Richard Virenque
Virenque at the 2003 Tour de France | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richard Virenque | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ricco | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 1969 Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||||||||||||||
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| 1991–1992 | RMO | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1998 | Festina–Lotus | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Team Polti | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Quick-Step–Davitamon | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Virenque (born 19 November 1969) is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans, known for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks. He was a climber, best remembered for winning the King of the Mountains competition of the Tour de France a record seven times, and as one of the central figures in a widespread doping scandal in 1998, the Festina Affair.