Stefan Schumacher (born 21 July 1981) is a German former professional

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. Schumacher won the bronze medal in the road race at the

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, two stages in the 2006 Giro d'Italia and two stages in the

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. After positive results on doping products in the 2008 Tour de France and the

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, he received a suspension for two years, later reduced by some months. After his suspension, he came back as a professional cyclist before retiring in 2017.

Career

First professionally employed with in 2002, he was released the following year. In

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, he made his

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debut with after posting impressive continental circuits results on the UCI Europe Tour. Schumacher has been involved in a series of controversial incidents during his career. He was implicated in a doping case in 2005 when he tested positive for an amphetamine. His mother, a doctor, had prescribed an asthma medication after failing to find it on the

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's list of banned substances, and checking with the appropriate Dutch agency. He was cleared by the

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of a doping offence.

Gerolsteiner (2006–08)

In 2006 Schumacher, now riding for , won the Eneco Tour of Benelux by one second after colliding with his main rival

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in the closing metres of the final stage, when time bonuses were available for the leading finishers. Schumacher claimed he had collided first with a spectator and the race jury accepted his story. Following his third place in the road race at the

in his home town of

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, Schumacher was arrested for drunken driving. Four months later he revealed that the blood test taken at the time of his arrest had shown traces of amphetamines, whilst denying that he had knowingly taken drugs or had any knowledge of how the positive test had come about. Following a rule change in 2004 amphetamines were no longer on WADA's out-of-competition banned list; as a result the German federation again exonerated him. Tour de France 2008, schumacher (22224314501)

Tour de France 2008, schumacher (22224314501)

In the

, Schumacher, riding as leader of , won both time trials, beating Swiss favourite

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, and took the yellow jersey of race leader after the first. After Gerolsteiner was announced to be folding, Schumacher signed a two-year contract with .

Doping suspension

On 6 October 2008 the media reported that Schumacher had tested positive for the controlled substance

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(CERA), a new generation of

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(EPO), in a blood sample taken during the 2008 Tour de France. CERA was also the drug for which Italian cyclists

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and

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tested positive during the Tour de France. The German cycling federation was likely to take disciplinary action, however Schumacher continued to assert his innocence and believed he was eligible to ride in the 2009 season and having a contract with . manager

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stated that Schumacher's contract would not be honored. On 19 February 2009 Schumacher was banned for two years by the

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(UCI). In January 2010, the

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(CAS) reduced Schumacher's ban, allowing him to ride again as from August 2010. In April 2009 Schumacher's name was raised in connection with a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs at the

. Both his "A" and "B" samples tested positive for CERA. Schumacher was disqualified after these positive tests; he appealed against this to CAS, but dropped his appeal in April 2010.

Post-suspension

Schumacher's ban ended in August 2010. He came back to ride for the team, and joined for the 2012 season. In March 2013 Schumacher confessed to doping in an interview with the news magazine ''

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''. He stated he started doping in his mid-twenties and used " EPO,

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and

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s". He also said that his former team tolerated doping and it became as banal as "having a plate of pasta after training".

Major results

Source: ;2001 : 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23 ;2002 : 8th Overall

Peace Race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Závod míru, sk, Preteky mieru, russian: Велогонка Мира (), pl, Wyścig Pokoju , french: Course de la Paix, it, Corsa della Pace, ro, Cursa Păcii) was an annual multiple stage bicycl ...

::1st Young rider classification : 10th Overall Niedersachsen–Rundfahrt ::1st Young rider classification ;2003 : 9th Overall Niedersachsen–Rundfahrt ;2004 : 1st

Druivenkoers Overijse Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road ...

: 1st Mountains classification,

Sachsen Tour The Sachsen Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in the region of Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1985 and 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 bicyc ...

: 1st Mountains classification, Rheinland–Pfalz Rundfahrt : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall

Jadranska Magistrala The Adriatic Highway ( hr, Jadranska magistrala) is a road that stretches along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and is part of the European route E65. The road passes through Croatia, with smaller stretches through Bosnia and Herzegovin ...

::1st Mountains classification : 2nd Overall Hessen-Rundfahrt : 3rd

Poreč Trophy Poreč Trophy (through history held under names Trofej Plava Laguna, G. P. Istria, Trophy Riviera and G.P. Umag) is a road bicycle race held annually near the town of Poreč, in the Istrian peninsula. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI ...

: 4th

GP Triberg-Schwarzwald The GP Triberg-Schwarzwald was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Triberg im Schwarzwald, Germany. From 2005 to 2009 it was part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competiti ...

: 5th

Rund um Köln The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race (in 2007 the race was categorised as 1.HC). It is one of the oldest cycling races still run ...

: 8th

Rund um Düren The Rund um Düren is a cycling road race held in mid-April in Germany. The event, ranked at 1.2 on the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI European calendar, is contested around the city of Düren. Prior to 1996 it was an amateur event. Winners ...

: 10th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 6 ;2005 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Rheinland–Pfalz Rundfahrt ::1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4b ( ITT) : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Ster Elektrotoer The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The serie ...

: 1st

Overall Niedersachsen–Rundfahrt : 2nd

: 2nd

Hel van het Mergelland Volta Limburg Classic is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in late March or early April in Limburg, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...

: 9th

Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens was a professional road bicycle race held annually in Nevele (Belgium) to honor the former World Racing Champion Rudy Dhaenens. In 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circ ...

: 9th Veenendaal–Veenendaal : 9th

Rund um den Henninger Turm Rund is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cathleen Rund (born 1977), German swimmer * Hanno Rund (1925–1993), German mathematician * Thorsten Rund (born 1976), German road and track cyclist See also * Rand (surname) Rand ...

;2006 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne ( Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ...

::1st Stages 6 & 7 : 1st Jersey red

Overall Eneco Tour of Benelux ::1st Jersey yellow

Young rider classification ::1st Prologue : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Circuit Cycliste Sarthe The Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire ( en, Circuit of Sarthe) is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tou ...

: Giro d'Italia ::1st Stages 3 & 18 ::Held Jersey pink

after Stages 3–4 : 1st Stage 4 ( ITT)

: 6th

: 9th

Amstel Gold Race The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classic ...

;2007 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt ::1st Stage 4 ( ITT) : 1st

: 3rd

Road race,

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...

: 4th Overall

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important prep ...

::1st Stage 5 ( ITT) ;2008 : 1st Stage 4 ( ITT) Bayern–Rundfahrt : Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
::~~1st Stages 4 ( ITT) & 20 ( ITT)~~ : 2nd

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, National Road Championships : 3rd

;2011 :

Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...

::1st Stages 1 & 2b ( ITT) : 3rd

Grand Prix of Aargau Canton Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (german: Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau) is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town o ...

: 4th Overall

Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid is a stage road bicycle race held annually in and around Madrid, Spain. Between 2005 and 2012, the race was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2013 the event was organised as a single-day race, for ...

: 4th Overall

Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran), also known as the Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan or Azerbaijan Tour is an annual multiple stage road bicycle racing held in Iran since 1986, named after Iranian Azerbaijan. It is a UCI 2.1 category race and is part of ...

::1st Prologue & Stage 5 : 7th

Coppa Sabatini The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is t ...

: 8th Overall

Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali The Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ( en, International Week of Coppi and Bartali), also known as Coppi e Bartali, is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically in late March over five days in the Emilia-Romagna region of Ital ...

: 9th

Giro dell'Appennino The Giro dell'Appennino is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Famous riders like Fausto Coppi, Francesco Moser, Felice ...

: 10th Coppa Città di Stresa,

Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie The Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Arona, Italy between 1997 and 2015. It was held primarily as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ra ...

;2012 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour of China The Tour of China is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in China since 1995. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ...

II ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 ( ITT) : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour de Serbie Tour de Serbie is a road bicycle race held annually in Serbia. First held in 1939, since 2005 it has been ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle spor ...

::1st Stage 3 : 2nd Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich : 2nd Overall

I ::1st Stage 1 ( TTT) : 3rd Overall

Tour de San Luis The Tour de San Luis was a road cycling race that was held in San Luis Province, Argentina from 2007 to 2016. The race consisted of a competition over an individual time trial, and six stage race, stages. The competition carried a UCI rating of ...

: 5th Rogaland GP : 7th

Tallinn–Tartu GP Tallinn–Tartu GP (before 2007, the E.O.S. Tallinn GP) was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Tallinn, Estonia. From 2005 until 2012 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2008, Pro Cycling Club ...

: 8th Overall

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Po ...

: 8th

Ronde van Drenthe Ronde van Drenthe ( en, Tour of Drenthe) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. Since 1998 there is also a women's event, kn ...

;2013 : 3rd

, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall

Tour d'Algérie The Tour d'Algérie is an annual multi-day road cycling race held in Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Al ...

::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Overall Tour of Estonia : 5th Overall

Tour de Blida The Tour de Blida is a staged cycling race held annually in Algeria since 2013. It is rated 2.2 and is part of UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the ...

: 6th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich : 7th Overall

Sibiu Cycling Tour The Sibiu Cycling Tour (Cycling Tour of Sibiu until 2015) is a 2.1 category professional Road bicycle racing, bicycle road race held in Sibiu, Romania. Its first edition took place in July 2011, as part of the UCI Europe Tour. The race is organise ...

::1st Stage 3a ( ITT) ;2014 : 1st Stage 3 ( ITT) Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich : 1st Stage 3 ( ITT)

Tour de Beauce Tour de Beauce is a men's elite professional road bicycle racing multi-day event held each June in the Beauce region of Quebec, Canada since 1986. It is the oldest stage-race in North America, and is a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-rated 2. ...

;2015 : 3rd

, National Road Championships : 8th Overall

Czech Cycling Tour The Czech Cycling Tour is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic. It was created in 2010 and was initially part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2, but in 2015 moved up to 2.1 The Union Cycl ...

;2016 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour du Maroc Tour du Maroc is the most important road bicycle race in the African state of Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterrane ...

: 9th Overall

Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran), also known as the Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan or Azerbaijan Tour is an annual multiple stage road bicycle racing held in Iran since 1986, named after Iranian Azerbaijan. It is a UCI 2.1 category race and is part of th ...

: 9th

Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi The Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi is a one-day professional cycling race between the towns of San Vincenzo and Donoratico on the Tuscany coast in Italy. The 193 kilometre long race takes place at the beginning of February and has now taken ove ...

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