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Thomas Frischknecht

Thomas Frischknecht (born 17 February 1970 in Feldbach, Switzerland) is a former Swiss mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer, often called Europe's Elder Statesman of mountain biking, because of his extraordinarily long career at the top level of the sport. A professional since 1990, he was on top of the Mountain Bike World Championship podium for the first time in 1996 and most recently in 2004.

Biography

Frischi (as he is called) advocates staying 'fit for life' and dope free racing. He is considered an excellent example of a clean sportsman.

In 1996 he was second at the World Cross-country Mountain Bike Championships, but after France's Jérôme Chiotti confessed having used EPO when he won the title that year, he got the rainbow jersey from Chiotti, handed over as a friendly act in an unofficial ceremony.

He won the Olympic silver medal in 1996. The next day he competed in the men's road race on a Ritchey cyclocross bike after fellow Swiss team member Tony Rominger fell ill. He finished the race in the middle of the pack.

Frischknecht also competes in cyclo-cross, where he won an Amateur World Champion title, was Vice World Champion in 1997 and is a multiple-time Swiss Champion.

Thomas first traveled to America in 1990 to compete in the then new genre of mountain biking. He became closely linked to Tom Ritchey, a major bike-components producer, who provided support and became a mentor and a good friend. Ritchey has sponsored him ever since. Ritchey's Swiss Cross frame draws its name from Fischknecht. Other major sponsors include Swisspower, an electric utility consortium, and Scott bicycles.

Frischknecht was author of a book on mountain biking, Richtig Mountainbiken. He is currently involved with the Frischi Bike School in the Engadin/St. Moritz area of Switzerland.

Major results

Mountain bike

1990
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2nd Overall XC World Cup
1991
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
3rd Cross-country, UEC European Championships
1992
1st Overall XC World Cup
:1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
:1st Landgraaf
:1st Strathpeffer
:1st Mount Snow
:2nd Hunter Mountain
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1993
1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
1st Overall XC World Cup
:1st Barcelona
:1st Mount Snow
:2nd Bassano del Grappa
:2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
:3rd Bromont
1994
1st Cross-country, National Championships
UCI XC World Cup
:1st Mount Snow
:1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
:2nd Madrid
:3rd Lenzerheide
1995
1st Overall XC World Cup
:1st Vail
:1st Mammoth Lakes
:2nd Houffalize
:3rd Cairns
:3rd Budapest
1996
1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
:1st Lisbon
:1st Sankt Wendel
:1st Kualoa Ranch
:2nd Mount Helen
:3rd Bromont
2nd Cross-country, Olympic Games
2nd Overall XC World Cup
1997
1st Cross-country, National Championships
UCI XC World Cup
:1st Sankt Wendel
1998
1st Cross-country, National Championships
UCI XC World Cup
:1st Budapest
:3rd Napa Valley
3rd Cross-country, UEC European Championships
1999
UCI XC World Cup
:1st Canmore
2000
UCI XC World Cup
:2nd Lausanne
2001
UCI XC World Cup
:1st Kaprun
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2002
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
3rd Overall XC World Cup
2003
1st Marathon, UCI World Championships
UCI XC World Cup
:2nd Kaprun
2004
3rd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2005
1st Marathon, UCI World Championships
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2017
1st Overall Mixed Cape Epic (with Jenny Rissveds)

Cyclo-cross

1987–1988
1st UCI World Junior Championships
1989–1990
Superprestige
:1st Rome
:3rd Zürich-Waid
1st Eschenbach
3rd UCI World Amateur Championships
1990–1991
1st UCI World Amateur Championships
1st Meilen
Superprestige
:2nd Zarautz
:2nd Wetzikon
:3rd Rome
:3rd Overijse
2nd Eschenbach
2nd Steinmaur
1991–1992
Superprestige
:1st Overijse
:1st Wetzikon
:2nd Zarautz
:3rd Harnes
1st Berlin
2nd Volketswil
2nd Muntelier
2nd Vossem
3rd UCI World Amateur Championships
3rd Eschenbach
3rd Leeds
1992–1993
2nd Overall Superprestige
:1st Rome
:2nd Plzeň
:2nd Zarautz
:2nd Overijse
:2nd Asper-Gavere
:2nd Zillebeke
1st Sankt-Gallen
1st Berlin
1st Liestal
1st Lyss
1st Gansingen
1st Dagmersellen
1st Solbiate Olona
2nd National Championships
2nd Brouilly
2nd Meilen
3rd Zürich
1993–1994
3rd Overall Superprestige
:1st Asper-Gavere
:1st Wetzikon
:2nd Diegem
:2nd Milan
:2nd Westouter-Zillebeke
1st Berlin
2nd National Championships
2nd Sankt-Gallen
3rd Hombrechtikon
1994–1995
1st Dagmersellen
2nd Hombrechtikon
1995–1996
2nd Solbiate Olona
2nd Volketswil
2nd Sankt-Gallen
3rd National Championships
3rd Langenthal
3rd Dagmersellen
3rd Hombrechtikon
3rd Liestal
UCI World Cup
:5th Pontchâteau
1996–1997
1st National Championships
1st Gansingen
2nd UCI World Championships
Superprestige
:2nd Wetzikon
2nd Sankt-Gallen
2nd Uster
UCI World Cup
:3rd Heerlen
:4th Koksijde
:4th Nommay
3rd Meilen
3rd Hombrechtikon
1997–1998
2nd Magstadt
2nd Volketswil
3rd National Championships
UCI World Cup
:4th Solbiate Olona
1998–1999
1st National Championships
UCI World Cup
:1st Zeddam
:4th Nommay
1st Hombrechtikon
1st Meilen
1st Magstadt
2nd Rüti
3rd Uster
5th UCI World Championships
1999–2000
1st Liestal
1st Obergösgen
2nd National Championships
2nd Hittnau
2nd Hombrechtikon
2nd Dagmersellen
2000–2001
1st Magstadt
1st Safenwil
2nd Obergösgen
2nd Hombrechtikon
2001–2002
1st National Championships
1st Castelnuovo
1st Dagmersellen
2nd Obergösgen
2002–2003
1st Hittnau
1st Dagmersellen
1st Hombrechtikon
1st Rennen Russikon
2nd Meilen
2nd Zürich
3rd Frenkendorf
2003–2004
2nd National Championships
2nd Magstadt
2nd Frenkendorf
2nd Hittnau
2nd Rüti
2nd Steinmaur
3rd Uster
2004–2005
1st San Mateo I
1st San Mateo II
2nd Steinmaur
3rd Sint-Niklaas
3rd Rüti
3rd Dagmersellen
2005–2006
1st Magstadt
2nd Steinmaur
2006–2007
2nd Frenkendorf
2nd Rüti
3rd Dagmersellen
3rd Dübendorf
2007–2008
2nd National Championships
2nd Dagmersellen
2nd Dübendorf
3rd Schmerikon
2008–2009
1st Steinmaur

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