Rémy Di Gregorio (born 31 July 1985) is a
French 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 com ...
, who is currently suspended from the sport following a positive in-competition doping test for
darbepoetin alfa, a re-engineered form of
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). He has previously competed for (2005–2010), (2011), (2012), and (2014–2018) in his professional career.
Career
He rode his first Tour de France in
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
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**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
. He broke his elbow in a crash on the fourth stage. He finished the stage 7:58 behind the leader and left the race. He broke clear on the 10th stage of the
2008 Tour de France edition, on
Bastille Day
Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. It is referred to, both legally and commonly, as () in French, though ''la fête nationale'' is also u ...
, and led until the final climb.
Di Gregorio returned to the professional peloton in 2014, with .
Doping
On 10 July 2012, the first rest day of the
2012 Tour de France
The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France, Champs ...
, Remi di Gregorio was arrested by French police on suspicion of doping. In April 2013, it was revealed that Di Gregorio could resume his career, since the products found in his possession at the Tour turned out to be vitamins. Prosecutors said the case was not formally closed. Di Gregorio maintained he has never doped and successfully sued for unfair dismissal.
In April 2018, news broke that Di Gregorio had failed an in-competition doping test for
darbepoetin alfa, a re-engineered form of
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), during that year's
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
. He was suspended for 4 years, backdated from the adverse finding, following the confirmation that his B-sample also tested positive in May 2020.
Major results
;2003
: 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
;2004
: 3rd Overall
Ronde de l'Isard
: 5th
Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
;2005
: 5th Overall
Tour de l'Ain
;2006
: 1st Stage 8
Tour de l'Avenir
;2007
: 1st

Mountains classification
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
;2008
: 10th Overall
Tour Méditerranéen
:
Combativity award Stage 10
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
;2009
: 5th Overall
Route du Sud
: 6th Overall
Tour de l'Ain
;2010
: 5th
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in south ...
: 10th Overall
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...
;2011
: 1st Stage 7
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
;2012
: 3rd Overall
Vuelta a Asturias
::1st Stage 3
: 3rd Overall
Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
;2013
: 1st

Overall
Tour of Bulgaria
::1st Stage 2
;2014
: 1st

Overall
Tour de Taiwan
: 2nd
Boucles de l'Aulne
Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It was previously known as Grand ...
: 5th Overall
Tour du Limousin
: 5th
Classic Sud-Ardèche
: 5th
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2020, the race is organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries, also being p ...
: 6th Overall
Tour de l'Ain
: 9th Overall
Tour Alsace
::1st

Mountains classification
: 9th Overall
Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
: 9th Overall
Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
: 9th
Tour du Jura
;2016
: 1st

Mountains classification
Tour La Provence
: 1st

Mountains classification
Critérium International
;2017
: 2nd Overall
Tour of Almaty
;2018
: 1st

Mountains classification
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a ...
: 1st Stage 2
Tour La Provence
: 6th
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in south ...
References
External links
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Rémy Di Gregorio profileat Astana
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1985 births
Living people
French male cyclists
French sportspeople of Italian descent
Cyclists from Marseille
21st-century French sportsmen