Eladio Jiménez Sánchez (born 10 March 1976 in Ciudad Rodrigo, Province of Salamanca) is a retired Spanish professional

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. On 7 December 2009 the

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(UCI) announced that Jiménez had 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 th ...

(EPO) after winning stage 6 of the 2009 Volta a Portugal. Three days later he announced his retirement.Eladio Jiménez announces retirement
/ref> He was suspended until 11 August 2011.

Palmarès

; 1994 : 1st, Spanish National Road Championships, Junior road race : 3rd,

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, Junior road race, Quito ; 2000 :

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:: 1st, Stage 5, Xorret de Catí ; 2001 : 1st, Stage 3, GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Matosinhos ; 2004 :

:: 1st, Stage 10, Xorret de Catí ; 2005 : 1st, Overall,

Euskal Bizikleta Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: ''Bicicleta Vasca'', English: ''Basque Bicycle'') was an annual road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it ...

:: 1st, Stage 2, Tolosa :

:: 1st, Stage 14, Lagos de Covadonga :: 2nd, Mountains classification ; 2006 : 1st, Stage 5, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Torres Vedras ; 2007 : 3rd, Spanish National Road Championships, Elite road race, Cuenca : 2nd, Overall, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho :: 1st, Stage 2, Alto Montejunto : Volta a Portugal :: 2nd, Stage 4, Santo Tirso :: 1st, Stage 6, Sra. da Graça :: 1st, Stage 9, Torre ; 2008 : 1st, Stage 3, Circuit de Lorraine, Gerardmer : 1st, Stage 2, GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Seia ; 2009 : ~~1st, Stage 6, Volta a Portugal, 6th overall~~ (annulled after testing positive for EPO)

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* 1976 births Living people People from Ciudad Rodrigo Sportspeople from the Province of Salamanca Cyclists from Castile and León Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners Doping cases in cycling Spanish male cyclists {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub