Robert Sassone (cyclist)

Robert Sassone (23 November 1978 – 21 January 2016) was a French racing cyclist.[1] He had cancer and took his own life.[2]

Robert Sassone
Robert Sassone in 2001
Personal information
Born(1978-11-23)23 November 1978
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Died21 January 2016(2016-01-21) (aged 37)
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Professional team
2000–2003Cofidis

He rode in the men's Madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3] He also rode in the 2002 Vuelta a España, finishing in 129th place.[2] He was banned from cycling for two years in 2004, after testing positive for betamethasone during the Six Days of Nouméa race in New Caledonia.[4][5]

Death

Sassone was suffering from cancer and took his own life in his native New Caledonia in January 2016, aged 37.[6]

Major results

Road
2001
8th Overall Circuit des Mines
1st Stages 4 & 8
2002
1st Stage 3 Tour du Limousin
2003
1st Stage 2 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

Track
1996
3rd Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
1997
2nd Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
1998
1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
1999
1st Madison, UEC European Track Championships (with Damien Pommereau)
1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Christian Pierron)
2000
National Track Championships
1st Madison (with Damien Pommereau)
1st Team pursuit (with Francis Moreau, Philippe Gaumont and Damien Pommereau)
2001
1st Madison, UCI World Track Championships (with Jérôme Neuville)
National Track Championships
1st Points race
1st Madison (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Mexico
3rd Team pursuit, Cali
2002
1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
2003
1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
2nd Scratch, UCI World Track Championships
3rd Madison, National Track Championships

References
  1. Robert Sassone (ex-Cofidis) est mort (in French)
  2. "Former Cofidis rider Robert Sassone dies aged 37". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. "Robert Sassone". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. "Former Cofidis rider Robert Sassone dies aged 37". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. "Retired French pro Robert Sassone dead at 37". Velo News. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  6. "Cofidis, le suicide de Sassone et les spectres du vélo". Liberation. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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