Wendy Ramón Cruz Martínez (born 7 March 1976 in

Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros (; '' en, James, son of Zebedee, Saint James of the Knights''), often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population. It is the cap ...

) is a former professional

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

from the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. Nicknamed ''El Ciclon'' he won the gold medal in the men's individual road race at 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 ...

. In 2012, Cruz tested positive for

erythropoietin Erythropoietin (; EPO), also known as erythropoetin, haematopoietin, or haemopoietin, is a glycoprotein cytokine secreted mainly by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia; it stimulates red blood cell production (erythropoiesis) in the bo ...

(EPO) and received a two-year doping suspension.

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* * * 1976 births Living people Doping cases in cycling Dominican Republic sportspeople in doping cases Dominican Republic male cyclists Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Santiago de los Caballeros Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games medalists in cycling Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{DominicanRepublic-sport-bio-stub