Frankie Andreu

Frankie Andreu
Andreu (left) and Ron Kiefel during the 1991 Thrift Drug Classic
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Andreu
Born (1966-09-26) September 26, 1966 (age 58)
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight172 lb (78 kg)[1]
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
1989Wheaties–Schwinn
1989–907 Eleven
1991–1996Motorola
1997Cofidis
1998–2000U.S. Postal Service cycling team

Francisco "Frankie" Andreu (born September 26, 1966) is an American former professional cyclist whose career highlights include riding as team captain of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team in 1998, 1999 and 2000. During his career, he won a number of race stages and finished fourth in the cycling road race at the 1996 Olympics.[2] His testimony played a key part in the United States Anti-Doping Agency's investigation of fellow U.S. Postal cyclist Lance Armstrong's doping practices.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Résumé". frankieandreu.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frankie Andreu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Brent Schrotenboer (October 11, 2012). "USADA releases massive evidence vs. Lance Armstrong". USAToday. Gannett 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.