Ricardo Serrano
For athlete, see Ricardo Serrano (athlete).
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez |
| Born |
August 4, 1978 Valladolid, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003 | Labarca - 2 Cafés Baqué |
| 2004 | Cafés Baqué |
| 2005–2006 | Kaiku |
| 2007–2008 | Tinkoff Credit Systems |
| 2009 | Fuji-Servetto |
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Infobox last updated on August 20, 2007 | |
Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (born 4 August 1978 in Valladolid) is a Spanish retired racing cyclist.
Doping sanction
Serrano received a two-year sanction after being caught under the UCI's biological passport programme. Evidence against Serrano was based on an abnormal haematological profile and two laboratory reports indicating the detection of CERA in two of his blood samples.[1] The first anomalies in his passport were from the 2008 sesaon, when Serrano rode for Tinkoff Credit Systems,[2] while the two CERA positives were from 2009, when he rode for Fuji-Servetto.[1]
Professional record
- 1st, Stage 1, 2009 Tour de Romandie
- 2007 Giro d'Italia - 102nd
- 3rd, Stage 16
- Vuelta a la Rioja - 1 stage, GC & Points Classification (2006)
- GP CTT Correios de Portugal - Mountains Classification (2003)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biological Passport: Ricardo Serrano given two-year suspension by RFEC for EPO use". Velonation.com. 17 June 2010.
- ↑ Gregor Brown: UCI names first five biological passport violators, cyclingnews.com, 17 June 2009
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