Rémy Di Gregorio
Rémy Di Gregorio (born 31 July 1985) is a French road bicycle racer, who is currently suspended from the sport following a positive in-competition doping test for darbepoetin alfa,[3] a re-engineered form of erythropoietin (EPO). He has previously competed for Française des Jeux (2005–2010), Astana (2011), Cofidis (2012),[4] and Delko–Marseille Provence KTM (2014–2018) in his professional career.
Di Gregorio at the 2014 Tour de l'Ain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rémy Di Gregorio |
| Born | 31 July 1985 Marseille, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Suspended |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1999–2004 | VC La Pomme |
| 2013 | Team Martigues |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2010 | Française des Jeux |
| 2011 | Astana |
| 2012 | Cofidis |
| 2014–2018 | Team La Pomme Marseille 13[1][2] |
Career edit
He rode his first Tour de France in 2007. 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, and led until the final climb.
Di Gregorio returned to the professional peloton in 2014, with Team La Pomme Marseille 13.[1]
Doping edit
On 10 July 2012, the first rest day of the 2012 Tour de France, Remi di Gregorio was arrested by French police on suspicion of doping.[5] 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 Cofidis for unfair dismissal.[6][7]
In April 2018, news broke that Di Gregorio had failed an in-competition doping test for darbepoetin alfa, a re-engineered form of erythropoietin (EPO), during that year's Paris–Nice.[8][9] He was suspended for 4 years, backdated from the adverse finding, following the confirmation that his B-sample also tested positive in May 2020.[10]
Major results edit
- 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
- 2009
- 5th Overall Route du Sud
- 6th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2010
- 5th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2011
- 1st Stage 7 Paris–Nice
- 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
- 5th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 5th Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 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
- 1st Stage 2 Tour La Provence
- 6th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
References edit
- ^ a b Atkins, Ben (28 October 2013). "Rémy Di Gregorio returns to the peloton in 2014 with La Pomme Marseille". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "Delko Marseille-Provence KTM". DirectVelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "License-Holders Provisionally Suspended as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules (ADR)" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ . Cycling News. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Brecht Decaluwé (9 April 2013). "Di Gregorio cleared to race and threatens to sue Cofidis". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Quénet, Jean-François (14 October 2013). "Di Gregorio wins court case over Cofidis". cyclingnews.com.
- ^ Wynn, Nigel (11 April 2018). "Rémy Di Gregorio fails anti-doping test for EPO during Paris-Nice". Cycling Weekly.
- ^ "Home". UCI.
- ^ Long, Jonny (11 May 2020). "French rider suspended for four years following 'super-EPO' positive test". Cycling Weekly.
External links edit
- Rémy Di Gregorio at Cycling Archives
- Rémy Di Gregorio at ProCyclingStats
- at Astana