Tony Rominger

Tony Rominger

Rominger at the 1993 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full name	Tony Rominger
Born	(1961-03-27) 27 March 1961 Vejle, Denmark
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
1986	Cilo–Aufina–Gemeaz Cusin
1987–1990	Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax
1991	Toshiba
1992–1993	CLAS–Cajastur
1994–1996	Mapei–CLAS
1997	Cofidis
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France Mountains classification (1993) 3 individual stages (1993) Giro d'Italia General classification (1995) Points classification (1995) Intergiro classification (1995) 5 individual stages (1988, 1995) Vuelta a España General classification (1992, 1993, 1994) Points classification (1993) Mountains classification (1993, 1996) Combination classification (1992) 13 individual stages (1992, 1993, 1994, 1996) Stage races Tour of the Basque Country (1992, 1993, 1994) Paris–Nice (1991, 1994) Tirreno–Adriatico (1989, 1990) Tour de Romandie (1991, 1995) One-day races and Classics Giro di Lombardia (1989, 1992) Other Hour record 55.291 km (5 November 1994)

Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961 in Vejle, Denmark) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.

Career

He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition with his brother. Rominger's strengths were time-trialling, climbing and recuperation.

He was a rival to Miguel Indurain in the Tour de France and was placed second in 1993 and won the mountains classification. His three wins in the Vuelta were a record at the time. In 2005, Roberto Heras broke that record but two months later tested positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO and was disqualified. Heras' win has since been reinstated.

In 1994 Rominger broke the world hour record twice in a few days. He used Bordeaux velodrome to ride 53.832 km and then 55.291 km, although a track novice.

He retired in 1997 after breaking his collarbone at that year's Tour de France. He is the agent of Austrian racing cyclist Matthias Brändle.

Client of Dr Ferrari

For his attempt on the Hour Record in 1994, he was coached by Dr Michele Ferrari, who was at the trackside during the ride.

Career achievements

Major results

1984

6th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell

1985

10th Grand Prix des Nations

1986

5th Grand Prix des Nations

8th Firenze–Pistoia

1987

1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

3rd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

3rd Overall Giro del Trentino

3rd Milano–Torino

5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

8th Coppa Placci

9th Grand Prix des Nations

9th Firenze–Pistoia

1988

1st Giro dell'Emilia

1st Firenze–Pistoia

1st Stage 13 Giro d'Italia

2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

2nd Overall Tour de Romandie

1st Prologue

2nd Overall Giro del Trentino

1st Stage 2

2nd Giro del Lazio

3rd Züri-Metzgete

5th Giro di Lombardia

7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

1st Stage 5 (ITT)

1989

1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Overall Tour Méditerranéen

1st Stage 4b (ITT)

1st Giro di Lombardia

1st Firenze–Pistoia

2nd UCI Road World Cup

3rd Clásica de San Sebastián

3rd Milano–Torino

4th Giro dell'Emilia

5th Overall Volta a Catalunya

6th Overall Tour de Romandie

7th Züri-Metzgete

1990

1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Stage 2

2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen

1st Stage 4

2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

3rd Grand Prix des Nations

4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1st Stage 3

4th Clásica de San Sebastián

4th Tour du Haut Var

4th Trofeo Baracchi

1991

1st Overall Paris–Nice

1st Stages 1 (TTT), 5 & 7 (ITT)

1st Overall Tour de Romandie

1st Stages 2 & 5b (ITT)

1st Grand Prix des Nations (Trofeo Baracchi)

1st Firenze–Pistoia

2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen

2nd Milano–Torino

3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1st Stage 8 (ITT)

6th Grand Prix des Amériques

1992

1st Overall Vuelta a España

1st Combination classification

1st Stages 19 (ITT) & 20

1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1st Stages 2 & 5b (ITT)

1st Giro di Lombardia

1st Firenze–Pistoia

1st Subida al Naranco

2nd UCI Road World Cup

2nd Overall Paris–Nice

1st Prologue & Stage 5

2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya

1st Mountains classification

1st Stage 6

2nd Overall Vuelta Asturias

1st Stage 1a

2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc

1st Stage 1b (ITT)

2nd Grand Prix des Nations

3rd Milano–Torino

4th Overall Tour of Galicia

4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1993

1st Overall Vuelta a España

1st Points classification

1st Mountains classification

1st Stages 11, 14 & 19

1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1st Stages 1, 4 & 5b (ITT)

1st Subida a Urkiola

1st Polynormande

2nd Overall Tour de France

1st Mountains classification

1st Stages 10, 11 & 19 (ITT)

2nd Overall Critérium International

1st Stage 2

2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège

5th Telekom Grand Prix (with Olaf Ludwig)

8th Overall Paris–Nice

1994

Best human effort: 55.291 km (5 Nov 1994)

Best human effort: 53.832 km (22 Oct 1994)

1st Overall Vuelta a España

1st Stages 1 (ITT), 6, 8 (ITT), 11, 14 & 20 (ITT)

1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1st Stages 3 & 5b (ITT)

1st Overall Paris–Nice

1st Stage 8b (ITT)

1st Overall Escalada a Montjuich

1st Stages 1a & 1b (ITT)

1st Grand Prix Eddy Merckx

1st Grand Prix des Nations

1st Telekom Grand Prix (with Jens Lehmann)

2nd Overall Critérium International

3rd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

6th Milano–Torino

1995

1st Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Points classification

1st Intergiro classification

1st Stages 2 (ITT), 4, 10 (ITT) & 17 (ITT)

1st Overall Tour de Romandie

1st Prologue, Stages 3 & 5b (ITT)

1st Telekom Grand Prix (with Andrea Chiurato)

1st Stage 3 Giro del Trentino

3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1st Stage 4

3rd Grand Prix Eddy Merckx

8th Overall Tour de France

1996

1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos

1st Stages 2 & 4 (ITT)

1st À travers Lausanne

2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

UCI Road World Championships

3rd Time trial

9th Road race

3rd Overall Vuelta a España

1st Mountains classification

1st Stages 10 (ITT) & 21 (ITT)

3rd Overall Tour DuPont

4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta

5th Overall Vuelta a Aragón

5th Overall Escalada a Montjuich

5th Time trial, Olympic Games

6th Subida al Naranco

10th Overall Tour de France

1997

2nd Chrono des Herbiers

3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

4th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

5th Subida al Naranco

General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Giro d'Italia	97	DNF	44	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	68	—	57	—	—	2	DNF	8	10	DNF
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	16	—	1	1	1	—	3	38
Major stage race general classification results
Race	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Paris–Nice	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	8	1	—	—	35
/ Tirreno–Adriatico	—	3	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour of the Basque Country	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	49	—
Tour de Romandie	—	—	2	6	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	28
Critérium du Dauphiné	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	—	2	—
Tour de Suisse	31	60	—	24	—	—	—	44	35	—	—	36
Volta a Catalunya	—	—	—	5	—	—	2	49	—	—	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

External links

• Palmarès
• Tony Rominger at Cycling Archives (archive)