Iban Mayo
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Iban Mayo Diez |
| Nickname | El Gallo (The Rooster) |
| Date of birth | August 19, 1977 |
| Country |  Spain |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional team(s)1 | |
| 2000–2006 2007 |
Euskaltel-Euskadi Saunier Duval-Prodir |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France, 1 stage Giro d'Italia, 1 stage Dauphiné Libéré (2004) Vuelta al País Vasco (2003) Vuelta a Burgos (2006) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| February 3, 2008
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Iban Mayo Diez (born August 19, 1977, in Igorre, Basque Country, Spain) is a professional road bicycle racer. His successes have been overshadowed by doping.
Renowned as a climber, Mayo turned pro with Euskaltel-Euskadi in 2000, and became one of the Basque Country's prospects for glory. He stayed with Euskaltel-Euskadi throughout 2000-2006. The biggest result came in the 2003 Tour de France, when he won a stage up Alpe d'Huez. He finished the Tour sixth.
In 2004 he won the Dauphiné Libéré, regarded as preparation for the Tour de France. He beat Lance Armstrong by 2 minutes in a time trial on Mont Ventoux, breaking the record.[1] He was seen as a dangerous outsider for the Tour de France in the same year. It turned out a disappointment. After losing time due to a crash, he lost more in the Pyrenees due to injuries and mononucleosis. He quit before the 15th stage.
After a lackluster 2005, in 2006 he returned in the Dauphiné Libéré with 2nd place in Briançon and a win on the stage to La Toussuire. He was seen as a contender for the 2006 Tour de France, but retired during the 11th stage.
In 2007 Mayo rode for Saunier Duval-Prodir, taking his first Giro d'Italia stage win. On July 30, 2007, the UCI confirmed he had failed a test for EPO during the Tour de France, which he finished 16th .[2] On October 22, the Spanish federation cleared Mayo after a second test proved negative.[3] The UCI president Pat McQuaid stopped short of clearing the rider, pending further tests.[4] On December 19, a French laboratory confirmed the positive test.[5] In 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Mayo's two year's ban, which ended on 31 July 2009.[6]
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[edit] Major results
- 2001
- 1st, Stage 6, Dauphiné Libéré, Pontcharra - Briançon
- 1st, Classique des Alpes
- 1st, Overall, Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 11th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 2002
- 5th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 2003
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta al País Vasco
- 2nd, Overall, Dauphiné Libéré
- 2nd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 6th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 8, Sallanches - L'Alpe d'Huez
- 2004
- 1st, Dauphiné Libéré
- 2nd, Vuelta al País Vasco
- 2nd, Classique des Alpes
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta Asturias
- 1st, Subida al Naranco
- 1st, Clasica Alcobendas
- 1st, Stage 1, Alcobendas - Puerto de Navacerrada
- 1st, Stage 2, Collado Villalba - Collaldo Villalba
- 2006
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st, Stage 4, Vilviestre - Lagos de Neila
- 1st, Stage 6, Dauphiné Libéré, Briançon - La Toussuire
- 1st, Subida a Urkiola
- 2007
- 1st, Stage 19, Giro d'Italia, Treviso - Comano Terme
- 2nd, Stage 8, Tour de France, Grand Bornand - Tignes
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Dauphine Libere 2004 stage 4 results report and photos". cyclingnews.com. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/jun04/dauphinelibere04/?id=results/stage4. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ "Mayo fails dope test for EPO," AFP, July 30, 2007. Posted 19:29 GMT
- ^ "Mayo cleared after negative B test". cnn.com. http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/22/cycling.mayo/. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ "Mayo's 'B' sample to be re-tested". BBC Sport. 2007-10-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/7057146.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ "Spanish cyclist Mayo's failed doping test confirmed: report". AFP. 2007-12-19. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ht4UQ6AXvlpmArhN0sJMEBbAYzCw. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ Mark Ledsom (12 August 2008). "Sports court bans Spaniard Mayo for two years". REUTERS. http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSB45904420080812.
