Pierre Cazaux (born 7 June 1984) is a French former road cyclist. Cazaux had previously competed as a professional for the and teams; he became the third non-Spanish rider to ride for , being eligible because of his birth in the French Basque Country.
Biography Pierre Cazaux began his professional career in 2008 with the Van Rysel–Roubaix continental team, with a reputation as an offensive rider acquired in the amateur ranks with Entente Sud Gascogne. He finishes tenth in his first professional race, the Grand Prix d'ouverture La Marseillaise. His best result in an international race was fourth place in the Tour du Doubs.
In 2009, he was fourth in the Classic Loire Atlantique, fifth in the Boucles de l'Aulne, eighth in Paris–Corrèze and ninth in the Trophée des Grimpeurs. In 2010, he was recruited by the Groupama–FDJ, including a long breakaway in stage 3 of the Four Days of Dunkirk.
Finishes 5th in the queen mountain stage of the 2010 Tour of Spain.
In 2011, he joined the Euskaltel–Euskadi (1994–2013) team. At the end of 2012, he was not retained by his team as he had not scored any UCI points.
In 2013, he joined GSC Blagnac Vélo Sport 31.
He plans to stop at the end of the 2014 season. He finally stopped on June 15, in the middle of the season, at the end of Pamplona-Bayonne, where he was the titleholder.
Major results
2007 6th Overall Tour des Pyrénées 2008 4th Tour du Doubs 2009 4th Classic Loire Atlantique 5th Boucles de l'Aulne 8th Overall Paris–Corrèze 9th Trophée des Grimpeurs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2010 2011 2012 Giro d'Italia—123122 Tour de France——— Vuelta a España110147—
+ LegendDSQ DisqualifiedDNF Did not finish
References
External links
Pierre Cazaux profile at