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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gervais Rioux |
| Born | November 17, 1960 Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road & Track |
| Role | Rider (retired) Businessman |
| Professional teams | |
| 1983–1986 | Bike Sport |
| 1986 | Bloor Cycle |
| 1987–1988 | Ten Speed Drive |
| 1989–1990 | Evian-Miko [1] |
Gervais Rioux (born 17 November 1960) is a Canadian former road bicycle racer. He rode at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [2] Rioux is the owner of Argon 18.
From 1981 to 1990, Gervais Rioux represented Canada at major international events including the Commonwealth Games 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.[ citation needed ]
In the United States he won the Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne and South Miami Classic races.[ when? ]
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 Argon 18, which sells bikes in over 70 countries.
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