Moreni tested positive for testosterone at the end of the 11th stage of the 2007 Tour de France, on 25 July 2007 (stage 16). He was arrested after stage 16 by French gendarmes. He pleaded guilty, and did not request that a second sample be tested. Subsequently, to his arrest, Cofidis withdrew from the Tour. Moreni was suspended for two years following the scandal.[1]
In 2009, when his suspension ended, Moreni became the first cyclist to pay a fine of one year's salary to the UCI. Moreni wanted to return as a professional cyclist.[2]
cristian, moreni, confused, with, christian, moreno, born, november, 1972, asola, italian, former, road, racing, cyclist, rode, cofidis, crédit, téléphone, protour, personal, informationfull, nameborn, 1972, november, 1972, asola, italyheight1, weight67, team,. Not to be confused with Christian Moreno Cristian Moreni born 21 November 1972 in Asola is an Italian former road racing cyclist who rode for Cofidis le Credit par Telephone in the UCI ProTour Cristian MoreniPersonal informationFull nameCristian MoreniBorn 1972 11 21 21 November 1972 age 50 Asola ItalyHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight67 kg 148 lb Team informationDisciplineRoadRoleRiderProfessional teams1998 2000Liquigas2001Mercatone Uno2002 2004Alessio2005Quick Step Innergetic2006 2007CofidisMajor winsGiro d Italia 1 stageVuelta a Espana 1 stage Italian National Road Race Champion 2004 Contents 1 Doping 2 Tour de France participations 3 Major results 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDoping EditMoreni tested positive for testosterone at the end of the 11th stage of the 2007 Tour de France on 25 July 2007 stage 16 He was arrested after stage 16 by French gendarmes He pleaded guilty and did not request that a second sample be tested Subsequently to his arrest Cofidis withdrew from the Tour Moreni was suspended for two years following the scandal 1 In 2009 when his suspension ended Moreni became the first cyclist to pay a fine of one year s salary to the UCI Moreni wanted to return as a professional cyclist 2 Tour de France participations Edit2002 66th overall 2006 44th overall 8th points 2nd Stage 18 2007 Disqualified use of TestosteroneMajor results Edit1999 Stage win Vuelta a Espana 2000 Stage win Giro d Italia 2003 Regio Tour International stage 1 Giro del Veneto 2004 Italian National Road Race Championship Route du Sud stage 1 46th Summer Olympics Men s Road Race 2005 Tour de l Ain stage 1 7th GP Ouest FranceSee also EditList of doping cases in cycling List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offencesReferences Edit Yahoo UK amp Ireland Sports News Live Scores Results Kroner Hedwig 13 November 2009 Moreni upbeat about paying fine Cyclingnews Retrieved 5 June 2011 External links EditCristian Moreni at Cycling Archives This biographical article related to an Italian cycling person born in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cristian Moreni amp oldid 1089806297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
