Jesús Rosendo Prado (born 16 March 1982 in

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) is a Spanish professional

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for

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team . He has not yet won any races, but was the first leader of the

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classification of the

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, as the race began in his home province of

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. On 4 May 2010 Prado's name was released as being one of several riders under investigation by the UCI for "irregular blood values". The rider was suspended by his team who released a statement saying that the haemoglobin and haematocrit levels appeared low, due to anaemia as a result of bleeding that the rider had suffered in April 2009 due to haemorrhoids. In 2011 due to a strong ride in a breakaway in Stage 2 of the Vuelta Rosendo wore the white jersey for best combined rider for one day after losing it to

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Palmarès

;2008 – * Leader Mountain Classification after stages 2,3,4,5 and 6,

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;2011 – Wore White Jersey best Combined rider in Stage 3 of the Vuelta

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* Spanish male cyclists 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Seville Cyclists from Andalusia {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub