Éric Caritoux

Éric Caritoux
Riding for SKIL Team, managed by Jean de Gribaldy, 1984.
Personal information
Full nameÉric Caritoux
Born (1960-08-16) 16 August 1960
Carpentras, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1983Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic
1984–1985Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic
1986–1987Fagor
1988Kas–Canal 10
1989–1992RMO
1993–1994Chazal–Vetta–MBK
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
General classification (1984)
1 individual stage (1984)

Single-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1988, 1989)

Éric Caritoux (born 16 August 1960 in Carpentras, Vaucluse) is a French former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1983 and 1994. He had 22 victories in his career, the highlights of which were winning the Vuelta a España in 1984 and taking the French road race championships in 1988 and 1989. He rode the Tour de France on 11 occasions, his best finish being 12th in 1989.