Tondó in 2010 riding for Cervélo TestTeam |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Xavier Tondo Volpini | ||
| Born | 5 November 1978 Valls, Spain |
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| Died | 23 May 2011 (aged 32) Monachil, Spain[1] |
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climber | ||
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007–2008 2009 2010 2011 |
Paternina-Costa de Almería Barbot-Gaia Catalunya-Angel Mir Relax-GAM LA-MSS Andalucía-Cajasur Cervélo TestTeam Movistar Team |
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| Infobox last updated on 23 May 2011 |
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Xavier Tondo Volpini (Valls, Spain 5 November 1978 – Monachil, Spain, 23 May 2011) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races
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Tondo was killed after being apparently trapped between his own garage door and car, and crushed by the door, while preparing his bicycle for a ride. Teammate Beñat Intxausti was with him at the time of the accident.[1]
In February 2011, it was reported that a pro cyclist had tipped off police about a doping ring. Tondo was later identified as the cyclist.
According to the Spanish newspaper El País, Tondo received an email in December 2010, which offered several doping products, including EPO, human growth hormone, Nandrolone, and Clenbuterol, all at low prices. Tondo gave the email to the police.[2]