Cristian Moreni
Cristian Moreni (born November 21, 1972 in Asola , Lombardy ) is a former Italian cyclist .
Career
Cristian Moreni started his career at Brescialat in 1998 . In his second year, in which he drove with Liquigas , he was able to win a stage of the Vuelta a España . The following year he won a stage in the Giro d'Italia . In 2001 he moved to Mercatone Uno . The successes remained for the time being until he went to Alessio and in 2003 won a stage on the Regio Tour and the Giro del Veneto . In 2004 he was successful again. He won a stage of the Route du Sud and soon after became Italian road racing champion. In 2005 he switched to Quick Step-Innergetic , from 2006 Moreni drove for the French ProTeam Cofidis .
On July 25, 2007, it was announced that Moreni had tested positive for testosterone on the 11th stage of the 2007 Tour de France . This resulted in the exit of the entire Cofidis team from the 2007 Tour de France. Moreni admitted the violation and waived a B sample. He was banned for two years. In autumn 2009 it became known that Moreni was the first driver to be convicted of doping to pay the UCI an annual salary penalty.
Teams
- 1998 Brescialat Liquigas
- 1999 Liquigas
- 2000 Liquigas-Pata
- 2001 Mercatone Uno-Stream TV
- 2002-2003 Alessio
- 2004 Alessio-Bianchi
- 2005 Quick Step Innergetic
- 2006–2007 Cofidis (until July 26)
successes
1999
- a stage Vuelta a España
2000
- a stage of the Giro d'Italia
2001
- a stage Vuelta a Castilla y León
2003
2004
- a stage Route du Sud
- Italian champion - road racing
2005
- a stage Tour de l'Ain
Individual evidence
- ↑ netzeitung.de: Doping series at Tour de France: Italian Moreni tested positive ( Memento from May 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) from July 25, 2007
- ^ Doping offender Moreni banned for two years rp-online.de November 22, 2007
- ↑ radsport-news.com: Moreni is the first doper to pay fine on October 21, 2009
Web links
- Cristian Moreni in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Cristian Moreni in the Tour de France database(French / English )
- Cristian Moreni in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Moreni, Cristian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Asola |