Gervais Rioux

Gervais Rioux (born 17 November 1960) is a Canadian former road bicycle racer. He rode at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Rioux is the owner of Argon 18.

Professional Cycling career
From 1981 to 1990, Gervais Rioux represented Canada at major international events including the Commonwealth Games in 1982 and 1986 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Member of the Canadian Team throughout his senior career, Gervais Rioux took part in all the World Road Championships between 1981 and 1990. In all, he has accumulated more than 150 wins in some 1500 races and 18 years.

Honours

 * Gervais Rioux was chosen athlete of the decade of the 1980s for the region of Eastern Quebec.
 * In November 2008, he was inducted into the Quebec Cycling Hall of Fame.

Palmarès

 * 1977
 * 27th place the Canada Games


 * 1978
 * Winner of the unique selection event for the Junior World Road Championships
 * Winner of the Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Junior


 * 1979
 * Winner of the Junior World Road Championships
 * Winner of the Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Junior


 * 1982
 * 21st place at the Commonwealth Games
 * 76th place at the World Road Championships


 * 1983
 * Winner of the Tour of Luxembourg
 * Grand Prix de Vimy
 * 27th position at the World Road Championships
 * 3rd in Paris-Reims


 * 1985
 * Winner of the Canadian Road Title
 * Winner of the Grand Prix Marc Blouin
 * Winner of two stages in the Mi-Août Bretonne
 * Grand Prix Toulon
 * 33rd place at the World Road Championships


 * 1986
 * 19th place at the Commonwealth Games
 * Winner of the Grand Prix Marc Blouin
 * 76th position at the World Road Championships


 * 1987
 * Winner of the Canadian Road Title
 * Winner of the Grand Prix Val Bélair
 * Winner of the Nevada City Classic (second Canadian to ever win this event)
 * 27th place at the World Championships


 * 1988
 * 73rd in the Olympic Games in Seoul
 * Winner of the Grand Prix de Beauce
 * Winner of the Canada Cup


 * 1989
 * Winner of the Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean


 * 1990
 * 2nd place in the Tour of Martinique

In the United States he won the Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne and South Miami Classic races.

Professional Cycling Teams

 * Bike Sport (1983-1986)
 * Bloor Cycle (1986)
 * Ten Speed Drive (1987-1988)
 * Evian-Miko (1989-1990)

Bike shop and company
Since 1989 he is the owner of Cycles Gervais Rioux’s bike shop. Along with his brother Martin Rioux, he founded the bicycle manufacturing company Argon 18, which sells bikes in over 70 countries.