Bjarne Riis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Cycling team manager and former road bicycle racer
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Place of Birth: Herning, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
About Bjarne Riis
- Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (born 3 April 1964), nicknamed The Eagle from Herningand MR.
- 60 (Danish: Ørnen fra Herning), is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France.
- For many years he was the owner and later manager of Russian UCI WorldTeam Tinkoff–Saxo.
- Other career highlights include placing first in the Amstel Gold Race in 1997, multiple Danish National Championships, and stage wins in the Giro d'Italia.
- On 25 May 2007, he admitted that he placed first in the Tour de France using banned substances, and he was no longer considered the winner by the Tour's organizers.
- In July 2008, the Tour reconfirmed his victory but with an asterisk label to indicate his doping offences.
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