Armand de Las Cuevas

Armand de Las Cuevas ( born June 26, 1968 in Troyes ) is a former French cyclist.

Armand de Las Cuevas was a professional racing driver from 1989 to 1998. He was in the early 1990s as one of the best time trialists. In 1991 he was French road champion and won the Grand Prix de Plouay. In the following years he was also placed well in many races. In 1987, he won the Tour de Bretagne, in 1990 the Grand Prix Ouest France, the 1992 Étoile de Bessèges, 1993 the Grand Prix des Nations, as well as Paris - Camembert, 1994, Burgos - tour, the Clasica San Sebastian and the Trophée des grimpeurs, 1995 Coupe de France, Critérium du Dauphiné 1998 and the Route du Sud. In 1990 he was also third in the individual pursuit at the UCI Track World Championships in Maebashi.

Three times took de Las Cuevas in the Tour de France in part ( 1992, 1994 and 1995) and the Giro d' Italia (1992, 1993 and 1994 ), in which he 1994, the ninth stage won ( an individual time trial ) and for a day pink jersey wore.

In 1998, de Las Cuevas from active cycling back from anger that he had not been nominated despite his success in that year by his team for the tour. His plan to beat the then valid hour record of Eddy Merckx in 1972, he never sat around. An attempted comeback failed in 2006 to a positive doping test. Even before he was noticed as a customer, famous as a doping doctor Michele Ferrari.

Armand de Las Cuevas is considered difficult character who always had problems with his team managers, as well as his team-mates. Today, he is director of a sports team in La Réunion.