Aavo Pikkuus

Aavo Pikkuus (born 23 November 1954) is a retired Estonian cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the 100 km team time trial at the 1976 Summer Olympics[1] and 1977 UCI Road World Championships and finished second at the world championships in 1975 and 1978.[2]

Aavo Pikkuus

Pikkuus in 1977
Personal information
Born	23 November 1954 Kapera, Estonia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team time trial World Championships 1975 Mettet and Yvoir Team time trial 1977 San Cristóbal Team time trial 1978 Nürburg Team time trial

Between 1974 and 1977 Pikkuus won four national (Soviet) titles in the road race. In 1975 he finished third at the multistage Peace Race. He won that race in 1977 individually and in 1975 and 1977–1979 in the team competition; in 1977 he was leading the race from start to finish. He won the Circuit de la Sarthe in 1977 and Giro delle Regione in 1978.[2]

He retired from cycling in 1981 and for a few years successfully competed in auto rally. Later he owned a car shop, which burned down in the 1990s.[3][4]

Pikkuus is an honorary member of the Estonian Olympic Committee and was named Estonian Sportspersonality of the year five times (1974–1978). In 2001 he was awarded the Order of the Estonian Red Cross.[5] He is married and has three daughters and a son.[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aavo Pikkuus". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. Aavo Pikkuus. cyclingarchives.com
3. Sambur, Vyacheslav. ""Если отрезать край головы, буду ходить в каске". Советский супергонщик борется за жизнь в Эстонии" (in Russian). Sports.ru. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
4. Ааво Пиккуус. velo-kursk.ru (23 November 2006)
5. PIKKUUS, AAVO Archived 5 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Estonian Olympic Committee. spordiinfo.ee

Pikkuus in 1977