Igor Merino Cortazar (born 16 October 1990 in
Balmaseda
Balmaseda (in Basque and officially, in Spanish: ''Valmaseda'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. Balmaseda is the capital city of the comarca of Enkarterri, in western Biscay and serves an impo ...
) is a Spanish cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport after a positive drugs test for
human growth hormone
Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in h ...
(HGH).
His younger sister
Eider is also a professional cyclist.
Doping suspension
In July 2018, Merino was provisionally suspended by the
UCI after testing positive to
human growth hormone
Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in h ...
in an out of competition doping test on 13 June 2018. He was suspended for four years, lasting until June 2022.
Major results
;2017
: 4th
Tour du Jura
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References
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1990 births
Living people
Spanish male cyclists
Doping cases in cycling
Cyclists from Biscay
People from Enkarterri
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