Laurent Roux
Laurent Roux (born December 3, 1972 in Cahors , France ) is a former French cyclist . He started his career in 1994 and was active until 2003. Roux celebrated his greatest success by winning a stage of the Giro d'Italia . He also won one-day races and the overall ranking of the Tour de l'Avenir .
doping
In April 1999, Roux was tested positive for amphetamines for the first time at the Walloon Arrow and was banned for half a year. Another positive test in April 2002 earned him a four-year suspension and spelled the end of his cycling career in 2003. In 2006, Roux was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after being found guilty of doping trafficking in the amateur cycling scene . In the course of the trial, Roux had admitted that he had consumed more and more doping substances over the course of his career, including Epo , growth hormone , cortisone and testosterone .
Greatest successes
- Giro d'Italia : 1998 : 12th stage
- Paris – Nice : 1999: 4th stage
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 2001: 2nd stage
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Tour de l'Avenir : 1997
- Paris – Bourges : 1997
- Classique des Alpes : 1997
Teams
- 1994-1995 Castorama
- 1996-1998 TVM-Farm Frites
- 1999 casino
- 2000 Mobilvetta Design-Rossin (April 13th to 15th)
- 2001-2002 Jean Delatour
- 2003 Flanders-iTeamNova
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roux blocked until April due to doping. Spiegel Online, July 17, 1999, accessed December 23, 2013 .
- ↑ a b journeys into addiction. Süddeutsche.de, December 10, 2013, accessed on December 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Laurent Roux has to go to jail. news.ch, June 21, 2006, accessed on December 23, 2013 .
Web links
- Official website of Laurent Roux (French)
- Laurent Roux in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Laurent Roux in the Tour de France database(French / English )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roux, Laurent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd December 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cahors , France |