Eddy Mazzoleni

Eddy Mazzoleni (born 29 July 1973 in Bergamo) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI ProTour Astana Team.

Eddy Mazzoleni
Personal information
Full nameEddy Mazzoleni
NicknameMazzo
Born (1973-07-29) 29 July 1973
Bergamo, Italy
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Professional teams
19961999Saeco
2000Team Polti
20012002Tacconi-Vini Caldirola
2003Sidermec-Saunier Duval
2004Saeco
2005Lampre-Caffita
2006T-Mobile Team
2007Astana
Major wins
Giro del Veneto (2005)
Tour de Suisse, 1 stage
Tour de Romandie, 1 stage

Biography

He currently lives in Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy. Mazzoleni is a talented climber and was a higher finisher on the General Classification in the 2005 Tour de France, notably he finished 3rd on stage 16 to Pau. He also finished 3rd overall in the 2007 Giro d'Italia behind 1st-place winner Danilo Di Luca and 2nd place Andy Schleck. His brother in-law is Ivan Basso. Mazzoleni left Astana on 16 July 2007, following implication in the Italian Oil for Drugs case.[1] On 8 April 2008 Mazzoleni was given a two-year suspension due to his involvement in this case.[2]

His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004.[3]

Major results

See also

References

  • "Eddy Mazzoleni Profile". Yahoo! Sport UK. Yahoo! UK Limited. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2006-06-22.
  • Gronemann, Lars Trap Friis (2006-04-22). "Eddy Mazzoleni - Italy". trap-friis.dk. Retrieved 2006-06-22.


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