David García Dapena (born 30 September 1977 in Marín,

Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality whi ...

) is a retired

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professional

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Doping

During the

2010 Vuelta a España The 2010 Vuelta a España was held from 28 August to 19 September and was won by Vincenzo Nibali. The race began in Seville and ended, as is tradition, in Madrid. The race covered . There was critical analysis that this Vuelta, which commemorate ...

he tested positive for EPO. A later sample also tested positive for HES. The Spanish Cycling Federation subsequently banned him for 2 years, effective 6 October 2010, and declared his results of the 2010 Vuelta a España void. After retiring, García disclosed information to the police about how he had acquired the product, and led to the arrest of Alberto Beltrán Niño in March 2012.

Major results

; 2000 : 1st, Stage 8,

Volta a Portugal do Futuro Volta a Portugal do Futuro is a road bicycle race held annually in Portugal. It has been organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour since 2014. Winners References

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; 2001 : 1st, Stage 4, GP Philips ; 2003 : 1st, Stage 2, GP Castanhede : 1st, Stage 1, GP Abimota : 1st, Stage 4, GP Abimota ; 2004 : 1st, Stage 4, Volta a Terras de Santa Maria : 1st, Stage 2, Volta a Tras os Montes ; 2005 : 1st, Stage, GP Abimota ; 2006 : 1st, Stage, Volta a Terras de Santa Maria ; 2008 : 1st, Overall,

Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...

: 1st, Stage 15,

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; 2009 : 1st, Stage 2,

: 1st,

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References

* 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Marín, Pontevedra Cyclists from Galicia (Spain) Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners Doping cases in cycling Spanish sportspeople in doping cases Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey winners Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey stage winners Spanish male cyclists {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub