Michael Rich (cyclist)
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| Full name | Michael Rich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 September 1969 Freiburg, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time trialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–1998 | Saeco–Estro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2006 | Gerolsteiner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Rich (born 23 September 1969) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial (100 km) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His winning teammates were Christian Meyer, Bernd Dittert and Uwe Peschel.
Rich is most famous for his individual time trial participations in the Grand Tours (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España). He is the father of two children.
Rich retired from racing in 2006. His profession was a mechanic.