Armin Meier (born 3 November 1969) is a Swiss former cyclist.[1] He was involved the Festina affair, and was part of the team that was disqualified from the 1998 Tour de France. Despite never testing positive for any drugs, he admitted to the use of EPO throughout his career. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1996 and 1999.[2] He also competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 November 1969 Rickenbach, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1995 | Cicli Ghia–Villiger |
| 1996 | PMU Romand–Bepsa |
| 1997 | Batik–Del Monte |
| 1998 | Festina–Lotus |
| 1999–2001 | Saeco–Cannondale |
Major results
edit- 1989
- 1st Hegiberg-Rundfahrt
- 1992
- 2nd Road race, National Amateur Road Championships
- 1993
- 1st Tour du Canton de Genève
- 1994
- 1st Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau
- 1995
- 1st Prologue Tour de Normandie
- 1996
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 3 Uniqa Classic
- 2nd Gran Premio di Lugano
- 7th Josef Voegeli Memorial
- 7th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 7th Overall Regio-Tour
- 9th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 10th Overall Tour de Normandie
- 1997
- 2nd Josef Voegeli Memorial
- 3rd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 6th GP de Fourmies
- 7th Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 1998
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Josef Voegeli Memorial
- 4th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 1999
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 2000
- 5th Josef Voegeli Memorial
- 2001
- 9th GP du canton d'Argovie
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | 48 | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | DSQ | 31 | DNF |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | DNF | 104 |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| — | Did not compete |
References
edit- ^ "Armin Meier". Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armin Meier Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
External links
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