Michael Rich (born 23 September 1969) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial (100 km) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.^[3] His winning teammates were Christian Meyer, Bernd Dittert and Uwe Peschel.

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Michael Rich

Personal information
Full name	Michael Rich
Born	(1969-09-23) 23 September 1969 (age 54) Freiburg, West Germany
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time trialist
Professional teams
1997–1998	Saeco–Estro
1999–2006	Gerolsteiner[1][2]
Major wins
Stage races Bayern Rundfahrt (2002, 2003, 2005) One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Medal record Representing  Germany Men's road bicycle racing Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team Time Trial World Championships 2000 Plouay Elite Time Trial 2002 Heusden Elite Time Trial 2004 Verona Elite Time Trial 2003 Hamilton Elite Time Trial

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Rich is most famous for his individual time trial participations in the Grand Tours (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España). He is the father of two children.

Rich retired from racing in 2006. His profession was a mechanic.^[4]