Robert Sassone (cyclist)
 Robert Sassone in 2001 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 November 1978 Nouméa, New Caledonia |
| Died | 21 January 2016 (aged 37) Nouméa, New Caledonia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 2000–2003 | Cofidis |
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.[4][5]
Death[edit]
Sassone was suffering from cancer and killed himself in his native New Caledonia in January 2016, aged 37.[6]
Major results[edit]
Road[edit]
- 2001
- 8th Overall Circuit des Mines
- 1st Stages 4 & 8
- 2002
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Limousin
- 2003
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
Track[edit]
- 1996
- 3rd Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
- 1997
- 2nd Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
- 1998
- 1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
- 1999
- 1st
Madison, UEC European Track Championships (with Damien Pommereau) - 1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Christian Pierron)
- 2000
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Madison (with Damien Pommereau) - 1st Team pursuit (with Francis Moreau, Philippe Gaumont and Damien Pommereau)
- 1st
- 2001
- 1st
Madison, UCI World Track Championships (with Jérôme Neuville) - National Track Championships
- 1st Points race
- 1st Madison (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
- 1st
- 1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
- UCI World Cup
- 2002
- 1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
- 2003
- 1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
- 2nd Scratch, UCI World Track Championships
- 3rd Madison, National Track Championships
References[edit]
- ^ Robert Sassone (ex-Cofidis) est mort (in French)
- ^ a b "Former Cofidis rider Robert Sassone dies aged 37". Cycling Weekly. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Robert Sassone". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Former Cofidis rider Robert Sassone dies aged 37". Cycling News. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Retired French pro Robert Sassone dead at 37". Velo News. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Cofidis, le suicide de Sassone et les spectres du vélo". Liberation. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
External links[edit]
- Robert Sassone at Cycling Archives
- Robert Sassone at ProCyclingStats
- Robert Sassone at Cycling Quotient
- Robert Sassone at Olympedia
