| Pascal Richard | |
| Fullname: | Pascal Richard |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Vevey, Switzerland |
| Discipline: | Cyclo-cross/Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Climber |
| Proyears1: | 1985 |
| Proteam1: | Ferraroli–VCF Genève–Denti |
| Proyears2: | 1986 |
| Proyears3: | 1987 |
| Proyears4: | 1988–1991 |
| Proyears5: | 1992 |
| Proyears6: | 1993 |
| Proyears7: | 1994–1996 |
| Proteam7: | GB-MG Maglificio |
| Proyears8: | 1997–1998 |
| Proyears9: | 1999 |
| Proyears10: | 2000 |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours
2 individual stages (1989, 1996) Mountains classification (1994) 4 individual stages (1994, 1995, 1996)Stage races Tour de Suisse (1994)One-day races and Classics |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Pascal Richard (born 16 March 1964) is a French-speaking Swiss former racing cyclist. He is most notable as a former King of the Mountains winner at the Giro d'Italia and Olympic Games gold medalist. He won the Swiss National Road Race championship in 1989 and 1993.[1]
Richard was born in Vevey. At the start of his career, he was a successful cyclo-cross cyclist, becoming world champion in this discipline in 1988. Later on, he switched to road-cycling, and showed a considerable talent for climbing. He won the classics Giro di Lombardia in 1993 and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1996. In 1996 he also gained Olympic gold after winning a sprint in a successful three-man breakaway in the men's road race.
He won the "King of the Mountains" jersey in the 1994 Giro d'Italia and Stage 12 of the 1996 Tour de France; he captured the overall titles in the 1994 Tour de Suisse and the 1993 and 1994 Tour de Romandie.
| Grand Tour | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | 15 | 13 | DNF | — | DNF | 55 | DNF | |
| Tour de France | DNF | 23 | DNF | 49 | DNF | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete | |
|---|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |