Iban Mayo Diez (born 19 August 1977 in

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, Basque Country,

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) is a former professional road bicycle racer.

Biography

Renowned as a climber, Mayo turned pro with in 2000, and became one of the Basque Country's prospects for glory. He stayed with Euskaltel-Euskadi throughout 2000–2006. The biggest result came in the

2003 Tour de France The 2003 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 5 to 27 July, and the 90th edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti- ...

, when he won a

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up Alpe d'Huez. Mayo finished the Tour sixth. In 2004 Mayo won the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, regarded as preparation for the

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. He beat

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by two minutes in a time trial on

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, breaking the record. He was seen as a dangerous outsider for the Tour de France in the same year. It turned out a disappointment, and after losing time due to a crash, he lost more in the

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due to injuries and

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. Mayo quit before the 15th stage. After a lackluster 2005, in 2006 he returned in the Dauphiné Libéré with second place in

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and a win on the stage to

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. He was seen as a contender for the

2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between the 1st and the 23rd of July. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of Floyd Landis. Due to the United ...

, but retired during the 11th stage. In 2007 Mayo signed for . Mayo won the 19th stage of the 2007 Giro d'Italia. On 30 July 2007 the UCI confirmed he had failed a test for EPO during the Tour de France, in which he finished 16th. On 22 October the Spanish federation cleared Mayo after a second test proved negative. The UCI president

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stopped short of clearing the rider, pending further tests. On 19 December a French laboratory confirmed the positive test. In 2008, the

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upheld Mayo's two-year ban, which ended on 31 July 2009. On 13 September 2009, Mayo decided not to make a comeback to professional cycling, thus effectively ending his career.

Career achievements

Major results

;1995 : 3rd

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, National Junior Road Championships : 4th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2001 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 1st

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: 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 3rd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias ;2002 : 5th Overall

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 ...

;2003 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races ...

::1st Stages 1, 5a & 5b ( ITT) : 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Jersey green

Points classification ::1st Jersey white dots on red

Mountains classification ::1st Jersey blue

Combination classification ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 : 2nd

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: 5th Overall

Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme The Catalan Cycling Week (''Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme'' in Catalan) was a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Catalonia, Spain. Held annually from 1963 until 2005, it was run as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour in the second half of March ...

: 6th Overall

::1st Stage 8 : 10th Karlsruher Versicherungs Grand Prix (with

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) ;2004 : 1st Jersey yellow-bluebar

Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 ( ITT) : 1st Jersey blue

Overall

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::1st

Points classification : 1st Jersey red

Overall Clásica de Alcobendas ::1st Jersey green

Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Subida al Naranco : 2nd Overall

: 2nd

;2006 : 1st Jersey violet

Overall

Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In 2019, a multi-day ...

::1st Stage 4 : 1st

Subida a Urkiola Subida a Urkiola is a one-day cycling race in Durango, Biscay of the Basque Country. The route starts in Durango and ends at the Sanctuary of Urkiola. The first edition began in 1931 and is organized by the Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina, but has not ...

: 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;2007 : 1st Stage 19 Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Notes and references

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Biography

Career achievements

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

See also

Notes and references

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