![]() Roux in 1999 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Laurent Roux |
Born | Cahors, France | 3 December 1972
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
1992 | US Montauban |
Professional teams | |
1994 | Castorama-MaxiSport |
1995 | Castorama |
1996 | TVM |
1997–1998 | TVM-Farm Frites |
1999 | Casino |
2000 | Mobilvetta Design-Rossin |
2001–2002 | Jean Delatour |
Major wins | |
Giro d'Italia, 1 stage |
Laurent Roux (born 3 December 1972 in Cahors) is a French former road bicycle racer.
Doping
In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months.[1] In 2002, he was tested non-negative for amphetamines after an out of competition control.[2] In 2006 he also confessed at a doping trial in Bordeaux that he used EPO, human growth hormone, cortisone and testosterone and sold "Pot Belge" to other riders.[1]
Major results
- 1996
- 1st, Stage 2b, Route du Sud
- 1997
- 1st, Classique des Alpes
- 1st, Paris–Bourges
- 1st, Stage 3, Route du Sud
- 1st, Overall, Tour de l'Avenir
- 1998
- 1st, Stage 13, Giro d'Italia
- 1999
- 1st, Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice
- 2001
- 1st, Stage 2, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st, Stage 3, Route du Sud
Goujounac
His father, Jacques Roux (1948-2021), was mayor of Goujounac.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Cycling: Roux admits drug use and dealing". www.iht.com. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Laurent Roux non-negative for amphetamines". www.cyclingnews.com. 30 June 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ^ Adoue, Manon (2021). "Lot : Jacques Roux, le maire de Goujounac est décédé". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
External links
- Palmarès by cyclingbase.com (in French)
- Laurent Roux at CycleBase