Armand de Las Cuevas

Armand de Las Cuevas
Personal information
Full name Armand de Las Cuevas
Born June 26, 1968 (1968-06-26) (age 43)
Troyes, France
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Track
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1989–1993
1994–1995
1996
1997–1998
1999		 Reynolds/Banesto
Castorama
Casino
Banesto
Amica Chips
Major wins
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1998)
Clásica de San Sebastián(1994)
French Road Race Championship (1991)
Giro d'Italia, 1 stage (1994)
Infobox last updated on
August 13, 2007

Armand de Las Cuevas (born June 26, 1968 in Troyes, France) is a retired French racing cyclist who won prestigious races like Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and the Clásica de San Sebastián. A time trial specialist, he was considered one of the best time-trialist of early 1990s, winning many prologues and individual time trials. He planned to break the current Hour record held by Eddy Merckx but never materialized his attempt.

Palmarès

1990
1 stage of Vuelta a Asturias
1991
French Road Race Championship
GP Ouest-France
1 stage of Bicicleta Vasca
1992
1st, Prologue, Tour de Romandie
1993
1st, Stage 7, Paris–Nice
Grand Prix des Nations
Étoile de Bessèges
1st, Overall and Stage 2
1994
Giro d'Italia
1st, Prologue
9th Overall
Clásica de San Sebastián
Paris–Camembert
Vuelta a Burgos
1st, Overall and 2 stages
1st, Prologue, Tour de Romandie
1995
Trophée des Grimpeurs
1998
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Route du Sol
1st, Overall and Stage 2

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