Marco Antonio Arriagada Quinchel (born October 30, 1975 in Curicó) is a Chilean professional racing cyclist. He is the brother of cyclist

Marcelo Arriagada Marcelo Arriagada Quinchel (born 22 August 1973) is a male professional track cyclist, track and road bicycle racing, road cyclist from Chile. An older brother of Marco Arriagada he competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in ...

. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

. After a very successful opening to his 2011 season, which saw him take victories in Argentina, Chile and the Dominican Republic, Arriagada tested positive for the

anabolic steroid Anabolic steroids, also known more properly as anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens like testosterone (medication), testosterone as well as synthetic androgens that are structurally related ...

stanozolol during the

Vuelta de Chile The Vuelta Ciclista de Chile is an annual Chilean elite men's professional road cycling stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be cover ...

. He later received a four-year ban.

Career highlights

;1999 :5th in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista de Chile (CHI) ;2001 : National Road Race Championships : 4th in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista de Chile (CHI) ;2002 : in

Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...

, Track, Individual Pursuit, Quito (ECU): : 1st in Stage 10 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Los Maitenes (CHI) ;2003 : 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur (CHI) : National Time Trial Championships, Elite, Chile (CHI) : 2nd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Chile (CHI) : 1st in Stage 7 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Farellones (CHI) : 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista de Chile (CHI) : in

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

, Track, Team Pursuit, Santo Domingo (DOM) : in

, Track, Individual Pursuit, Santo Domingo (DOM) ;2004 : 1st in Moscou, Points race (RUS) : 1st in Stage 2 part b Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Mafil (CHI) : 1st in Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Villarrica (CHI) : Vuelta Ciclista de Chile: ::Winner stage 9 ::Winner General Classification : 3rd in Erondegem (BEL) ;2005 : 1st in Stage 10 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Maitén (CHI) : 3rd in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur (CHI) : Vuelta Ciclista de Chile: :: 1st in Stage 3, Farellones (CHI) :: 1st in Stage 6, Los Andes (CHI) :: 3rd in General Classification :: 1st in Mountains Classification :

, Mar del Plata (ARG): :: in Track, Team Pursuit, Elite :: in Track, Pursuit, Elite :: in Track, Points Race, Elite ;2006 : 1st in General Classification Termas Chillan (CHI) : 1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Mendoza (ARG) : 1st in General Classification Vuelta a Mendoza (ARG) : 1st in Stage 3 part b Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Mafil (CHI) : 1st in Stage 9 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Valle Nevado (CHI) : 2nd in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur (CHI) : national Road Race Championship : 1st in Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Ovalle (CHI) ;2007 : 1st in Stage 5 Vuelta a Peru, Reparticion (PER) : 3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Peru (PER) : national Road Race Championship : 1st in Stage 2 part b Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Mafil (CHI) : 1st in Mexico, Six Days, Aguascalientes (MEX) : 1st in General Classification Vuelta de Atacama (CHI) : in Pan American Games (Team Pursuit), Rio de Janeiro (BRA) ;2008 : 1st in Stage 5 Vuelta de San Juan, Cerro Colorado (ARG) ;2010 : 1st Overall Volta do Parana :: 1st Stage 1 :: 1st Stage 3 : National Time Trial Championships, Elite, Chile (CHI) ;2011 : 1st Overall Tour de San Luis

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arriagada, Marco 1975 births Living people Chilean male cyclists Chilean sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in cycling Chilean track cyclists Cyclists at the 2003 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Chile Vuelta Ciclista de Chile stage winners People from Curicó Pan American Games gold medalists for Chile Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in cycling South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in cycling Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean people 21st-century Chilean people

Career highlights

See also

References

External links