Pierre Bazzo

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Pierre Bazzo
Personal information
Born (1954-01-17) 17 January 1954 (age 70)
Bourg, Gironde, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1976–1978 Lejeune–BP
1979–1982 La Redoute–Motobécane
1983–1984 COOP–Mercier–Mavic
1985 Fagor

Pierre Bazzo (born 17 January 1954) is a French former racing cyclist. He rode in nine editions of the Tour de France between 1977 and 1985. [1] [2] Bazzo tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone after the 7th stage of the 1983 Tour de France. [3]

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Major results

1976
1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir
1977
6th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
1978
1st Stage 3 Tour du Vaucluse
2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
1979
1st Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
6th Overall Critérium International
6th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
9th GP Ouest France-Plouay
1980
1st Stage 4 Paris–Nice
5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
5th GP Ouest France-Plouay
5th Overall Critérium International
9th Overall Tour de France
1981
4th Overall Paris–Nice
7th GP Ouest France-Plouay
1982
1st Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
6th Overall Tour du Limousin
6th GP de la Ville de Rennes
1983
1st Tour de Vendée
1st GP Ouest France-Plouay
2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
1984
1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
2nd GP de Fourmies
2nd Grand Prix de Cannes
6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
1985
3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 5

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References

  1. "Pierre Bazzo". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. "Pierre Bazzo". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. Incidents-Bazzo positive 08/07/1983 Positive test #437, dopeology.org