Marco Fertonani
Personal information | |
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Full name | Marco Fertonani |
Born | Genoa, Italy | July 8, 1976
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2002–2004 | Phonak |
2005 | Domina Vacanze |
2006–2007 | Caisse d'Epargne |
Marco Fertonani (born July 8, 1976, in Genoa) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer. In 2007, he tested positive for using testosterone.[1]
Professional career[]
Fertonani tested positive for using testosterone during the 2007 Tour Méditerranéen and was immediately suspended by the team, although Fertonani has decided to fight the case, citing errors in the testing procedure at the laboratory.[2]
Major results[]
- 2004
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 6th Coppa Placci
- 2005
- 5th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2006
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2007
- 4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Fertonani blames lab for test results". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ "Fertonani fights doping case". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
External links[]
- Marco Fertonani at Trap-Friis.dk
- Marco Fertonani at ProCyclingStats
Categories:
- Italian male cyclists
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Doping cases in cycling
- Italian sportspeople in doping cases
- Sportspeople from Genoa
- Italian cycling biography, 1970s birth stubs