Maximiliano Richeze
 Richeze at the 2008 Tour of Turkey. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze |
| Born |
7 March 1983 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lampre-Merida |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2006–2009 2011–2012 2013– |
Ceramica Panaria-Navigare D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo Lampre-Merida |
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Infobox last updated on 2 January 2014 | |
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (born 7 March 1983 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine professional cyclist who rides for Lampre-Merida.[1]
Biography
In his first season as a professional racer, he obtained the second position in the last stage of the 2006 Giro d'Italia, finishing some centimetres behind Robert Förster. He is considered to be the Argentine cyclist to obtain the best result in any of the three main cycling tours (the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España), since nationalized Lucien Petit-Breton raced for France, Argentina born Juan Antonio Flecha raced for Spain, and Alejandro Borrajo only achieved a third place, also at the Giro.
In the 2007 Giro d'Italia Richeze placed 3rd on Stage 3 and 2nd on Stage 18 and 21, all of which were won by Alessandro Petacchi. But, after the disqualification of Petacchi in May 2008 by doping, Richeze was declared the winner of stages 18 and 21 of that Giro.
Among his other achievements are the first position of the Stage 1 and other second positions in the 2006 Le Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia, and the 2005 Trofeo Arvedi of the Circuito del Porto in Portugal. Also in 2005 he won the Panamerican under-23 Championship, and in 2003 he became the Argentine under-23 champion.
Doping
Before the start of the 2008 Giro d'Italia Richeze tested positive for a steroid named stanazol which resulted in his expulsion from the race. Despite being initially cleared by the Argentine Cycling Federation he was banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for two years.[2]
Palmares
- 2003
- 1st National Track Championships – Time trial
- 2nd Overall Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado
- 1st Stage 6
- 2004
- 1st Stage 2 Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado
- 1st Stage 2a Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur
- 2005
- 1st
Pan American Under-23 Road Race Championships - 2nd National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a San Juan
- 1st Stages 1 & 6b Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado
- 1st Stage 2 Giro del Veneto
- 2nd Piccola Coppa Agostoni (Trofeo L.Meroni)
- 2006
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Langkawi
- 2007
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a San Juan
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino
- 1st Stages 18 & 21 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg
- 2008
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de San Luis
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Turkey
- 2011
- 1st Prologue Tour de Kumano
- 2012
- 1st Pan American Road Race Championships
- 1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Points classification
- Vuelta a Venezuela
- 1st Stages 1, 7, 8 & 10
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 5 & 6 Tour de Serbie
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Japan
Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
138 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Tour |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Vuelta |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 141 |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
See also
References
- ↑ "Lampre-Merida (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ CQ Ranking
External links
- Maximiliano Richeze profile at Cycling Archives
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