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Full name
  
Gervais Rioux

1987–1988
  
Ten Speed Drive

1986
  
Bloor Cycle


1983–1986
  
Bike Sport

Discipline
  
Road & Track

Name
  
Gervais Rioux

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Born
  
November 17, 1960 (age 63)  Canada (
1960-11-17
)

Role
  
Rider (retired)Businessman

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Gervais Rioux (born 17 November 1960) is a Canadian former road bicycle racer. He rode at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Rioux is owner of, Argon 18.

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Professional Cycling Career

From 1981 to 1990, Gervais Rioux represented Canada at major international events including the Commonwealth Games in 1982 and 1986 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Member of the Canadian Team throughout his senior career, Gervais Rioux took part in all the World Road Championships between 1981 and 1990. In all, he has accumulated more than 150 wins in some 1500 races and 18 years.

Honours

  • Gervais Rioux was chosen athlete of the decade of the 1980s for the region of Eastern Quebec.
  • In November 2008, he was inducted into the Quebec Cycling Hall of Fame.
  • Palmarès

  • 1977
  • 27th place the Canada Games
  • 1978
  • Winner of the unique selection event for the Junior World Road ChampionshipsWinner of the Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Junior
  • 1979
  • Winner of the Junior World Road ChampionshipsWinner of the Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Junior
  • 1982
  • 21st place at the Commonwealth Games76th place at the World Road Championships
  • 1983
  • Winner of the Tour of LuxembourgGrand Prix de Vimy27th position at the World Road Championships3rd in Paris-Reims
  • 1985
  • Winner of the Canadian Road TitleWinner of the Grand Prix Marc BlouinWinner of two stages in the Mi-Août BretonneGrand Prix Toulon33rd place at the World Road Championships
  • 1986
  • 19th place at the Commonwealth GamesWinner of the Grand Prix Marc Blouin76th position at the World Road Championships
  • 1987
  • Winner of the Canadian Road TitleWinner of the Grand Prix Val BélairWinner of the Nevada City Classic (second Canadian to ever win this event)27th place at the World Championships
  • 1988
  • 73rd in the Olympic Games in SeoulWinner of the Grand Prix de BeauceWinner of the Canada Cup
  • 1989
  • Winner of the Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
  • 1990
  • 2nd place in the Tour of Martinique

    In the United States he won the Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne and South Miami Classic races.

    Professional Cycling Teams

  • Bike Sport (1983-1986)
  • Bloor Cycle (1986)
  • Ten Speed Drive (1987-1988)
  • Evian-Miko (1989-1990)
  • Bike shop and company

    Since 1989 he is the owner of Cycles Gervais Rioux’s bike shop. Along with his brother Martin Rioux, he founded the bicycle manufacturing company Argon 18, which sells bikes in over 70 countries.

    References

    Gervais Rioux Wikipedia