Danilo Hondo

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Danilo Hondo
Personal information
Full name Danilo Hondo
Date of birth January 4, 1975 (1975-01-04) (age 33)
Country Flag of Germany Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 75 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Spinter
Professional team(s)
1997–1998
1999–2003
2004–2005
2006
2007
2008
Agro
Telekom
Gerolsteiner
Lamonta
Tinkoff Credit Systems
Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
Major wins
Flag of Germany National Champion (2002)
Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
Infobox last updated on:
February 12, 2008

Danilo Hondo (born January 4, 1975) is a German professional road bicycle racer, currently racing for Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli. He was banned from professional cycling and then later won his appeal to return to the sport.

In 2005, Hondo was suspended and fired after testing positive for carphedon at the 2005 Vuelta a Murcia. Originally suspended for two years, Hondo's suspension was cut to 1 year in June 2005. In January 2006, Hondo had his ban extended to 2 years when he lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In March 2006, has won his appeal in civil court, which gave Hondo an early end to his suspension.

[edit] Major achievements

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Germany Germany
Track Cycling
World Championships
Gold 1994 Palermo Team Pursuit
Bronze 1996 Manchester Team Pursuit
1994
1st, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Team Pursuit
1996
3rd, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Team Pursuit
2001 – Team Deutsche Telekom
91st, Overall, Giro d'Italia
Winner stages 2 and 3
Maglia ciclamino, Points classification leader after Stages 3-11
Most Combative classification leader after Stages 3-5
Azzurri d'Italia classification leader after Stages 3-18
2002
Volta a Catalunya—stage 2
Flag of Germany German National Road Championship
Internationale Hessen-Rundfahrt—stage 3
Internationale Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt—stage 2
2003
Three Days of De Panne—stage 1
Internationalen Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt—stage 1, 2, 3 4 and 5
Four Days of Dunkirk—stage 5
Volta a Catalunya—stage 5
Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne—stage 1
Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
2004
Peace Race—stage 1 and 2
104th, Overall, Tour de France
2005 – Team Gerolsteiner
Vuelta a Murcia—stage 1 and 2
2nd, Milan-Sanremo
3rd, Overall, Tirreno-Adriatico
2006 – Team Lamonta
1st, Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden-Bazel-Kruibeke
Peace Race—stage 2 and 3
Neuseen Classics - Rund um die Braunkohle
Circuito Montañés stage 2 and 3
Sachsen-Tour International stage 2
Regio-Tour International stage 1
2008
1st, Stage 4, Tour de Langkawi

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