Laurent Roux
{{short description|French cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Laurent Roux
| image = Laurent ROUX.jpg
| full_name = Laurent Roux
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cahors, France
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 1992
| amateurteam1 = US Montauban
| proyears1 = 1994
| proteam1 = Castorama-MaxiSport
| proyears2 = 1995
| proteam2 = Castorama
| proyears3 = 1996
| proteam3 = TVM
| proyears4 = 1997–1998
| proteam4 = TVM-Farm Frites
| proyears5 = 1999
| proteam5 = Casino
| proyears6 = 2000
| proteam6 = Mobilvetta Design-Rossin
| proyears7 = 2001–2002
| proteam7 = Jean Delatour
| majorwins = Giro d'Italia, 1 stage
}}
Laurent Roux (born 3 December 1972) is a French former road bicycle racer.
Doping
In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months.{{cite web
| title = Cycling: Roux admits drug use and dealing
| publisher = www.iht.com
| date = 20 June 2006
| url = http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/20/sports/bike.php
| accessdate = 22 November 2007 }} In 2002, he was tested non-negative for amphetamines after an out of competition control.{{cite web
| title = Laurent Roux non-negative for amphetamines
| publisher = www.cyclingnews.com
| date = 30 June 2002
| url = http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/tour02/?id=news/jun02/jun30
| accessdate = 22 November 2007 }} 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.
Major results
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;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
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Goujounac
His father, Jacques Roux (1948-2021), was mayor of Goujounac.{{cite journal |last1=Adoue |first1=Manon |date=2021 |title=Lot : Jacques Roux, le maire de Goujounac est décédé |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2021/12/22/lot-jacques-roux-le-maire-de-goujounac-est-decede-10008235.php |language=fr |journal=La Dépêche du Midi |access-date=December 22, 2021}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=1472&idtitle=1 Palmarès by cyclingbase.com] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{CycleBase|13937}}
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Category:Doping cases in cycling
Category:French Giro d'Italia stage winners
Category:Sportspeople from Lot (department)
Category:Cyclists from Occitania (administrative region)
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