birth_place article_title name birth_date
corcelles , canton of bern , switzerland laurent vial
 laurent vial 9 september 1959
laurent vial

laurent vial -lrb- born 9 september 1959 -rrb- is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from switzerland , who was a professional road rider in 1985 .
he represented his native country at the 1984 summer olympics in los angeles , california , where he won the silver medal in the men 's team time trial , alongside alfred achermann , richard trinkler and benno wiss .
