Cristian Moreni (born 21 November 1972 in Asola) is an Italian former

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

who rode for Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone in the

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Doping

Moreni tested positive for testosterone at the end of the 11th stage of the

2007 Tour de France The 2007 Tour de France the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 to 29 July. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain. It was ...

, on 25 July 2007 (stage 16). He was arrested after stage 16 by French gendarmes. He pleaded guilty, and did not request that a second sample be tested. Subsequently, to his arrest, Cofidis withdrew from the Tour. Moreni was suspended for two years following the scandal. In 2009, when his suspension ended, Moreni became the first cyclist to pay a fine of one year's salary to the UCI. Moreni wanted to return as a professional cyclist.

Tour de France participations

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- 66th overall *

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- 44th overall; 8th points; 2nd, Stage 18 *2007 - Disqualified, use of Testosterone

Major results

;1999 : Stage win,

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

;2000 : Stage win, Giro d'Italia ;2003 : Regio-Tour International, stage 1 : Giro del Veneto ;2004 : Jersey italianflag

Italian National Road Race Championship The Italian National Road Race Championships are held annually. They are a road cycling race which decides the Italian cycling champion in the road racing discipline, across several categories of rider. The event was first held in 1906 and w ...

: Route du Sud, stage 1 : 46th,

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Men's Road Race ;2005 : Tour de l'Ain, stage 1 : 7th,

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* 1972 births Living people Cyclists from the Province of Mantua Italian male cyclists Italian Vuelta a España stage winners Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Italian sportspeople in doping cases Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Italy Doping cases in cycling People from Asola, Lombardy {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub

Doping

Tour de France participations

Major results

See also

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