Bruno Risi

Bruno Risi
Personal information
NicknameBruno Risi
Born (1968-09-06) 6 September 1968 (age 56)
Altdorf, Uri, Switzerland
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance (Madison)
Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Madison
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Stuttgart Madison
Gold medal – first place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Madison
Silver medal – second place 2004 Melbourne Madison
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Bogotá Madison

Bruno Risi (born 6 September 1968) is a retired Swiss professional racing cyclist. He competed at five Olympic Games.[1]

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, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer, javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg, equestrian Christine Stückelberger, and Alpine skier Paul Accola, shooter Gabriele Bühlmann, and equestrian Markus Fuchs.

Palmares

1990
1st, Stage 5a, Circuit Franco-Belge, Wasquehal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) World Amateur Points Race Championship
1991
World Amateur Points Race Champion
1st, Giro del Lago Maggiore -GP Knorr-
1st, Tour du Lac Léman
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
Europe European Madison Champion (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Six-Days' of Bremen & Köln (with Kurt Betschart)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
1996
1st, Six-Days' of Ghent & København (with Kurt Betschart)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) World Points Race Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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
  Switzerland Points Race Champion
1st, Six-Days of München (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Elgger Radomnium
1st, Schorndorf
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
2001
World Points Race Champion
1st, Weil-am-Rhein & Osnabrück
1st, Osnabrück, Derny
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
2002
1st, Six-Days' of Bremen, Ghent & Stuttgart (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Weil-am-Rhein, Osnabrück & Sindelfingen – Schleife
2nd place, silver medalist(s) European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
2003
World Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli)
  Switzerland Scratch Champion
1st, Six-Days' of Berlin, Dortmund & München (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Bruckmühl, Schaffhausen & Wangen
1st, Holzkirchen (with Thomas Höß)
2nd, National Elimination Championship
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart)
2004
1st, Six-Days of Bremen (with Kurt Betschart)
1st, Ruggell, Bottrop-Kirchhellen, Dachau & Steinhagen
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olympic Games, Madison (with Franco Marvulli)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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, Geldern
2006
Europe European Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli)
  Switzerland Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli)
1st, Six-Days' of Dortmund & München (with Erik Zabel)
1st, Six Days of Maastricht (with Franco Marvulli)
2007
World Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli)
  Switzerland 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)
1st, Gelsenkirchen, 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)

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruno Risi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2016.