Dominique Arnaud (19 September 1955 – 20 July 2016) was a French racing cyclist.[1] He rode in eleven editions of the Tour de France.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dominique Arnaud |
| Born | 19 September 1955 Tarnos, France |
| Died | 20 July 2016 (aged 60) Dax, Aquitaine, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Road captain |
| Professional teams | |
| 1980 | Reynolds |
| 1981–1983 | Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo |
| 1984–1985 | La Vie Claire |
| 1986–1991 | Reynolds |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Arnaud won three stages in the Vuelta a España, a stage in the Midi Libre and the Tour du Limousin in 1983.[2]
Personal life
editDeath
editArnaud lived in Mées, but died of cancer in a hospital in Dax. A week before his death, a square in Mées was named after him.[3]
Major results
edit- 1980
- 1st Stage 16a Vuelta a España
- 10th Trofeo Masferrer
- 1981
- 2nd GP Ouest-France
- 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 2nd Overall Étoile des Espoirs
- 10th Overall Tour du Vaucluse
- 1982
- 1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España
- 1983
- 1st
Overall Tour du Limousin - 1st GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 6th GP Ouest-France
- 1984
- 4th La Flèche Wallonne
- 7th Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 9th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1985
- 1st Stage 3a Tour d'Armorique
- 1st Maël-Pestivien
- 4th Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
- 9th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 4
- 1986
- 1st Stage 5a Volta a Catalunya
- 1987
- 1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1988
- 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
- 1990
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du Vaucluse
- 2nd Overall GP du Midi-Libre
- 1st Stage 6 (ITT)
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta a España
|
54 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 38 | — | — |
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | 25 | — | 34 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 33 |
| Tour de France
|
— | 24 | 36 | 26 | 54 | 22 | 76 | DNF | 48 | 30 | 59 | 77 |
References
edit- ^ "Latin American Herald Tribune - Former French Cyclist Dominique Arnaud Dies at 60". www.laht.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ L'ancien coureur cycliste Dominique Arnaud est décédé – Sud Ouest (in French)
- ^ Cyclisme: décès de l'ancien coureur Dominique Arnaud – La Nouvelle République (in French)
External links
edit- Profile & stats – De Wielersite
- Dominique Arnaud at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Dominique Arnaud at ProCyclingStats
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