Armand de Las Cuevas
Armand de Las Cuevas (26 June 1968 – 2 August 2018) was a French racing cyclist.
 Las Cuevas at the 1993 Paris–Nice | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Armand de Las Cuevas |
| Born | 26 June 1968 Troyes, France |
| Died | 2 August 2018 (aged 50) Réunion, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1989–1993 | Reynolds |
| 1994–1995 | Castorama |
| 1996 | Petit Casino |
| 1997–1998 | Banesto |
| 1999 | Amica Chips-Costa de Almería |
| Major wins | |
| Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1998) Clásica de San Sebastián (1994) French Road Race Championship (1991) Giro d'Italia, 1 stage (1994) | |
He won prestigious races such as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and the Clásica de San Sebastián. A time trial specialist, he won many prologues and individual time trials in the early 1990s. He also competed in track pursuit racing, and was bronze medalist in the discipline at the 1990 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Japan.
De Las Cuevas retired to Réunion in 1999, where he founded a cycling school. He committed suicide there in 2018.[1]
Major results
- 1988
- 1st
- 1990
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias
- 3rd
- 1991
- 1st
- 1st GP Ouest–France
- 1st Stage 3 Bicicleta Vasca
- 1992
- 1st Prologue Tour de Romandie
- 1993
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Grand Prix des Nations
- 1st Stage 7 Paris–Nice
- 1994
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Clásica de San Sebastián
- 1st Paris–Camembert
- 1st Prologue Tour de Romandie
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Prologue
- 1995
- 1st Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 1998
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
References
- "Armand De Las Cuevas est décédé". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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