Arvis Piziks

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Arvis Piziks
Arvis Piziks 2017.jpg
Piziks in 2017
Personal information
Born (1969-09-12) 12 September 1969 (age 55)
Gulbene, Latvia
Team information
DisciplineRoad
Professional teams
1994 Trident–Schick
1995–1997 Novell–Decca–Colnago
1998–2003 home–Jack & Jones

Arvis Piziks (born 12 September 1969) [1] is a Latvian former professional road bicycle racer. He won the National Road Race Championships in 2000. [2] He rode at three Olympic Games. [3]

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Major results

1989
2nd Overall FBD Insurance Rás
1991
1st Stage 4 Tour de Liège
2nd Overall Circuit du Hainut
1st Stage 3
1992
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 2 Tour of Sweden
1st Paris–Tours Espoirs
8th Road race, Summer Olympics
1993
1st Lancaster Classic
1st Prologue & Stage 1b Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
5th Amateur road race, World Road Championships
1994
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Grand Prix François-Faber
1st Stage 2
1st Internatie Reningelst
1st Stage 7b Tour de Normandie
2nd Overall Circuit Franco Belge
1st Stages 4 & 6
3rd Overall Tour of Sweden
1st Stage 4
3rd Kattekoers
1995
2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
2nd Druivenkoers Overijse
3rd De Kustpijl
10th Grand Prix de Plouay
1996
1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin
1st Stage 1 Tour DuPont
1st Stages 2 & 5 Herald Sun Tour
2nd Veenendaal–Veenendaal
1997
3rd National Time Trial Championships
3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal
1998
1st Stage 2A Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 5 3-Länder-Tour
2nd National Road Race Championships
3rd National Time Trial Championships
4th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
6th GP Arhus
7th Omloop Het Volk
8th GP Midtbank
10th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
1999
2nd GP Midtbank
2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
3rd National Time Trial Championships
4th National Road Race Championships
4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
6th Paris–Bruxelles
8th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
8th GP Arhus
2000
1st MaillotLetonia.PNG National Road Race Championships
1st GP Arhus
1st Stage 1 Four Days of Dunkirk
10th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
2001
2nd National Time Trial Championships
2nd GP Herning
2nd Overall Tour de Picardie
2nd First Union Classic
3rd GP Arhus
3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
4th Gent–Wevelgem
2002
2nd National Road Race Championships
2nd National Time Trial Championships

Grand Tour results

Grand Tour 19951996199719981999200020012002
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 91 DNF 93 152
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. "Arvis Piziks" (in German). radsportseiten.net. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  2. National Championships Latvia (Tallinn) R.R. (226 km)
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arvis Piziks Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2016.