Bjarne Lykkegård Riis Net Worth
Bjarne Lykkegård Riis Net Worth is
$400,000
Bjarne Lykkegård Riis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (pronounced [bj?rn? ri?s]; born 3 April 1964), nicknamed The Eagle from Herning (Danish: Ørnen fra Herning), is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Tinkoff-Saxo. Other career highlights include placing first in the Amstel Gold Race in 1997, multiple Danish National Championships, and stage wins in the Giro d'Italia. On 25 May 2007, he admitted that he placed first in the Tour de France using banned substances, and he was no longer considered the winner by the Tour's organizers. In July 2008, the Tour reconfirmed his victory but with an asterisk label to indicate his doping offences. | Date Of Birth | April 3, 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Herning, Denmark |
| Height | 6' 1¼" (1.86 m) |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Resides in Toscany with wife, former professional handball player Anne Dorthe Tanderup and their 3 sons. |
| 2 | Has 2 sons from previous marriage to Mette Riis. |
| 3 | First and only Dane, who has ever won the Tour de France (1996 with Telekom). |
| 4 | Former Danish road bicycle racer and current team owner and manager of CSC. |
| 5 | After some of his former Telekom teammates admitted having been used illegal substances, he confessed to taking EPO, growth hormone and cortisone from 1993 to 1998, including during his victory in the 1996 Tour de France (25 May 2007). |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go' morgen Danmark | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinas dates | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Overcoming | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Go' aften Danmark | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Et år med 'Angora' | 2004 | TV Special documentary | Himself (Tour de France shootings) (uncredited) |
| aHA! | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Drengene fra Angora | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sport2003 | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Reimer Bo møder | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sport i 2'eren | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gintberg på kanten | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Z Hit-Paraden | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jan Ullrich: Zwischen Licht und Schatten | 2004 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Hvorfor har mænd magten? | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Le tour a 100 ans | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Alle tiders underholdning | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Known for movies
Overcoming (2005)
as Himself
Sport2003 (2003)
as Himself
Go' morgen Danmark (2016)
as Himself
Go' aften Danmark (2004-2005)
as Himself