Laurent Roux (born 3 December 1972 in
Cahors
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) is a
French
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former
road bicycle racer
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.
Doping
In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months.
In 2002, he was tested non-negative for
amphetamines
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after an out of competition control. In 2006 he also confessed at a doping trial in Bordeaux that he used
EPO,
human growth hormone,
cortisone
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and
testosterone
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and sold "
Pot Belge" to other riders.
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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
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;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
Goujounac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Geography
Goujounac is located in the Lot valley about 30 km to the west of Cahors and 9 km south of Cazals.
It makes up for one point in a quiet triangle of villag ...
.
See also
* List of doping cases in cycling
References
External links
Palmarès by cyclingbase.com
*
1972 births
French male cyclists
Living people
Doping cases in cycling
French Giro d'Italia stage winners
Sportspeople from Lot (department)
Cyclists from Occitania (administrative region)
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