- Éric
Caritoux (born 16
August 1960 in Carpentras, Vaucluse) is a
French former professional road
racing cyclist who
raced between 1983 and 1994. He had...
- won by Éric
Caritoux of the Skil–Sem
cycling team. It was one of the most
surprising grand tour
victories in
cycling history as
Caritoux, a
virtual unknown...
-
dominated the
sport in 1984.
Another team member, the
French rider Éric
Caritoux, also won the
Vuelta a España in 1984. The team was
directed by Jean de...
- 1982: Marino Lejarreta (ESP) 1983: Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1984: Éric
Caritoux (FRA) 1985: Pedro Delgado (ESP) 1986: Álvaro Pino (ESP) 1987: Luis Herrera (COL)...
- Tour de France. He won his
second Vuelta in 1983. The
following year Éric
Caritoux won the
Vuelta by the
smallest margin ever, he won by six
seconds over...
- with the
smallest difference between the
first and
second place. Éric
Caritoux, a
complete unknown until then,
managed to win the
Vuelta with only six...
- a España,
improving to 2nd in 1984, only 6
seconds behind winner Éric
Caritoux (the
smallest winning margin in any of the
Grand Tours). He and his wife...
- 1982: Marino Lejarreta (ESP) 1983: Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1984: Éric
Caritoux (FRA) 1985: Pedro Delgado (ESP) 1986: Álvaro Pino (ESP) 1987: Luis Herrera (COL)...
-
aristocratic ancestry, he
discovered Sean Kelly,
Joaquim Agostinho, and Éric
Caritoux. He gave a
second chance to many
riders dropped by
other teams. Most saw...
- 1982: Marino Lejarreta (ESP) 1983: Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1984: Éric
Caritoux (FRA) 1985: Pedro Delgado (ESP) 1986: Álvaro Pino (ESP) 1987: Luis Herrera (COL)...
