Ruggero Marzoli (born 2 April 1976, in Spoltore) is an Italian professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

. After a previous four-month ban in 1999, Marzoli was banned for six months in 2008, after being considered guilty for the attempted use of prohibited substances in relation to the

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case.

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had appealed for Marzoli to be banned for life, because it was a second offence.

Major achievements

;2002 :1st, Stage 4, Giro della Provincia di Lucca :1st, Stage 4, Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ;2003 :1st, Stage 4,

Giro d'Abruzzo The Giro d'Abruzzo was a professional cycling race held annually in Italy. It was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internatio ...

:3rd, Overall, Tirreno–Adriatico ::1st, Stage 5 :1st, Stage 4, Tour de Pologne ;2004 :1st, Stage 2,

:1st, Stage 5, Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ;2005 :1st,

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:1st, Stage 1, Tour of Slovenia ;2007 :1st, Stage 3,

Circuit de Lorraine The Circuit de Lorraine is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held annually in Lorraine, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competi ...

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* 1976 births Living people Italian male cyclists people from Spoltore Cyclists from Abruzzo {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub