Marco Fertonani (born 8 July 1976 in
Genoa
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) is an Italian professional
road bicycle racer
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. In 2007, he tested positive for using
testosterone
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.
Professional career
Fertonani tested positive for using testosterone during the 2007
Tour Méditerranéen
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and was immediately suspended by the team, although Fertonani has decided to fight the case, citing errors in the testing procedure at the laboratory.
Major results
;2004
:1st Stage 6
Tour of Qinghai Lake
The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part of ...
:6th
Coppa Placci
The Coppa Placci is a semi classic European bicycle race held between Imola, Italy and San Marino. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.
The race is named after Antonio Placci, a cyclist born in Imola w ...
;2005
:5th Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
;2006
:1st Stage 4
Vuelta a Castilla y León
The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...
;2007
:4th Overall
Tour Méditerranéen
Tour or Tours may refer to:
Travel
* Tourism, travel for pleasure
* Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service
* Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus
* Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed b ...
See also
*
List of doping cases in cycling
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*
List of doping cases in sport
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References
External links
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Italian male cyclists
1976 births
Living people
Doping cases in cycling
Italian sportspeople in doping cases
Sportspeople from Genoa
Cyclists from Liguria
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