardi)
- 1999
World Points Race Champion
1st, Six-Days' of Bremen & Dortmund (with Kurt Betschart)
- 2000
Points Race Champion
1st, Six-Days of München (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Elgger Radomnium
1st, Schorndorf
European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
- 2001
World Points Race Champion
1st, Weil-am-Rhein & Osnabrück
1st, Osnabrück, Derny
European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
- 2002
1st, Six-Days' of Bremen, Ghent & Stuttgart (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Weil-am-Rhein, Osnabrück & Sindelfingen – Schleife
European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
- 2003
World Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli)
Scratch Champion
1st, Six-Days' of Berlin, Dortmund & München (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Bruckmühl, Schaffhausen & Wangen
1st, Holzkirchen (with Thomas Höß)
2nd, National Elimination Championship
European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
- 2004
1st, Six-Days of Bremen (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Ruggell, Bottrop-Kirchhellen, Dachau & Steinhagen
Olympic Games, Madison (with Franco Marvulli)
World Madison Championship (with Franco Marvulli)
- 2005
1st, Six-Days of Stuttgart (with Kurt Betschart & Franco Marvulli)
1st, Six-Days' of Berlin & Amsterdam (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Trois Jours d'Aigle (with Maxime Bally)
1st, Geldern
- 2006
European Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli)
Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli)
1st, Six-Days' of Dortmund & München (with Erik Zabel)
1st, Six Days of Maastricht (with Franco Marvulli)
- 2007
World Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli)
Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli)
1st, Six-Days of Stuttgart (with Franco Marvulli & Erik Zabel)
1st, Six-Days' of Zurich, København, Hasselt, Dortmund, Fiorenzuola d'Arda, München & Zuidlaren (with Marvulli)
1st, Six-Days of Bremen (with Alexander Äschbach)
1st, Gelsenkirchen, Bruckmühl & Hasle-Ruegsau
1st, Stage 1, Rheinberg
1st, Stage 2, Emmerich
1st, Stage 3, Schermbeck
- 2008
1st, Six-Days' of Zurich, Berlin, København & Hasselt (with Franco Marvulli)See also
External links
- Bruno Risi. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031032/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/bruno-risi-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
Notes and References
- Bruno Risi Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031032/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/bruno-risi-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 July 2016.
