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French cyclist
Robert Sassone
Robert Sassone in 2001 |
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Born | (1978-11-23)23 November 1978
Nouméa,
New Caledonia |
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Died | 21 January 2016(2016-01-21) (aged 37)
Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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Discipline | Road and track |
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Role | Rider |
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2000–2003 |
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Robert Sassone (23 November 1978 – 21 January 2016) was a French
racing cyclist.
[1] He had cancer and killed himself.
[2]
He rode in the
men's Madison at the
2000 Summer Olympics.
[3] He also rode in the
2002 Vuelta a España, finishing in 129th place.
[2] He was banned from cycling for two years in 2004, after testing positive for
betamethasone during the Six Days of Nouméa race in
New Caledonia.
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[5]
Death
Sassone was suffering from cancer and killed himself in his native New Caledonia in January 2016, aged 37.
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Major results
Road
Track
References
External links
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1995–
96: Italy (
Silvio Martinello,
Marco Villa)
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1997: Spain (
Joan Llaneras,
Miguel Alzamora)
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1998: Belgium (
Etienne De Wilde,
Matthew Gilmore)
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1999: Spain (
Joan Llaneras,
Isaac Gálvez)
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2000: Germany (
Stefan Steinweg,
Erik Weispfennig)
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2001: France (
Robert Sassone,
Jérôme Neuville)
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2002: France (
Jérôme Neuville,
Franck Perque)
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2003: Switzerland (
Franco Marvulli,
Bruno Risi)
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2004: Argentina (
Walter Pérez,
Juan Curuchet)
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2005: Great Britain (
Mark Cavendish,
Rob Hayles)
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2006: Spain (
Isaac Gálvez,
Joan Llaneras)
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2007: Switzerland (
Bruno Risi,
Franco Marvulli)
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2008: Great Britain (
Mark Cavendish,
Bradley Wiggins)
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2009: Denmark (
Michael Mørkøv,
Alex Rasmussen)
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2010–
11: Australia (
Leigh Howard,
Cameron Meyer)
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2012: Belgium (
Kenny De Ketele,
Gijs Van Hoecke)
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2013: France (
Vivien Brisse,
Morgan Kneisky)
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2014: Spain (
David Muntaner,
Albert Torres)
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2015: France (
Bryan Coquard,
Morgan Kneisky)
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2016: Great Britain (
Mark Cavendish,
Bradley Wiggins)
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2017: France (
Morgan Kneisky,
Benjamin Thomas)
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2018–
19: Germany (
Roger Kluge,
Theo Reinhardt)
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2020–
21: Denmark (
Michael Mørkøv,
Lasse Norman Hansen)
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2022: France (
Donavan Grondin,
Benjamin Thomas)
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2023: Netherlands (
Jan-Willem van Schip,
Yoeri Havik)
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