Lauri Aus

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Lauri Aus's grave in Tartu

Lauri Aus (born November 4, 1970 in Tartu ; † July 20, 2003 ibid) was an Estonian cyclist .

Life

Lauri Aus's professional career began in 1995 with the French team Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne . After four wins in 1996, he was signed up for the Casino team the following year alongside his compatriot Jaan Kirsipuu . He stayed with this team, which was renamed AG2R in 2000, until his death . Because of his sprinter qualities, he won a Tour du Limousin (1997), a Tour du Poitou-Charentes (1998), Classic Haribo (1998) and a Grand Prix d'Isbergues (1999). In 1999 he was fifth at Milan-Sanremo . In 2000 he became the Estonian road champion.

In 1992 , 1996 and 2000 Aus represented his home country at the Summer Olympics . In 1992 in Barcelona , he finished fifth in the road race.

In July 2003, while his teammates were contesting the Tour de France , he was hit by a drunk driver on a training drive in his home country between Aovere and Kallaste and subsequently succumbed to the injuries he had suffered. Lauri Aus was married and the father of two children.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Décès accidentel de Lauri Aus. (No longer available online.) Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace , July 21, 2003, archived from the original on August 30, 2013 ; Retrieved December 14, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tour2003.dna.fr

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SURNAME Off, Lauri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th November 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Tartu
DATE OF DEATH July 20, 2003
Place of death Tartu