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Gérard Rué
French cyclist
Gérard Rué (born 7 July 1965 in Romillé) is a French former road cyclist. He was a professional from 1987 to 1996.[1]
Quick Facts Personal information, Born ...
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1965-07-07) 7 July 1965 (age 58) Romillé, France |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1987–1989 | Système U |
| 1990 | Castorama |
| 1991 | Helvetia–La Suisse |
| 1992 | Castorama |
| 1993–1995 | Banesto |
| 1996–1997 | GAN |
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Rué began his professional career in 1987 with the Système U–Gitane team. In 1993, he transferred to the Banesto team to support Miguel Induráin and Pedro Delgado.
Known for being one of the most important teammates of Miguel Induráin in the Banesto team, he also won several races and some places of honor in the classics.
- 1987
- 1st Duo Normand (with Thierry Marie)
- 1st Prologue Tour de la Communauté Européenne (TTT)
- 2nd Points race, National Track Championships
- 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 6th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1988
- 1st Stage 7 Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2nd Overall Tour de la Communauté Européenne
- 1989
- 1st Tour du Haut-Var
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de France (TTT)
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 5th Overall Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 5
- 8th Milan–San Remo
- 1990
- 1st
Overall Tour Méditerranéen - 1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1st Grand Prix de Cannes
- 9th Overall Tour of the Netherlands
- 1991
- 2nd Overall Critérium International
- 2nd La Poly Normande
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Tre Valli Varesine
- 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 6th Milan–San Remo
- 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 5
- 10th Overall Tour de France
- 1992
- 1st Tour du Haut-Var
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Netherlands
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd Overall Giro di Puglia
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1993
- 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd Bol d'Or des Monédières
- 8th Road race, World Road Championships
- 1994
- 8th Amstel Gold Race
- 1995
- 2nd Classique des Alpes
- 3rd Châteauroux Classic
- 7th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1996
- 2nd Bordeaux–Caudéran
- 3rd Paris–Bourges
- 7th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 7th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 8th Route Adélie
- 10th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
- 1997
- 4th Route Adélie
- 9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
More information Grand Tour, Giro d'Italia ...
| Grand Tour | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | 59 | — | 30 | 31 | 34 | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — | 35 | DNF | 10 | 15 | 46 | 56 | 41 | — | DSQ |
 Vuelta a España |
DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 |
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- "Gérard Rué". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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