Tour de France 1973 : the real numbers of doping

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Last update 01/11/2023 - cyclisme-dopage.com

Statistics

The table below establishes, team by team, the count of the riders who have been or will be subsequently "pinned" in doping cases.

Teams Riders Pinned Top 10 Pinned Podium Pinned
GAN-MERCIER 11 8 1 0 0 0
SONOLOR 11 8 1 1 0 0
CARPENTER-SHIMANO-FLANDRIA 11 6 0 0 0 0
PEUGEOT-BP 11 7 2 2 1 1
BIC 11 8 2 2 1 1
WATNEY-MAES 11 3 0 0 0 0
ROKADO 11 5 1 1 0 0
GITANE-FRIGECREME 11 6 1 1 0 0
CANADA DRY-GAZELLE 11 1 0 0 0 0
DE KOVA-LEJEUNE 11 5 0 0 0 0
KAS 11 3 2 0 1 0
LA CASERA-BAHAMONTES 11 2 0 0 0 0
Total 132 62 10 7 3 2
Pourcentage 47% 70% 67%

Pinned: Number of riders who violated the anti-doping rules.
Included in this category: riders who have been tested positive (including refuse to submit to doping control or hematocrit> 50%), having acknowledged having doped, having been sanctioned (by the justice, their federation or their team).
Not included (for example) : those whose sample B was negative.
Top 10: number of riders present in the top 10 of the final general classification.
Podium: number of riders present in the first 3 of the final general classification.

Other data :


The official ranking

Ranking source : http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net (31/01/2008)

  1. Ocana Luis in 122h25'34'' Red card 1977 : positive control
  2. Thévenet Bernard at 0h15'51'' Red card 1976 : 2 positive controls (sanction not known) ; 1977 : positive control ; 197x : confessions in 1978 (no penalty)
  3. Fuente José-manuel at 0h17'15''
  4. Zoetemelk Joop at 0h26'22'' Red card 1976 : confessions in 1977 (no penalty) ; 1977 : positive control ; 1978 : confessions in 1979 (no penalty) ; 1979 : positive control ; 1983 : positive control
  5. Van Impe Lucien at 0h30'20'' Red card 1981 : absence to control
  6. Van Springel Herman at 0h32'01'' Red card 1966 : positive control
  7. Perin Michel at 0h33'02''
  8. Agostinho Joachim at 0h35'51'' Red card 1969 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control ; 1973 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control
  9. Lopez-carril Vicente at 0h36'18''
  10. Ovion Régis at 0h36'59'' Red card 1976 : positive control
  11. Delisle Raymond at 0h37'43'' Red card 1968 : positive control ; 1974 : positive control ; 197x : confessions in 1977 (no penalty)
  12. Martinez Mariano at 0h40'49'' Yellow card 197x : confessions in 1997 (no penalty) ; 1980 : absence to control (no penalty)
  13. Torres Pedro at 0h47'30''
  14. Catieau José at 0h49'12'' Red card 1967 : positive control ; 1970 : positive control
  15. Martos Antonio at 0h49'20''
  16. Houbrechts Antoon at 0h49'38''
  17. Aimar Lucien at 0h49'54'' Red card 1966 : positive control ; 1969 : absence to control ; 1969 : positive control ; 1973 : absence to control (sanction not known)
  18. Mendes Fernando at 0h51'22'' Red card 1977 : positive control ; 1980 : absence to control
  19. Mortensen Leif at 0h52'18'' Yellow card 1972 : positive control (no penalty)
  20. Galdos Francisco at 0h53'05''
  21. Labourdette Bernard at 1h04'49'' Red card 1976 : fraud
  22. Danguillaume Jean-pierre at 1h08'41'' Red card 1974 : positive control ; 197x : confessions in 1978 (no penalty)
  23. Zubero Luis at 1h18'49''
  24. Dewitte Ronald at 1h19'18'' Red card 1974 : positive control
  25. Balague Luis at 1h20'11''
  26. Grelin René at 1h20'33''
  27. Genty Jean-claude at 1h21'06'' Red card 199x : confessions in 2001 (poitier trial)
  28. Berland Roland at 1h22'07''
  29. Lazcano Santiago at 1h25'27''
  30. Martelozzo Pierre at 1h27'51''
  31. Santy Alain at 1h29'19'' Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1971 : positive control ; 1972 : absence to control (no penalty)
  32. Schleck Johnny at 1h34'06''
  33. Martins José at 1h34'36'' Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  34. Pollentier Michel at 1h36'03'' Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control ; 1978 : fraud
  35. Martin Raymond at 1h36'10'' Red card 1982 : positive control
  36. Rouxel Charles at 1h47'42'' Yellow card 1975 : absence to control (sanction not known)
  37. Tschan Jurgen at 1h49'20''
  38. Torres Damasco at 1h49'23''
  39. Manzaneque Jesus at 1h51'40'' Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1976 : positive control
  40. Menendez Antonio at 1h55'58'' Red card 1977 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  41. Melero Carlos at 1h58'07'' Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control
  42. Julien Ferdinand at 2h01'12''
  43. Hoban Barry at 2h03'00'' Yellow card 1973 : positive control (sanction not known)
  44. Boishardy Marcel at 2h03'38''
  45. Oliveira Herculano at 2h05'13''
  46. Genet Jean-pierre at 2h07'14''
  47. Gonzales-linares José-antonio at 2h08'07'' Red card 1967 : positive control ; 1971 : positive control
  48. Tollet Claude at 2h09'04'' Red card 1974 : absence to control ; 1974 : positive control ; 1975 : positive control
  49. Largeau Jean-claude at 2h09'22''
  50. Grande José at 2h09'40''
  51. Roques Michel at 2h10'41'' Red card 1973 : positive control
  52. Van Vlierberghe Albert at 2h13'02''
  53. Vasseur Sylvain at 2h13'56'' Yellow card 1972 : positive control (no penalty)
  54. Esperanza Jesus at 2h14'49''
  55. Ducreux Daniel at 2h15'21'' Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1974 : positive control
  56. Bouloux Robert at 2h15'55''
  57. Wright Michael at 2h23'21''
  58. Blain Christian at 2h23'35'' Red card 1975 : positive control
  59. Vianen Gérard at 2h24'21'' Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control
  60. Teirlinck Willy at 2h24'44'' Red card 1977 : positive control
  61. Besnard Gérard at 2h28'25''
  62. Sanquer Jean-jacques at 2h29'05''
  63. Nogues Alain at 2h33'41'' Red card 1976 : fraud
  64. Godefroot Walter at 2h34'49'' Red card 1967 : absence to control ; 1973 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1974 : absence to control ; 1974 : positive control
  65. Van Roosbroeck Gustaaf at 2h38'02'' Red card 1976 : absence to control
  66. Grosskost Charly at 2h38'43'' Red card 1965 : confessions in 1965 ; 1967 : positive control
  67. Esclassan Jacques at 2h42'03'' Yellow card 1978 : contrôle positif et aveux en 1978 (no penalty)
  68. Mollet André at 2h43'05'' Yellow card 1982 : confessions in 1987 (no penalty) ; 198x : judicial investigation and confessions (no penalty)
  69. Van Der Leeuw Theo at 2h43'38''
  70. Botherel Jacques at 2h45'45'' Red card 1976 : positive control
  71. Demeyer Marc at 2h46'08''
  72. Campaner Francis at 2h47'21'' Red card 1971 : positive control
  73. David Wilfried at 2h50'33'' Red card 1969 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1974 : positive control
  74. Krekels Jan at 2h54'39''
  75. Mourioux Jacky at 2h59'21'' Red card 1973 : positive control
  76. Santy Guy at 3h01'19''
  77. Riotte Raymond at 3h04'24''
  78. Moneyron Gérard at 3h05'20'' Yellow card 197x : confessions in 1977 (sanction not known)
  79. Mintkiewicz Robert at 3h07'58'' Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  80. Gaida Alfred at 3h32'23''
  81. Delépine Régis at 3h14'21'' Red card 1975 : positive control
  82. Genthon Charles at 3h42'20'' Red card 1974 : positive control
  83. Geneste Noël at 4h17'31''
  84. Baud Jean-claude at 4h33'09''
  85. Blocher Jean-claude at 4h36'56'' Yellow card 1973 : confessions in 1977 (no penalty) ; 1975 : confessions in 1977 (no penalty)
  86. Hochart Jacques-andré at 4h51'09''

Red card reports a rider who was sanctioned in a doping case
Yellow card reports a rider pinned in our doping directory but who has not been sanctioned or whose we are not aware of the possible sanction


The alternative ranking

The ranking as it would be if we excluded all racers "pinned" in doping cases during their career.

  1. Fuente José-manuel
  2. Perin Michel
  3. Lopez-carril Vicente
  4. Torres Pedro
  5. Martos Antonio
  6. Houbrechts Antoon
  7. Galdos Francisco
  8. Zubero Luis
  9. Balague Luis
  10. Grelin René
  11. Berland Roland
  12. Lazcano Santiago
  13. Martelozzo Pierre
  14. Schleck Johnny
  15. Tschan Jurgen
  16. Torres Damasco
  17. Julien Ferdinand
  18. Boishardy Marcel
  19. Oliveira Herculano
  20. Genet Jean-pierre
  21. Largeau Jean-claude
  22. Grande José
  23. Van Vlierberghe Albert
  24. Esperanza Jesus
  25. Bouloux Robert
  26. Wright Michael
  27. Besnard Gérard
  28. Sanquer Jean-jacques
  29. Van Der Leeuw Theo
  30. Demeyer Marc
  31. Krekels Jan
  32. Santy Guy
  33. Riotte Raymond
  34. Gaida Alfred
  35. Geneste Noël
  36. Baud Jean-claude
  37. Hochart Jacques-andré


List of doping cases during the race

Rider Product Race Year Sanction Control
Blocher Jean-Claude Deltamine, Lidépran, Mératran Tour de France 1973 Non Aveux en 1977
Hoban Barry Ephédrine Tour de France 1973 NSP* Contrôle positif
Roques Michel Tour de France 1973 Oui Contrôle positif

* Sanction not known


The list of participants

The list of participants by team

GAN-MERCIER

45 years of existence, 32 cases, ie 0,71 per year

1. Poulidor Raymond Red card 196x : aveux en 1997 et 2016 (no penalty) ; 1966 : absence to control ; 1968 : refusal to submit to control (no penalty)
2. Delépine Régis Red card 1975 : positive control
3. Genet Jean-pierre
4. Grelin René
5. Grosskost Charly Red card 1965 : confessions in 1965 ; 1967 : positive control
6. Guimard Cyrille Red card 1970 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1974 : positive control
7. Hoban Barry Yellow card 1973 : positive control (sanction not known)
8. Martinez Mariano Yellow card 197x : confessions in 1997 (no penalty) ; 1980 : absence to control (no penalty)
9. Moneyron Gérard Yellow card 197x : confessions in 1977 (sanction not known)
10. Mourioux Jacky Red card 1973 : positive control
11. Perin Michel

SONOLOR

18 years of existence, 19 cases, ie 1,06 per year

12. Besnard Gérard
13. Botherel Jacques Red card 1976 : positive control
14. Hézard Yves Red card 1971 : positive control
15. Mintkiewicz Robert Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
16. Riotte Raymond
17. Roques Michel Red card 1973 : positive control
18. Tabak Tino
19. Teirlinck Willy Red card 1977 : positive control
20. Tollet Claude Red card 1974 : absence to control ; 1974 : positive control ; 1975 : positive control
21. Van Impe Lucien Red card 1981 : absence to control
22. Vanneste Willy Red card 1967 : positive control

CARPENTER-SHIMANO-FLANDRIA

22 years of existence, 28 cases, ie 1,27 per year

23. David Wilfried Red card 1969 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1974 : positive control
24. De Brauwere Lucien
25. Delcroix Ludo
26. Demeyer Marc
27. Dewitte Ronald Red card 1974 : positive control
28. Ducreux Daniel Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1974 : positive control
29. Godefroot Walter Red card 1967 : absence to control ; 1973 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1974 : absence to control ; 1974 : positive control
30. Mendes Fernando Red card 1977 : positive control ; 1980 : absence to control
31. Pollentier Michel Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control ; 1978 : fraud
32. Sanquer Jean-jacques
33. Van Marcke Ronny

PEUGEOT-BP

67 years of existence, 75 cases, ie 1,12 per year

34. Bouloux Robert
35. Danguillaume Jean-pierre Red card 1974 : positive control ; 197x : confessions in 1978 (no penalty)
36. Delisle Raymond Red card 1968 : positive control ; 1974 : positive control ; 197x : confessions in 1977 (no penalty)
37. Esclassan Jacques Yellow card 1978 : contrôle positif et aveux en 1978 (no penalty)
38. Martelozzo Pierre
39. Mollet André Yellow card 1982 : confessions in 1987 (no penalty) ; 198x : judicial investigation and confessions (no penalty)
40. Ovion Régis Red card 1976 : positive control
41. Parenteau Jean-pierre
42. Rouxel Charles Yellow card 1975 : absence to control (sanction not known)
43. Thévenet Bernard Red card 1976 : 2 positive controls (sanction not known) ; 1977 : positive control ; 197x : confessions in 1978 (no penalty)
44. Tschan Jurgen

BIC

8 years of existence, 28 cases, ie 3,5 per year

45. Agostinho Joachim Red card 1969 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control ; 1973 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control
46. Berland Roland
47. Catieau José Red card 1967 : positive control ; 1970 : positive control
48. Genty Jean-claude Red card 199x : confessions in 2001 (poitier trial)
49. Labourdette Bernard Red card 1976 : fraud
50. Mortensen Leif Yellow card 1972 : positive control (no penalty)
51. Ocana Luis Red card 1977 : positive control
52. Santy Alain Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1971 : positive control ; 1972 : absence to control (no penalty)
53. Santy Guy
54. Schleck Johnny
55. Vasseur Sylvain Yellow card 1972 : positive control (no penalty)

WATNEY-MAES

20 years of existence, 10 cases, ie 0,5 per year

56. Abbeloos Willy
57. Aerts Paul
58. Bodart Emile Red card 1972 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control
59. Coulon Michel
60. Doyen André
61. Opdebeeck Englebert
62. Planckaert Walter Red card 1977 : positive control
63. Van Cauter Gustaaf
64. Van Staeyen Ludo
65. Verbeeck Frans Red card 1972 : positive control
66. Verstraeten Eddy

ROKADO

4 years of existence, 3 cases, ie 0,75 per year

67. De Geest Willy
68. Gaida Alfred
69. Gilson Roger Red card 1968 : positive control ; 1978 : positive control
70. Houbrechts Antoon
71. Nassen Pieter
72. Peffgen Wilfried Red card 1969 : positive control
73. Pintens Georges
74. Schepers Wim Red card 1967 : positive control ; 1971 : positive control
75. Van Roosbroeck Gustaaf Red card 1976 : absence to control
76. Van Springel Herman Red card 1966 : positive control
77. Van Vlierberghe Albert

GITANE-FRIGECREME

24 years of existence, 21 cases, ie 0,88 per year

78. Pereira De Andrade Joaquim
79. Bellone Gilbert Yellow card 1966 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1969 : absence to control (sanction not known) ; 1973 : positive control (no penalty)
80. Campaner Francis Red card 1971 : positive control
81. Julien Ferdinand
82. Largeau Jean-claude
83. Martin Raymond Red card 1982 : positive control
84. Millard Joël
85. Nogues Alain Red card 1976 : fraud
86. Vianen Gérard Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control
87. Wright Michael
88. Zoetemelk Joop Red card 1976 : confessions in 1977 (no penalty) ; 1977 : positive control ; 1978 : confessions in 1979 (no penalty) ; 1979 : positive control ; 1983 : positive control

CANADA DRY-GAZELLE

89. De Koning Mathijs
90. Janbroers Ben
91. Kelleners Wim
92. Krekels Jan
93. Martins José Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
94. Noels Ludovicius
95. Oliveira Herculano
96. Prinsen Wim
97. Pustjens Mathieu
98. Van Der Leeuw Theo
99. Vrancken Jo

DE KOVA-LEJEUNE

18 years of existence, 19 cases, ie 1,06 per year

100. Aimar Lucien Red card 1966 : positive control ; 1969 : absence to control ; 1969 : positive control ; 1973 : absence to control (sanction not known)
101. Baud Jean-claude
102. Blain Christian Red card 1975 : positive control
103. Blocher Jean-claude Yellow card 1973 : confessions in 1977 (no penalty) ; 1975 : confessions in 1977 (no penalty)
104. Boishardy Marcel
105. Carletti Joseph
106. Gandarias Andres
107. Geneste Noël
108. Genthon Charles Red card 1974 : positive control
109. Hochart Jacques-andré
110. Podesta Richard Red card 1973 : absence to control

KAS

22 years of existence, 10 cases, ie 0,45 per year

111. Aja Gonzalo
112. Fuente José-manuel
113. Galdos Francisco
114. Gonzales-linares José-antonio Red card 1967 : positive control ; 1971 : positive control
115. Grande José
116. Lazcano Santiago
117. Lopez-carril Vicente
118. Martos Antonio
119. Melero Carlos Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control
120. Menendez Antonio Red card 1977 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
121. Zubero Luis

LA CASERA-BAHAMONTES

7 years of existence, 1 case, ie 0,14 per year

122. Abilleira José-luis
123. Balague Luis
124. Esperanza Jesus
125. Gomez Lucas José
126. Gonzales Felix
127. Manzaneque Jesus Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1976 : positive control
128. Tamames Agustin
129. Torres Damasco
130. Torres Pedro
131. Viejo José-luis Red card 1975 : positive control
132. Zurano Juan

Red card reports a rider who was sanctioned in a doping case
Yellow card reports a rider pinned in our doping directory but who has not been sanctioned or whose we are not aware of the possible sanction


See also