Robert Sassone (cyclist)

Robert Sassone (23 November 1978 – 21 January 2016) was a French racing cyclist. He had cancer and killed himself.

He rode in the men's Madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also rode in the 2002 Vuelta a España, finishing in 129th place. 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.

Death
Sassone was suffering from cancer and killed himself in his native New Caledonia in January 2016, aged 37.

Road

 * 2001
 * 8th Overall Circuit des Mines
 * 1st Stages 4 & 8


 * 2002
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour du Limousin


 * 2003
 * 1st Stage 2 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
 * 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

Track

 * 1996
 * 3rd Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)


 * 1997
 * 2nd Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)


 * 1998
 * 1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)


 * 1999
 * 1st UEC_Champion_Jersey.svg Madison, UEC European Track Championships (with Damien Pommereau)
 * 1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Christian Pierron)


 * 2000
 * National Track Championships
 * 1st MaillotFra.PNG Madison (with Damien Pommereau)
 * 1st MaillotFra.PNG Team pursuit (with Francis Moreau, Philippe Gaumont and Damien Pommereau)


 * 2001
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Madison, UCI World Track Championships (with Jérôme Neuville)
 * National Track Championships
 * 1st MaillotFra.PNG Points race
 * 1st MaillotFra.PNG Madison (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
 * 1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
 * UCI World Cup
 * 1st Team pursuit, Mexico
 * 3rd Team pursuit, Cali


 * 2002
 * 1st MaillotFra.PNG Madison, National Track Championships (with Jean-Michel Tessier)


 * 2003
 * 1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier)
 * 2nd Scratch, UCI World Track Championships
 * 3rd Madison, National Track Championships