Gervais Rioux (born 17 November 1960) is a Canadian former road bicycle racer. He rode at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Rioux is the owner of

Argon 18 Argon 18 is a Canadian cycle manufacturer founded in 1989 in Montreal, Quebec. The name is derived from the element Argon, which is number 18 on the periodic table of elements. Argon 18 bikes are distributed in more than 70 countries. Argon 18 a ...

Professional Cycling Career

From 1981 to 1990, Gervais Rioux represented

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at major international events including the

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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

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*1978 :Winner of the unique selection event for the Junior

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:Winner of the Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Junior *1979 :Winner of the Junior

:Winner of the Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Junior *1982 :21st place at the

:76th place at the

*1983 :Winner of the

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:Grand Prix de Vimy :27th position at the

:3rd in Paris-Reims *1985 :Winner of the Canadian Road Title :Winner of the Grand Prix Marc Blouin :Winner of two stages in the Mi-Août Bretonne :Grand Prix Toulon :33rd place at the World Road Championships *1986 :19th place at the Commonwealth Games :Winner of the Grand Prix Marc Blouin :76th position at the World Road Championships *1987 :Winner of the Canadian Road Title :Winner of the Grand Prix Val Bélair :Winner 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 Seoul :Winner of the Grand Prix de Beauce :Winner 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

, which sells bikes in over 70 countries.

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References

External links

Gervais Rioux
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