Niklas Axelsson

Niklas Axelsson (born May 15, 1972 in Mora ) is a former Swedish cyclist .

Before he turned pro, he was able to win stages at the GP Tell and the Rapport Tour . Then he went to Palmans as a trainee in 1997 , but got a contract with Scrigno-Gaerne for the following season . In 2001 he moved to Mercury-Viatel , where he was able to celebrate his greatest success to date. He decided the sixth stage of the Tour de la Région Wallonne for himself. He was later tested positive for doping at the World Cup in Lisbon and was suspended for two years. In 2005 he drove for Universal Caffè .

In September 2009, Axelsson tested positive for EPO again and was banned for life.

successes

1993

• Swedish champion - team time trial

2001

• a stage of the Tour de la Région Wallonne

2008

• a stage Settimana Internazionale

Teams

• 1998 Scrigno-Gaerne
• 1999 Navigare-Gaerne
• 2000 Ceramiche Panaria-Gaerne
• 2001 Mercury Viatel
• 2001 Alessio (from September 1st)
• 2004 Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè (from September 22nd)
• 2005 Universal Caffè-Styloffice
• 2006 Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni
• 2007-2008 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
• 2009 Team Corratec

Web links

• Niklas Axelsson in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ralf Meutgens : Doping im Radsport , Bielefeld 2007, p. 274. ISBN 978-3-7688-5245-6
2. ↑ Consequences imposed on license holders as the result of an anti-doping rule violation under the UCI anti-doping rules. (No longer available online.) UCI, archived from the original on July 15, 2014 ; Retrieved December 18, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.