Laurent Dufaux
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Laurent Dufaux in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
) was a professional road cyclist from 1991 - 2003.
Major results
1993- Dauphiné-Libéré: 1st overall and 1 stage win
1994
- Dauphiné-Libéré: 1st overall
1995
- Burgos Tour: 1st overall and 2 stage wins
1996
- Tour de France1996 Tour de FranceThe 1996 Tour de France was the 83rd Tour de France, starting on June 29 and ending on July 21, featuring 19 regular stages, 2 individual time trials, a prologue and a rest day ....
: 4th overall and 1 stage win - Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
: 2nd overall and 1 stage win
1997
- Tour de France1997 Tour de FranceThe 1997 Tour de France was the 84th Tour de France, it took place July 5–27, 1997. Jan Ullrich's victory margin, of 9' 09" was the largest margin of victory since Laurent Fignon won the 1984 Tour de France by 10' 32"...
: 9th overall
1998
- Tour de RomandieTour de RomandieThe Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....
: 1st overall and 3 stage wins - Midi LibreMidi LibreMidi Libre is a French daily newspaper in Montpellier that covers general news. It began publication in 1944.In 1949 the newspaper organised a multiple-stage cycling course Grand Prix du Midi Libre.-External links:* * , Mondo Times* , 1 December 2006...
: 1st overall and 1 stage win - Amstel Gold Race1998 Amstel Gold RaceThe 1998 Amstel Gold Race was the 33rd edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 25, 1998 in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 257.3 kilometres, with the start and finish in Maastricht. There were a total number of 193 competitors, with 84...
7th place
1999
- Tour de France1999 Tour de FranceThe 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 1999. It was won by Lance Armstrong, his first of 7 consecutive wins, the most in Tour history. There were no French stage winners for the first time since the 1926 Tour de France.The 1999 edition of Tour de...
: 4th overall - 1st, PolynormandePolynormandeThe Polynormande is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Normandy, France. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the French Road Cycling Cup.- Winners :...
2000
- Züri-Metzgete winner
- Amstel Gold Race2000 Amstel Gold RaceThe 2000 Amstel Gold Race was the 35th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 22, 2000 in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 257 kilometres, with the start and finish in Maastricht. There were a total number of 191 competitors, with 106...
: 6th place
See also
- List of doping cases in cycling
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences