Alvaro Tardáguila in 2005 |
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| Full name | Alvaro Walter Tardáguila Silva | ||
| Nickname | "Coto" | ||
| Born | August 16, 1975 Uruguay |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | ||
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | All-Around | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Club Ciclista Deportivo San Antonio Dolores Cycles Club Alas Rojas de Santa Lucía Uruguayan National Team La Polar UPMC-ACT |
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| Infobox last updated on September 1, 2009 |
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Alvaro Tardáguila Silva (born August 16, 1975) is a Uruguayan professional racing cyclist. Winner of the 2005 edition of his home tour, the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay, Tardáguila is the son of Walter Tardáguila, a 1972 Olympian (cycling road race and team time trial) and also winner of the 1972 edition of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay. Tardaguila served a two-year ban for doping after testing positive for EPO and an anabolic agent at the 2005 Great Downer Avenue Bike Race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.[1] While announced by USADA in February 2006,[2] the suspension was retroactive to Oct. 17, 2005.[3] Tardáguila last competed for the Club Ciclista Deportivo San Antonio.
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