| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Moletta |
| Born | February 23, 1979 Cittadella, Italy |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (160 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Miche-Silver Cross |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003 2004 2005–2008 2009– |
Mercatone Uno Barloworld Gerolsteiner Meche-Silver Cross |
| Infobox last updated on September 7, 2007 |
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Andrea Moletta (born February 23, 1979 in Cittadella, Province of Padua) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Miche-Silver Cross.
In March 2007, Moletta crashed badly in the Milan-San Remo race, and it was thought that his season would be over. However, six months later Moletta was recovered and started in the 2007 Vuelta a España.[1]
During the 2008 Giro d'Italia, Moletta's father was caught with Viagra and unidentified fluids, and as result of this, Moletta's team Gerolsteiner withdrew Moletta from racing.[2] Viagra was not banned in competition, so no formal doping charge was filed against Moletta, although the doping authorities (WADA) were looking at the matter.[3] Later it was found that the fluids were the hormone Lutelef, which can be used as a new form of blood doping.[4] Moletta was later cleared from any wrongdoing.[5]
Since 2009, Moletta rides for Miche-Silver Cross.[6]
Moletta has won one race in his professional career:[6]