Bruno Risi (born 6 September 1968) is a retired

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. He competed at five Olympic Games. Risi was one of the top six-day riders of his generation, he won many professional Madison events during his long career. He is the ninth Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics (1988, 1996/2008), after middle-distance runner

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. Th ...

, equestrians Henri Chammartin and

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, javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg, equestrian Christine Stückelberger, and Alpine skier Paul Accola, shooter

Gabriele Bühlmann Gabriele "Gaby" Bühlmann (born 27 April 1964, in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss rifle shooter who competed at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004. Shooting career Bühlmann won 14 ISSF World Cup medals between 1987 and 2002, competing at f ...

, and equestrian Markus Fuchs.

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;1990 : 1st, Stage 5a, Circuit Franco-Belge, Wasquehal : World Amateur Points Race Championship ;1991 : World Amateur Points Race Champion : 1st,

Giro del Lago Maggiore The Giro del Lago Maggiore, also known as GP Knorr, was a one-day road cycling race held annually near Lake Maggiore in Switzerland. The last two editions of the men's race were part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series ...

-GP Knorr- : 1st,

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;1992 : World Points Race Champion : 1st, Six-Days of Dortmund (with Kurt Betschart) : 2nd, Overall, Niederösterreich Rundfahrt ;1993 : 1st, Six Days' of Dortmund, Ghent & München (with Kurt Betschart) : 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Betschart/ Büchler/ Gisler) ;1994 : World Points Race Champion : 1st, Six-Days' of København & München (with Kurt Betschart) : 2nd, Omloop Wase Scheldeboorden ;1995 : European Madison Champion (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Six-Days' of Bremen & Köln (with Kurt Betschart) : World Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;1996 : 1st, Six-Days' of Ghent & København (with Kurt Betschart) : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) : 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Betschart/Gisler/ Strüby) ;1997 : 1st, Six-Days' of Dortmund, Leipzig & München (with Kurt Betschart) : World Points Race Championship : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;1998 : 1st, Six-Days' of München, Stuttgart & Herning (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Six-Days of Fiorenzuola d'Arda (with Giovanni Lombardi) ;1999 : World Points Race Champion : 1st, Six-Days' of Bremen & Dortmund (with Kurt Betschart) ;2000 : Points Race Champion : 1st, Six-Days of München (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Elgger Radomnium : 1st,

Schorndorf Schorndorf () is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located approximately 26 km east of Stuttgart. Its train station is the terminus of the S2 line of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. The town is also sometimes referred to as ' (''The Daimler T ...

: European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;2001 : World Points Race Champion : 1st, Weil-am-Rhein &

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: 1st, Osnabrück, Derny : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;2002 : 1st, Six-Days' of Bremen, Ghent & Stuttgart (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Weil-am-Rhein,

& Sindelfingen – Schleife : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;2003 : World Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli) : Scratch Champion : 1st, Six-Days' of Berlin, Dortmund & München (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Bruckmühl,

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& Wangen : 1st, Holzkirchen (with Thomas Höß) : 2nd, National Elimination Championship : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;2004 : 1st, Six-Days of Bremen (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Ruggell, Bottrop-Kirchhellen,

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& Steinhagen :

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, Madison (with Franco Marvulli) : World Madison Championship (with Franco Marvulli) ;2005 : 1st, Six-Days of Stuttgart (with Kurt Betschart & Franco Marvulli) : 1st, Six-Days' of Berlin & Amsterdam (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Trois Jours d'Aigle (with Maxime Bally) : 1st,

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;2006 : European Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli) : Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli) : 1st, Six-Days' of Dortmund & München (with

Erik Zabel Erik Zabel (; born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced for most of his career with Team Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some to be one of the greatest Germ ...

) : 1st, Six Days of Maastricht (with Franco Marvulli) ;2007 : World Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli) : Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli) : 1st, Six-Days of Stuttgart (with Franco Marvulli & Erik Zabel) : 1st, Six-Days' of Zurich, København, Hasselt, Dortmund, Fiorenzuola d'Arda, München & Zuidlaren (with Marvulli) : 1st, Six-Days of Bremen (with

Alexander Äschbach Alexander Äschbach (born 9 June 1974 in Dürrenäsch, Aargau) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing ...

) : 1st,

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, Bruckmühl & Hasle-Ruegsau : 1st, Stage 1, Rheinberg : 1st, Stage 2, Emmerich : 1st, Stage 3, Schermbeck ;2008 : 1st, Six-Days' of Zurich, Berlin, København & Hasselt (with Franco Marvulli)

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