![]() Robert Sassone in 2001 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 23 November 1978
Died | 21 January 2016 Nouméa, New Caledonia | (aged 37)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road and track |
Role | Rider |
Professional team | |
2000–2003 | Cofidis |
Robert Sassone (23 November 1978 – 21 January 2016) was a French racing cyclist.[1] He had cancer and killed himself.[2]
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]
Sassone was suffering from cancer and killed himself in his native New Caledonia in January 2016, aged 37.[6]