Dominique Arnaud

Dominique Arnaud (19 September 1955 – 20 July 2016) was a French racing cyclist.[1] He rode in eleven editions of the Tour de France.

Dominique Arnaud
Personal information
Full nameDominique Arnaud
Born(1955-09-19)19 September 1955
Tarnos, France
Died20 July 2016(2016-07-20) (aged 60)
Dax, Aquitaine, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeRoad captain
Professional teams
1980Reynolds
1981–1983Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
1984–1985La Vie Claire
1986–1991Reynolds
Major wins

Arnaud won three stages in the Vuelta a España, a stage in the Midi Libre and the Tour du Limousin in 1983.[2]

Personal life

Death

Arnaud lived in Mées, but died of cancer in a hospital in Dax. A week before his death, a square in Mées was named after him.[3]

Major results
1980
1st Stage 16a Vuelta a España
10th Trofeo Masferrer
1981
2nd GP Ouest-France
2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
2nd Overall Etoile des Espoirs
10th Overall Tour du Vaucluse
1982
1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España
1983
1st Overall Tour du Limousin
1st GP de la Ville de Rennes
6th GP Ouest-France
1984
4th La Flèche Wallonne
7th Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
9th Overall Tour du Limousin
1985
1st Stage 3a Tour d'Armorique
1st Maël-Pestivien
4th Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
9th Overall Tour du Limousin
1st Stage 4
1986
1st Stage 5a Volta a Catalunya
1987
1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
1988
2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
1990
1st Stage 4 Tour du Vaucluse
2nd Overall GP du Midi-Libre
1st Stage 6 (ITT)

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Giro d'Italia — — — 25 — 34 — — 38 — — 33
Tour de France — 24 36 26 54 22 76 DNF 48 30 59 77
Vuelta a España 54 — 22 — — — — 50 — 38 — —

References
  1. "Latin American Herald Tribune - Former French Cyclist Dominique Arnaud Dies at 60". www.laht.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. L'ancien coureur cycliste Dominique Arnaud est décédé - Sud Ouest (in French)
  3. Cyclisme: décès de l'ancien coureur Dominique Arnaud - La Nouvelle République (in French)


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