Tony Rominger

Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961 in Vejle, Denmark) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.

Tony Rominger

Rominger at the 1993 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full name	Tony Rominger
Born	(1961-03-27) 27 March 1961 Vejle, Denmark
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
1986	Cilo–Aufina–Gemeaz Cusin
1987–1990	Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax
1991	Toshiba
1992–1993	CLAS–Cajastur
1994–1996	Mapei–CLAS
1997	Cofidis
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France Mountains classification (1993) 3 individual stages Giro d'Italia General classification (1995) Points classification (1995) Intergiro classification (1995) 5 individual stages Vuelta a España General classification (1992, 1993, 1994) Points classification (1993) Mountains classification (1993, 1995) Combination classification (1992) 13 individual stages Stage races Tour of the Basque Country (1992, 1993, 1994) Paris–Nice (1991, 1994) Tirreno–Adriatico (1989, 1990) Tour de Romandie (1991, 1995) One-day races and Classics Giro di Lombardia (1989, 1992) Other Hour record 55.291 km (5 November 1994)

He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition with his brother. Rominger's strengths were time-trialling, climbing and recuperation.

He was a rival to Miguel Indurain in the Tour de France and was placed second in 1993 and won the mountains classification. His three wins in the Vuelta were a record at the time. In 2005, Roberto Heras broke that record but two months later tested positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO and was disqualified. Heras' win has since been reinstated.

In 1994 Rominger broke the world hour record twice in a few days. He used Bordeaux velodrome to ride 53.832 km and then 55.291 km, although a track novice.[1]

He retired in 1997 after breaking his collarbone at that year's Tour de France. He is the agent of Austrian racing cyclist Matthias Brändle.[2]