Bjarne Riis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bjarne Riis
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Apr 3, 1964(1964-04-03)
Age	60
Birthplace	Herning
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Central Denmark Region
Horoscope	Aries

Bjarne Riis Biography

Bjarne Riis is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on April 3, 1964 in Herning, Central Denmark Region, Denmark.

Born in Herning, Riis began cycling at local club Herning CK. When he was not selected for the 1984 Summer Olympics, former cyclist Kim Andersen advised Riis to start his professional career not in Italy, but in Luxembourg. His professional career started in 1986, his first result was a fifth-place finish in the GP Wallonie that year. Following a few years with no personal wins, he had yet to impress when his contract ran out in 1988.

At the 1988 Tour of European Community race, while riding for the Toshiba team, Riis and fellow Danish rider Kim Eriksen were contacted by the former Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon from the Système U team. Fignon was leading the Tour of European Community race, but he needed a few riders to help him secure the victory. In the hope of earning a contract with Système U, Riis helped Fignon achieve the victory and in December 1988 he moved to sports director Cyrille Guimard’s Système U team as a support rider for Fignon. For the next three years Riis rode as Fignon’s eternal helper in both flat and mountainous terrain, and they became close friends. Riis helped Fignon win the 1989 Giro d’Italia, while Riis himself won his first professional victory as he secured the 9th stage of the Giro.

Bjarne Riis Net Worth

Bjarne Riis is one of the richest Cyclist from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bjarne Riis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (born 3 April 1964), nicknamed The Eagle from Herning and MR. 60 (Danish: Ørnen fra Herning), is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France. For many years he was the owner and later manager of Russian UCI WorldTeam Tinkoff–Saxo. Other career highlights include placing first in the Amstel Gold Race in 1997, multiple Danish National Championships, and stage wins in the Giro d’Italia. On 25 May 2007, he admitted that he placed first in the Tour de France using banned substances, and he was no longer considered the winner by the Tour’s organizers. In July 2008, the Tour reconfirmed his victory but with an asterisk label to indicate his doping offences.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Bjarne Riis height 6′ 0″ Blake weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Bjarne Riis Dating?

According to our records, Bjarne Riis married to Anne Dorthe Tanderup. As of December 1, 2023, Bjarne Riis’s is not dating anyone.

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The story of team CSC during the 2004 Tour de France has been captured in a documentary titled “Overcoming”.

Facts & Trivia

Blake Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Bjarne Riis celebrates birthday on April 3 of every year.

As a team manager, his team has been involved in some doping cases, with no rider being convicted for using doping while on his team. However, in Tyler Hamilton’s book, “The Secret Race,” is described how Riis actively encouraged the use of doping on the CSC team. Also, Ivan Basso, who was Team CSC’s 2006 Tour de France general classification contender was removed from the team prior to the beginning of the Tour according to the UCI ProTour rules due to his possible involvement in the Operación Puerto doping case, an involvement confirmed by Basso himself in April 2007. Basso’s contract with Team CSC has since ended.