Eladio Jiménez
Eladio Jiménez
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Eladio Jiménez Sánchez |
| Born |
March 10, 1976 (1976-03-10) (age 35)
Ciudad Rodrigo, Province of Salamanca, Spain |
| Team information |
| Current team |
retired |
| Discipline |
Road |
| Role |
Rider |
| Professional team(s) |
1998–2003
2004–2006
2007
2008
2009 |
Banesto
Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
Karpin-Galicia
Fercase-Rota dos Moveis
Centro Ciclismo de Loule - Louletano |
| Major wins |
| Vuelta a España, 3 stages |
|
Infobox last updated on
March 23, 2011 |
Eladio Jiménez Sánchez (born March 10, 1976 in Ciudad Rodrigo, Province of Salamanca) is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer. On December 7, 2009 the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced that Jiménez had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) after winning stage 6 of the 2009 Volta a Portugal.[1] Three days later he announced his retirement.[2] He is currently suspended until August 11, 2011.
Palmarès
- 1994
- 1st, Spanish National Road Championships, Junior road race
- 3rd, UCI Road World Championships, Junior road race, Quito
- 2000
- Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 5, Xorret de Catí
- 2001
- 1st, Stage 3, GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Matosinhos
- 2004
- Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 10, Xorret de Catí
- 2005
- 1st, Overall, Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st, Stage 2, Tolosa
- Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 14, Lagos de Covadonga
- 2nd, Mountains classification
- 2006
- 1st, Stage 5, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Torres Vedras
- 2007
- 3rd, Spanish National Road Championships, Elite road race, Cuenca
- 2nd, Overall, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1st, Stage 2, Alto Montejunto
- Volta a Portugal
- 2nd, Stage 4, Santo Tirso
- 1st, Stage 6, Sra. da Graça
- 1st, Stage 9, Torre
- 2008
- 1st, Stage 3, Circuit de Lorraine, Gerardmer
- 1st, Stage 2, GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Seia
- 2009
1st, Stage 6, Volta a Portugal, 6th overall (annulled after testing positive for EPO)
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