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Thomas Frischknecht

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Thomas Frischknecht
Frischknecht in 1996
Personal information
Full nameThomas Frischknecht
NicknameFrischi
Born(1970-02-17)17 February 1970(age 54)
Feldbach,Switzerland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
1990–2000Ritchey
2001–2008Swisspower
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Championships(1997, 1999, 2002)
World Cup
1 individual win (1998–99)
Mountain bike
World XC Championships(1996)
World Marathon Championships(2003, 2005)
National XC Championships(1994, 1996–1998)
XC World Cup(1992, 1993, 1995)
17 individual wins (1992–1999,2001)
Medal record
RepresentingSwitzerland
Men'smountain bike racing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Cross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Cairns Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2003 Lugano Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2005 Lillehammer Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1990 Durango Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 1991 Ciocco Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 1992 Bromont Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2001 Vail Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kaprun Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Les Gets Cross-country
Men'scyclo-cross
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Munich Elite

Thomas Frischknecht(born 17 February 1970 inFeldbach,Switzerland) is a former Swiss mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer, often called Europe'sElder Statesmanof mountain biking,[1]because of his extraordinarily long career at the top level of the sport. A professional since 1990, he was on top of theMountain Bike World Championshippodium for the first time in 1996 and most recently in 2004.[2]

Biography

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Frischi(as he is called) advocates staying 'fit for life' anddopefree racing. He is considered an excellent example of a clean sportsman.[1][3]

In 1996 he was second at the World Cross-country Mountain Bike Championships, but after France'sJérôme Chiotticonfessed having usedEPOwhen he won the title that year, he got the rainbow jersey from Chiotti, handed over as a friendly act in an unofficial ceremony.[4]

He won theOlympic silver medalin 1996. The next day he competed in the men's road race on a Ritchey cyclocross bike after fellow Swiss team member Tony Rominger fell ill. He finished the race in the middle of the pack.[5]

Frischknecht also competes incyclo-cross,where he won an Amateur World Champion title, was Vice World Champion in 1997 and is a multiple-time Swiss Champion.[6]

Thomas first traveled to America in 1990 to compete in the then new genre of mountain biking. He became closely linked toTom Ritchey,a major bike-components producer, who provided support and became a mentor and a good friend. Ritchey has sponsored him ever since. Ritchey's Swiss Cross frame draws its name from Fischknecht. Other major sponsors include Swisspower, an electric utility consortium, and Scott bicycles.

Frischknecht was author of a book on mountain biking,Richtig Mountainbiken.He is currently involved with theFrischi Bike Schoolin the Engadin/St. Moritz area of Switzerland.

Major results

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Mountain bike

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1990
2ndCross-country,UCI World Championships
2nd OverallXC World Cup
1991
2ndCross-country,UCI World Championships
3rdCross-country,UEC European Championships
1992
1stOverallXC World Cup
1stMont-Sainte-Anne
1stLandgraaf
1stStrathpeffer
1stMount Snow
2ndHunter Mountain
2ndCross-country,UCI World Championships
1993
1stCross-country,UEC European Championships
1stOverallXC World Cup
1stBarcelona
1stMount Snow
2ndBassano del Grappa
2ndMont-Sainte-Anne
3rdBromont
1994
1stCross-country,National Championships
UCI XC World Cup
1stMount Snow
1stMont-Sainte-Anne
2ndMadrid
3rdLenzerheide
1995
1stOverallXC World Cup
1stVail
1stMammoth Lakes
2ndHouffalize
3rdCairns
3rdBudapest
1996
1stCross-country,UCI World Championships
1stCross-country,National Championships
2nd OverallUCI XC World Cup
1stLisbon
1stSankt Wendel
1stKualoa Ranch
2ndMount Helen
3rdBromont
2ndCross-country,Olympic Games
2nd OverallXC World Cup
1997
1stCross-country,National Championships
UCI XC World Cup
1stSankt Wendel
1998
1stCross-country,National Championships
UCI XC World Cup
1stBudapest
3rdNapa Valley
3rdCross-country,UEC European Championships
1999
UCI XC World Cup
1stCanmore
2000
UCI XC World Cup
2ndLausanne
2001
UCI XC World Cup
1stKaprun
2ndCross-country,UCI World Championships
2002
2nd Cross-country,National Championships
3rdCross-country,UCI World Championships
3rd OverallXC World Cup
2003
1stMarathon,UCI World Championships
UCI XC World Cup
2ndKaprun
2004
3rdCross-country,UCI World Championships
2005
1stMarathon,UCI World Championships
2nd Cross-country,National Championships
2017
1stOverall MixedCape Epic(withJenny Rissveds)

Cyclo-cross

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1987–1988
1stUCI World Junior Championships
1989–1990
Superprestige
1stRome
3rd Zürich-Waid
1st Eschenbach
3rdUCI World Amateur Championships
1990–1991
1stUCI World Amateur Championships
1st Meilen
Superprestige
2nd Zarautz
2nd Wetzikon
3rdRome
3rdOverijse
2nd Eschenbach
2nd Steinmaur
1991–1992
Superprestige
1stOverijse
1st Wetzikon
2nd Zarautz
3rd Harnes
1st Berlin
2nd Volketswil
2nd Muntelier
2nd Vossem
3rdUCI World Amateur Championships
3rd Eschenbach
3rd Leeds
1992–1993
2nd OverallSuperprestige
1stRome
2ndPlzeň
2nd Zarautz
2ndOverijse
2ndAsper-Gavere
2nd Zillebeke
1st Sankt-Gallen
1st Berlin
1st Liestal
1st Lyss
1st Gansingen
1st Dagmersellen
1st Solbiate Olona
2ndNational Championships
2nd Brouilly
2nd Meilen
3rd Zürich
1993–1994
3rd OverallSuperprestige
1stAsper-Gavere
1st Wetzikon
2ndDiegem
2ndMilan
2nd Westouter-Zillebeke
1st Berlin
2ndNational Championships
2nd Sankt-Gallen
3rd Hombrechtikon
1994–1995
1st Dagmersellen
2nd Hombrechtikon
1995–1996
2nd Solbiate Olona
2nd Volketswil
2nd Sankt-Gallen
3rdNational Championships
3rd Langenthal
3rd Dagmersellen
3rd Hombrechtikon
3rd Liestal
UCI World Cup
5th Pontchâteau
1996–1997
1stNational Championships
1st Gansingen
2ndUCI World Championships
Superprestige
2nd Wetzikon
2nd Sankt-Gallen
2nd Uster
UCI World Cup
3rd Heerlen
4thKoksijde
4thNommay
3rd Meilen
3rd Hombrechtikon
1997–1998
2nd Magstadt
2nd Volketswil
3rdNational Championships
UCI World Cup
4th Solbiate Olona
1998–1999
1stNational Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Zeddam
4thNommay
1st Hombrechtikon
1st Meilen
1st Magstadt
2nd Rüti
3rd Uster
5thUCI World Championships
1999–2000
1st Liestal
1st Obergösgen
2ndNational Championships
2nd Hittnau
2nd Hombrechtikon
2nd Dagmersellen
2000–2001
1st Magstadt
1st Safenwil
2nd Obergösgen
2nd Hombrechtikon
2001–2002
1stNational Championships
1st Castelnuovo
1st Dagmersellen
2nd Obergösgen
2002–2003
1st Hittnau
1st Dagmersellen
1st Hombrechtikon
1st Rennen Russikon
2nd Meilen
2nd Zürich
3rd Frenkendorf
2003–2004
2ndNational Championships
2nd Magstadt
2nd Frenkendorf
2nd Hittnau
2nd Rüti
2nd Steinmaur
3rd Uster
2004–2005
1st San Mateo I
1st San Mateo II
2nd Steinmaur
3rdSint-Niklaas
3rd Rüti
3rd Dagmersellen
2005–2006
1st Magstadt
2nd Steinmaur
2006–2007
2nd Frenkendorf
2nd Rüti
3rd Dagmersellen
3rd Dübendorf
2007–2008
2ndNational Championships
2nd Dagmersellen
2nd Dübendorf
3rd Schmerikon
2008–2009
1st Steinmaur

References

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  1. ^ab"Thomas Frischknecht".Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. 1999. Archived fromthe originalon 30 June 2006.Retrieved7 March2017.
  2. ^"Men, Mountain Bike World Cup".UCI.RetrievedJuly 25,2006.
  3. ^"Doping statement".Frischknecht's home page. Archived fromthe originalon March 18, 2005.RetrievedJuly 25,2006.
  4. ^"News for May 25, 2000: Chiotti hands it back".Cycling News. May 25, 2000.RetrievedJuly 25,2006.
  5. ^"Interview: Thomas Frischknecht".Bike Radar. August 12, 2008.RetrievedJuly 25,2008.
  6. ^"CycloX World Cup: Coupe du Monde - 1998-1999".Union Cycliste Internationale. January 3, 1999.RetrievedJuly 25,2006.
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