Robert Sassone

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.

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

Major results 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 Six Days of Nouméa (with Christian Pierron) 2000 National Track Championships

2001

National Track Championships

1st Six Days of Nouméa (with Jean-Michel Tessier) UCI World Cup 1st Team pursuit, Mexico 3rd Team pursuit, Cali 2002

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