Isidro Nozal
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Isidro Nozal Vega (born 18 October 1977) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Nozal was runner-up in the 2003 Vuelta a España and an instrumental domestique in Roberto Heras' 2004 Vuelta a España win.
Doping
In 2005, Vega was suspended for two weeks after being tested with a hematocrit level above 50 before the start of Dauphine Libere.[1] In 2006, he was initially implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case, but was cleared of any wrongdoing by Spanish officials.[2] He later admitted his involvement, saying he did three blood transfusions with Fuentes in the season before the 2005 Dauphine Libere, but denying he doped.[3] For the 2008 and 2009 seasons Nozal rode for the Portuguese Pro Continental team of Liberty Seguros.[4] In September 2009 Nozal and two teammates (Nuno Ribeiro and Héctor Guerra) were announced to have tested positive for EPO-CERA in samples taken for the previous month's Tour of Portugal.[5] Liberty Seguros immediately announced that it would cease sponsorship of the team and its participation in cycling. Ribeiro's win was withdrawn and the second-placed rider, Spain's David Blanco, was elevated to the overall win. Nozal, Ribeiro, and Guerra all received two-year suspensions from cycling.[6]
Career achievements
Major results
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- 1998
- 7th Overall Circuito Montañés
- 1999
- 6th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2000
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya
- 2001
- 6th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja
- 2002
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT)
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- 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 7th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT)
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 8th Overall Clasica de Alcobendas
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 2003
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT), 6 (ITT) & 13 (ITT)
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- 4th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 6th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 2004
- 7th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Vuelta a España
- 10th Subida al Naranco
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A yellow jersey Tour de France | — | — | — | 38 | 72 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| A yellow jersey/A gold jersey Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ www.cyclingnews.com - the first WWW cycling results and news service
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Cyclists from Barakaldo
- Spanish male cyclists
- Cyclists from Cantabria
- Doping cases in cycling
- Spanish sportspeople in doping cases
- Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners
- People from the Eastern Coast of Cantabria
- 20th-century Spanish people
- 21st-century Spanish people