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Bjarne Riis (born April 3, 1964) is a Danish cyclist; he won the Tour de France in 1996.
Riis began cycling professionally in 1986, but his career ended prematurely due to a crash on June 18, 1999 while cycling to the starting line of a stage in the Tour de Suisse. He never fully recovered and officially retired in 2000.
Other career highlights include winning the Amstel Gold Race in 1997, as well as stage wins in the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia.
After retiring as a cyclist, Riis moved on to coaching; he is now the General Manager of his own cycling team, Team CSC.