Cristian Moreni
.jpg) Moreni at the 2007 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Moreni |
| Born | 21 November 1972 Asola, Italy |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998–2000 | Brescialat–Liquigas |
| 2001 | Mercatone Uno–Stream TV |
| 2002–2004 | Alessio |
| 2005 | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2006–2007 | Cofidis |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Cristian Moreni (born 21 November 1972 in Asola) is an Italian former road racing cyclist who competed as a professional from 1998 to 2000. He took eight wins in his career, including stages of the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, the Italian National Road Race Championships and the Giro del Veneto. he also competed in the road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Doping
[edit]Moreni tested positive for testosterone at the end of the 11th stage of the 2007 Tour de France, on 25 July 2007 (stage 16). He was arrested after stage 16 by French gendarmes. He pleaded guilty, and did not request that a second sample be tested. Subsequently, to his arrest, Cofidis withdrew from the Tour. Moreni was suspended for two years following the scandal.[1]
In 2009, when his suspension ended, Moreni became the first cyclist to pay a fine of one year's salary to the UCI. Moreni wanted to return as a professional cyclist.[2]
Major results
[edit]- 1994
- 4th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 1996
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta al Táchira
- 4th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 1999 (1)
- 1st Stage 17 Vuelta a España
- 3rd GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 7th GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese
- 2000 (1)
- 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia
- 2001 (1)
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 6th Züri-Metzgete
- 6th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2002
- 5th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 7th HEW Cyclassics
- 7th Brabantse Pijl
- 2003 (2)
- 1st Giro del Veneto
- 2nd Coppa Agostoni
- 3rd Overall Regio-Tour
- 1st Stage 1
- 7th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2004 (2)
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 1 Route du Sud
- 3rd Gran Premio Fred Mengoni
- 2005 (1)
- 3rd Japan Cup
- 7th GP Ouest-France
- 9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 1
- 2006
- 4th Giro di Lombardia
- 6th Züri-Metzgete
- 6th GP Miguel Induráin
- 7th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 8th Giro del Piemonte
- 2007
- 6th Milano–Torino
Tour de France participations
[edit]- 2002 - 66th overall
- 2006 - 44th overall; 8th points; 2nd, Stage 18
- 2007 - Disqualified, use of Testosterone
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yahoo UK & Ireland - Sports News | Live Scores | Results".
- ^ Kröner, Hedwig (13 November 2009). "Moreni upbeat about paying fine". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
External links
[edit]- Cristian Moreni at UCI
- Cristian Moreni at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Cristian Moreni at ProCyclingStats
- Cristian Moreni at Cycling Quotient
- Cristian Moreni at CycleBase
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Cyclists from the Province of Mantua
- Italian male cyclists
- Italian Vuelta a España stage winners
- Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
- Italian sportspeople in doping cases
- Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for Italy
- Doping cases in cycling
- People from Asola, Lombardy
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