Tony Rominger

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
Hour record: 55.291 km (5 Nov 1994)
Hour record: 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
References
External links
Palmarès
1961 births
Living people
Swiss male cyclists
Swiss Tour de France stage winners
Giro d'Italia winners
Vuelta a España winners
Swiss Vuelta a España stage winners
Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Switzerland
Swiss Giro d'Italia stage winners
People from Vejle Municipality
UCI Road World Rankings winners