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Richard Virenque (born 19 November 1969) is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks.
Richard Virenque est un coureur cycliste français, né le 19 novembre 1969 à Casablanca ( Maroc ), et actif de 1991 à 2004. Il est connu pour ses qualités de spécialiste de la montagne et de coureur charismatique, mais aussi pour son implication dans un scandale de dopage retentissant, l' affaire Festina, qui éclate en 1998 .
Jan 28, 2020 · Richard Virenque led a controversial career but nothing too shocking for followers of cycling during the 1990s. He swung from denying doping, then admitting doping (sort of) and finally, suffering some of the fall-outs as a result.
Richard Virenque, former Festina rider and team leader, charged with inciting the administration of doping and masking products to others and complicity in the importation of drugs. Virenque faced a two-year jail sentence and a fine of 100,000 francs.
Richard Virenque (born 1969-11-19 in Casablanca) is a former professional road racing cyclist from France, active between 1987 and 2004. His best results are 7 wins in KOM Tour de France and 7 stage wins in Tour de France.
Richard Virenque was one of the most popular French cyclists of the 1990s for his choir-boy good looks and his ability as a mountain climber. He would win the polka dot jersey at the Tour de France a record seven times, in 1994-97, 1999, and 2003-04, breaking the record of six wins in the mountain classification which had been jointly held by ...
Dec 23, 2021 · This week, VeloNews ‘ James Startt looks back at the sometimes inspiring, sometimes ridiculous figure of Richard Virenque, who inspired thousands of French fans with his long breakaways in the...
Sep 27, 2004 · Richaaaard!" and timeworn couples who saw in Virenque the rage against authority that filled their dreams — was missing for the upscale occasion, limited to the press and...
Richard Virenque (born 19 November 1969) is a French retired professional cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders. 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.
Jul 20, 2014 · France's most recent Tour de France podium finisher, Richard Virenque, believes that there is a very real chance that his compatriots will now re-conquer the Grand Tour's top three - for the...
