Lauri Aus

Lauri Aus
	Aus' gravestone at Raadi cemetery in Tartu
Personal information
Full name	Lauri Aus
Born	4 November 1970; Tartu, Estonia
Died	20 July 2003 (aged 32); Tartu, Estonia
Team information
Discipline	Road
Professional teams
1995–1996
1997–2003	Casino
Major wins
	Tour de Limousin General Classification (1997); Classic Haribo (1998)

Lauri Aus (4 November 1970 – 20 July 2003) was an Estonian professional cyclist, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.^[1]^[2]

He was born in Tartu, became a professional in 1995 and rode for several French teams. He was the first Estonian rider to finish the Tour de France in 1997. Also in 1997 he finished in the top 10 of the World Championship.

Lauri Aus died while training near Tartu, when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver.^[1]

Major results[]

1992: National Road Race Champion; 5th Olympics Road Race
1994: National time trial Champion
1997: 1st Tour de Limousin, stage 3; 1st Tour de Limousin, General Classification; 1st Tour de Pologne, stage 1
1998: 1st Classic Haribo; 1st Tour de l'Oise, stage 1; 2nd Tour de l'Oise, General Classification; 1st Tour du Poitou-Charentes, stage 1; 1st Tour du Poitou-Charentes, General Classification; 3rd Tour de Limousin, General Classification; National Road Race Champion; National time trial Champion
2001: 1st Tour du Poitou-Charentes, stage 4; 3rd Tour du Poitou-Charentes, General Classification
2003: 3rd Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, General Classification

References[]

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lauri Aus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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External links[]

(in Estonian) http://www.cfc.ee/lauri-ausi-fond/lauri-aus
(in French) https://web.archive.org/web/20100612000928/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/aus_lauri.php

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lauri Aus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

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