Manuel Beltrán
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| Full name | Manuel Beltrán Martinez | ||
| Nickname | Triki, The Cookie Monster | ||
| Born | May 28, 1971 Jaén, Spain |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | ||
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||
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| 1995–1996 1997–1999 2000–2001 2002–2003 2003–2006 2007-2008 |
Mapei Banesto Mapei Team Coast Discovery Channel Liquigas |
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| Infobox last updated on 28 January 2009 |
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Manuel Beltrán Martinez (born 28 May 1971) is a professional road bicycle racer from Spain. Beltrán won his first professional race at the 1997 Giro d'Italia, winning stage 19. His finishes in the Tour de France are somewhat misleading as he was a lieutenant for his team leader. He was the team leader for numerous Vuelta a España rides and performed well.
Beltrán tested positive for EPO after the first stage of the 2008 Tour de France, according to L'Equipe July 11, 2008. The same date as the news broke, a spokesman for his team Liquigas said he would be suspended from the team and thrown out of that year's tour.[1] It was later confirmed that his B-sample also tested positive.[2]
Beltrán was suspended for two years.[3] In 2010, Beltrán had to pay his former team 100.000 euros because of his positive doping test in the Tour de France.[4]
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[edit] Palmarès
- 1994
- Volta a Lleida
- 1999 - Banesto
- Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Overall
- 2000 - Mapei
- Volta a Catalunya
- 3rd, Overall
- 2003 - US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
- Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 4, Team Time Trial
- Vuelta a España
- 6th, Overall
- 2004 - US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
- Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 4, Team Time Trial
- Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 1, Team Time Trial
- 19th, Overall
- 2005 - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
- Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 4, Team Time Trial
- 2006 - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
- Vuelta a España
- 9th, Overall
- 2007 - Liquigas
- Vuelta al País Vasco 2007 stage 2
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Doping agency: Beltran positive for EPO". google.com. AP. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j99v8lGDDLVr7JnBjqOPuu0iupiwD91RQJG01. Retrieved 2008-07-11.[dead link]
- ^ "A source says Manuel Beltran's B-sample from the Tour de France contains EPO.". google.com. VeloNews. http://velonews.com/article/82727/a-source-says-manuel-beltran-s-b-sample-from-the-tour-de. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
[edit] External links
- The Triki Beltrán blog
- Manuel Beltrán at Trap-Friis.dk
- Manuel Beltrán profile at Cycling Archives
