Background
Pikkuus, Aavo was born on November 23, 1954 in the village of Kapera, near Tartu, Estonia.
Pikkuus, Aavo was born on November 23, 1954 in the village of Kapera, near Tartu, Estonia.
In 1975 he finished third at the multistage Peace Race. 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.
In 2001 he was awarded the Order of the Estonian Red Cross.
Pikkuus is an honorary member of the Estonian Olympic Committee and was named Estonian Sportspersonality of the year five times (1974–1978).