Richard Virenque
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Richard Virenque is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans, known for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks. He was a cli
Virenque at the 2003 Tour de France
Virenque (second from the left) during the amateur race at the 1990 UCI Road World Championships
Richard Virenque, King of the Mountains, 1999
One of Virenque's devoted army of supporters
1996 Tour de France
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The 1996 Tour de France was the 83rd edition of the Tour de France, starting on 29 June and ending on 21 July, featuring 19 regular stages, 2 individual time trials, a prologue and a rest day.
Richard Virenque
…classification 1st Stage 15 10th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 1996 1st Giro del Piemonte 1st Critérium de Vayrac 2nd Circuit de l'Aulne 3rd Overall Tour de France 1st Mountains classification 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 4 (Mont Ventoux) 3rd Overall Grand Prix…
Bjarne Riis (pictured in 1989) won the general classification
Bjarne Riis attacking Miguel Induráin, Richard Virenque, and others on the stage to Hautacam
The first three in the General classification: from left: Jan Ullrich, Bjarne Riis and Richard Virenque