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== Top honours as a cyclist ==
* '''1975'''
** First place at Canadian Junior Team Championship
* '''1976'''
** Provincial Junior Champion
* '''1977'''
** Track Cycling Canada Championships | Team Pursuit Canada Championship
* '''1978'''
** Track Cycling Canada Championships | Canadian Champion in Individual Pursuit
** Quebec Team Pursuit Championship
* '''1979'''
** Canadian Road Cycling Championships | Canadian Time Trial Champion
** Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
** Marc Blouin Grand Prix
** Grand Prix de Sutton
** Critérium de Verdun
* '''1980'''
** Maine International Bicyle Race
** Vancouver Criterium
** Canada Week Grand Prix
* '''1981'''
** Grand Prix de Lévis
** Tour de la Gaspésie
** Grand Prix cycliste de Beauport
** Sherbrooke Award
** Canada Week Awards
** Price Italian Super Prestige
** Grand Prix Terre des Hommes
** Critérium de Contrecœur
* '''1982'''
** Canada Week Awards
** Provincial Road Championship
* '''1983'''
** [[Fitchburg Longsjo Classic]]
** [[Ocean Gate Tower]]
** Hartford Criterium
** Lebanon Grand Prix


He competed in the [[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|individual road race]] event at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/louis-garneau-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044415/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/louis-garneau-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Louis Garneau Olympic Results |accessdate=24 May 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>
He competed in the [[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|individual road race]] event at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/louis-garneau-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044415/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/louis-garneau-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Louis Garneau Olympic Results |accessdate=24 May 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>

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Louis Garneau
Personal information
Born (1958-08-09) August 9, 1958 (age 66)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Louis Garneau, OC, CQ (born August 9, 1958) is a Canadian road racing and track cyclist and cyclewear manufacturer. Garneau was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999 and a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 1997.

Garneau also is known for his passion for creating art during his time away from his wife.[1] His art generally consists of prints that he places white drizzles of paint upon.[2] In March 2014, Garneau created a piece commemorating the Rwanda cycling team by taking their photo and plastering the word "Rwanda" over it.[3] Louis has said that he hopes he is remembered for his art more than for his bikes, family, or "that thing that happens with the queen," as he calls it.[4] In March 2020, Louis Garneau, in debt of $32 million, took shelter from its creditors and is actively seeking new investors. No less than 66 workers at the Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures head office near Quebec City lost their jobs during the year. Louis Garneau USA is not part of any restructuring or bankruptcy protection, per Heidi Myers, Custom Sales & Marketing Strategist, of Louis Garneau USA.[5] [1]


Top honours as a cyclist

  • 1975
    • First place at Canadian Junior Team Championship
  • 1976
    • Provincial Junior Champion
  • 1977
    • Track Cycling Canada Championships | Team Pursuit Canada Championship
  • 1978
    • Track Cycling Canada Championships | Canadian Champion in Individual Pursuit
    • Quebec Team Pursuit Championship
  • 1979
    • Canadian Road Cycling Championships | Canadian Time Trial Champion
    • Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
    • Marc Blouin Grand Prix
    • Grand Prix de Sutton
    • Critérium de Verdun
  • 1980
    • Maine International Bicyle Race
    • Vancouver Criterium
    • Canada Week Grand Prix
  • 1981
    • Grand Prix de Lévis
    • Tour de la Gaspésie
    • Grand Prix cycliste de Beauport
    • Sherbrooke Award
    • Canada Week Awards
    • Price Italian Super Prestige
    • Grand Prix Terre des Hommes
    • Critérium de Contrecœur
  • 1982
    • Canada Week Awards
    • Provincial Road Championship
  • 1983

He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Louis Garneau, a multi-talented innovator". Mixte Magazine. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  2. ^ Louis Garneau "Rwanda" - Art Performance, retrieved 2019-08-01
  3. ^ "Louis Garneau Presents Hope Performance Art 2014 to Benefit Rwanda's National Cycling Team – Pedal Magazine". pedalmag.com. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  4. ^ Louis Garneau Interview, retrieved 2019-08-01
  5. ^ "In debt for $32 million, Louis Garneau is looking for ways to recover sports apparel business". CTV News. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  6. ^ "Louis Garneau Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2015.


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