Bjarne Riis
Danish bicycler
Bjarne Lykkegård Riis, nicknamed The Eagle from 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 the Oleg Tinkov associated Russian UCI... Wikipedia
Born: 1964 (age 60 years), Herning, Denmark
Spouse: Anne Dorthe Tanderup (m. 2009)
Tour de France win: 1996 Tour de France
Children: Thomas Riis
Weight: 157 lbs
Parents: Preben Riis and Bodil Riis
Siblings: Michael Riis
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Bjarne Riis (born 1964-04-03 in Herning) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Denmark, active between 1981 and 2000.
Biography. Bjarne Riis was a Danish professonal whose major win was the 1996 Tour de France, in which he ended the five-year winning streak of Miguel Indurain.