Marcos-Antonio Serrano Rodríguez (born 8 September 1972 in

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) is a professional

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from Galicia,

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. Turning professional in 1993, he joined the Kelme

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and then in 1999 the lottery-sponsored '' Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles'' (ONCE). He remained part of the same team when in 2004

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and name passed to

Liberty Seguros-Würth ONCE cycling team, () also known as Liberty Seguros, Liberty Seguros–Würth and in succession in its final year, Astana–Würth and Astana was a Spanish cycling team. It competed in the UCI ProTour circuit. On 25 May 2006, Liberty Mutual ( ...

and in 2006, as the Astana-Würth Team. His most significant achievement was victory in the

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in 2004. Other ''

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'' include victory in the 18th stage of the

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and in the 5th stage of the 1999

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. His best overall classification in the Tour de France was a ninth-place finish in 2001. His name was on the list of doping tests published by the

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on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the

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and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004.

References

External links

Palmarès at Trap-Friis.dk
1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Redondela Cyclists from Galicia (Spain) Spanish Tour de France stage winners Spanish male cyclists {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub