Frankie Andreu

Frankie Andreu

Frankie Andreu (left) and Ron Kiefel during the 1991 Thrift Drug Classic
Personal information
Full name	Frankie Andreu
Born	(1966-09-26) September 26, 1966 (age 50) Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
1989	Wheaties - Schwinn
1989–90	7 Eleven
1991–96	Motorola
1997	Cofidis
1998–2000	U.S. Postal Service cycling team
Major wins
Stage 5 Tour du Luxembourg (1998) Stage 7 Tour de Pologne (1994)

Stage 5 Tour du Luxembourg (1998)

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. 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.

Frankie Andreu was born September 26, 1966 in Dearborn, Michigan. He began his cycling career in track cycling, winning the individual pursuit during the 1984 Junior National Track Cycling Championships in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. In 1985, he finished first in the Madison during the National Track Cycling Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana and second in the points race and team pursuit. In 1988, he qualified as a member of the United States cycling team for that year's Olympic Games, where he finished eighth in the points race.

Andreu moved from track cycling to road cycling after signing to the 7-Eleven Pro Cycling Team in 1989 when he finished his first professional stage race, the Giro d'Italia. His highest finish in the Tour de France was second during the 18th stage of the 1993 race where he was teammates with a young Lance Armstrong on the Motorola Pro cycling team. Andreu finished fourth in the road race during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.