Mauro Santambrogio

Mauro Santambrogio
Personal information
Full name	Mauro Santambrogio
Nickname	Santa
Born	7 October 1984 (age 39); Erba, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Team information
Current team	Banned until 21 October 2017
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
2004–2005	LPR-Piacenza
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Major wins
	One-day races and Classics Tre Valli Varesine (2009) Other Trittico Lombardo (2009)

Mauro Santambrogio (born 7 October 1984 in Erba) is former Italian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Career

Until 2009, Santambrogio rode for You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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{{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.. In 2010, he was mentioned in the Mantova doping investigation, and was sidelined for a few days by his team; he was again sidelined in 2011 when new evidence showed up.

After leaving BMC at the end of the 2012 season, Santambrogio joined You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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{{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.. He made an excellent start to the season, including finishing 6th overall in Tour de San Luis, 7th overall in Tirreno–Adriatico and winning the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano in pouring rain. He was clear of the group with Patrik Sinkewitz, when Sinkewitz crashed at a right turn with 2 km (1.2 mi) to go. Santambrogio then soloed his way to victory.^[1] Santambrogio then finished 2nd overall in Giro del Trentino. At the Giro d'Italia, Santambrogio won Stage 14 after attacking with race leader Vincenzo Nibali, to rise to fourth overall, and just one second off the final podium place occupied by Rigoberto Urán. However, Santambrogio's form collapsed and he eventually finished 9th overall. Santambrogio's surprising performances had caused rumours amongst the peloton of doping from early in the race.^[2]

Doping

On 3 June 2013, it was announced that Santambrogio had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) after the first stage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia. This came just a few weeks after teammate Danilo Di Luca was thrown out of the Giro for testing positive for the same substance.^[3]^[4] Santambrogio was also sacked by the team.^[5] Santambrogio was suspended by the UCI until 2 November 2014.^[6]

On 22 October 2014, Santambrogio tested positive for testosterone and was suspended for three years.^[7]^[8] Santambrogio said he would not seek to return once his suspension has been served.^[9]

Career achievements

Major results

2004: 2nd Tour du lac Leman; 5th Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau; 8th GP della Costa Etruschi
2005: 1st Giro del Lago Maggiore (GP Knorr); 3rd Road race, Mediterranean Games; 3rd Giro del Mendrisiotto; 5th Memorial Cimurri; 7th Coppa Sabatini; 7th Coppa Placci
2009: 1st Overall Tre Valli Varesine; 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni; 8th Overall Tour Down Under
2010: 2nd Coppa Agostoni; 5th GP Ouest–France; 8th Giro di Lombardia
2011: 2nd Giro della Toscana
2012: 4th Giro di Lombardia; 6th Clásica de San Sebastián; 6th Gran Piemonte
2013: 1st GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano; 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino; 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia; 5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore; 6th Overall Tour de San Luis; 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Giro d'Italia	DNF	—	DNF	DNF	86	DSQ
Tour de France	—	132	DNF	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	121	—	—	88	58	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ "Santambrogio wins GP Industria & Artigianato — Larciano". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
^ "Santambrogio suspended by UCI for EPO positive - Cyclingnews.com".
^ "Santambrogio is Vini Fantini's second Giro EPO positive". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
^ "Italian rider Mauro Santambrogio tests positive for EPO". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
^ "Peloton's reactions to dopers a rebellion, Acquarone says". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013. Vini Fantini manager Angelo Citracca vowed to continue the team, however, stating that they have fired Santambrogio, and following any disciplinary action, they may seek damages.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/CleanSport/16/72/78/20141218ProvisionalSuspensionEN2.0_English.pdf
^ "Santambrogio tests positive for testosterone during EPO ban - Cyclingnews.com".
^ "Mauro Santambrogio receives three-year ban for 2014 positive test - Cycling Weekly". 27 October 2015.

External links

Mauro Santambrogio at Cycling Archives
Page on CyclingBase.com

[1] "Santambrogio wins GP Industria & Artigianato — Larciano". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

[2] "Santambrogio suspended by UCI for EPO positive - Cyclingnews.com".

[3] "Santambrogio is Vini Fantini's second Giro EPO positive". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

[4] "Italian rider Mauro Santambrogio tests positive for EPO". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

[5] "Peloton's reactions to dopers a rebellion, Acquarone says". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013. Vini Fantini manager Angelo Citracca vowed to continue the team, however, stating that they have fired Santambrogio, and following any disciplinary action, they may seek damages.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] ttp://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/CleanSport/16/72/78/20141218ProvisionalSuspensionEN2.0_English.pdf

[8] "Santambrogio tests positive for testosterone during EPO ban - Cyclingnews.com".

[9] "Mauro Santambrogio receives three-year ban for 2014 positive test - Cycling Weekly". 27 October 2015.

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