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Swiss cyclist (born 1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laurent Dufaux (born 20 May 1969 in Montreux, Switzerland) is a former professional road cyclist from 1991 to 2004. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1991.[1] Despite being a climber, he also won the hilly Züri-Metzgete one-day classic in 2000, outsprinting Jan Ullrich and Francesco Casagrande in a flat three-man group sprint finish. [2] [3] Notable results in the Grand Tours include a 4th place overall finish in both the 1996 and 1999 Tour de France and 2nd and 3rd place finishes in the 1996 and 1997 Vuelta a España, respectively. He also won the 1998 edition of his home region race, the Tour de Romandie, the 1993 and 1994 editions of the Dauphine Libere, and finished in the top 5 of the Tour de Suisse twice.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Laurent Dufaux |
| Born | 20 May 1969 Montreux, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1991–1992 | Helvetia |
| 1993–1994 | ONCE |
| 1995–1998 | Festina |
| 1999–2001 | Saeco |
| 2002–2003 | Alessio |
| 2004 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Following the exclusion of his Festina team from the 1998 Tour de France due to doping, Laurent Dufaux admitted to doping (alongside his teammates) with EPO throughout the 1998 season.[4] Together with Festina teammates Alex Zülle, Armin Meier, Didier Rous, Laurent Brochard, all of whom confessed like Dufaux, he received a seven-month suspension. [5]
Road race, National Road Championships
Overall Route du Sud
Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Overall Route du Sud
Overall Vuelta a Burgos
Points classification
Overall À travers Lausanne
Overall Tour de Romandie
Overall Midi Libre
Source:[6]
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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