# Tony Rominger

Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961) 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 |