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Tour de France 2008 : the real numbers of doping |
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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 |
SILENCE - LOTTO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEAM CSC SAXO BANK | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CAISSE D'EPARGNE | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TEAM COLUMBIA | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BARLOWORLD | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIQUIGAS | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LAMPRE | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CREDIT AGRICOLE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
QUICK STEP | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AG2R-LA MONDIALE | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
GEROLSTEINER | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
AGRITUBEL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RABOBANK | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BOUYGUES TELECOM | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEAM MILRAM | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FRANCAISE DES JEUX | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GARMIN CHIPOTLE | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SILENCE - LOTTO | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 180 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Pourcentage | 27% | 70% | 33% |
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 :
Ranking source : http://www.letour.fr (07/08/2008)
The ranking as it would be if we excluded all racers "pinned" in doping cases during their career.
The list of participants by team
39 years of existence, 14 cases, ie 0,36 per year
8,33333333333333E-02. Aerts Mario
0,791666666666667. Popovych Yaroslav
19 years of existence, 14 cases, ie 0,74 per year
11. Sastre Carlos
12. Arvesen Kurt-asle
13. Cancellara Fabian
14. Gustov Volodymir - 2002 : positive control
15. O'grady Stuart - 1998 : senate inquiry and confessions in 2013 (no penalty)
16. Schleck Andy
17. Schleck Frank - 2006 : judicial investigation (no penalty) ; 2012 : positive control
18. Sorensen Nicki - 1999 : confessions in 2015 (no penalty) ; 2004 : confessions in 2015 (no penalty)
19. Voigt Jens
20 years of existence, 13 cases, ie 0,65 per year
21. Zubeldia Haimar
22. Astarloza Chaurreau Mikel - 2009 : positive control
23. Isasi Flores Inaki
24. Martinez De Esteban Egoi
25. Oroz Ugalde Juan José
26. Perez Moreno Ruben
27. Sanchez Gonzalez Samuel - 2017 : positive control
28. Txurruka Ansola Amets
29. Verdugo Marcotegui Gorka
43 years of existence, 29 cases, ie 0,67 per year
31. Valverde Alejandro - 2006 : judicial investigation
32. Arroyo Duran David
33. Coyot Arnaud
34. Garcia Acosta Jose-vicente
35. Gutierrez Palacios José Ivan
36. Lopez Garcia David
37. Pereiro Oscar
38. Portal Nicolas
39. Sanchez Gil Luis Leon - 2006 : internal inquiry
41. Kirchen Kim
42. Burghardt Marcus
43. Cavendish Mark
44. Ciolek Gerald
45. Eisel Bernhard
46. Hansen Adam
47. Hincapie George - 1996 : confessions in 2012
48. Lövkvist Thomas
49. Sivtsov Kanstantsin - 2018 : positive control
7 years of existence, 2 cases, ie 0,29 per year
51. Soler Hernandez Mauricio
52. Augustyn John-lee
53. Cardenas Felix - 2019 : biological passport
54. Cheula Giampaolo
55. Cooke Baden
56. Duenas Nevado Moises - 2008 : positive control
57. Froome Christopher Clive - 2017 : positive control (no penalty)
58. Hunter Robert
59. Longo Borghini Paolo
10 years of existence, 10 cases, ie 1 per year
61. Pozzato Filippo - 2012 : disciplinary investigation (sanction not known)
62. Beltran Manuel - 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty) ; 1999 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1999 : laboratory inquiry (no penalty) ; 2008 : positive control
63. Chicchi Francesco
64. Fischer Antonio Murilo
65. Kreuziger Roman - 2011 : biological passport (no penalty)
66. Kuchynski Aliaksandr
67. Nibali Vincenzo
68. Quinziato Manuel
69. Willems Frederik
24 years of existence, 34 cases, ie 1,42 per year
71. Cunego Damiano - 2008 : too late at control (sanction not known)
72. Ballan Alessandro - 2009 : judicial investigation
73. Bono Matteo
74. Bruseghin Marzio - 2001 : police investigation (sanction not known)
75. Marzano Marco
76. Mori Massimiliano - 2003 : fraud
77. Righi Daniele
78. Szmyd Sylvester
79. Tiralongo Paolo
67 years of existence, 75 cases, ie 1,12 per year
81. Hushovd Thor
82. Bonnet William
83. Botcharov Alexandre
84. Engoulvent Jimmy
85. Fofonov Dimitri - 2008 : positive controls (2 times)
86. Gerrans Simon
87. Le Mével Christophe
88. Pauriol Rémi
89. Renshaw Mark
30 years of existence, 26 cases, ie 0,87 per year
91. Devolder Stijn
92. Barredo Llamazales Carlos - 2012 : biological passport
93. Carrara Matteo - 2001 : in the act (sanction not known)
94. De Jongh Steven - 1998 : judicial investigation and confessions
95. Facci Mauro
96. Rosseler Sébastien
97. Steegmans Gert
98. Tosatto Mauro Matteo
99. Vandewalle Jurgen
31 years of existence, 17 cases, ie 0,55 per year
101. Dessel Cyril
102. Arrieta Lujambio José Luis - 2001 : police investigation (sanction not known)
103. Dupont Hubert
104. Efimkin Vladimir
105. Elmiger Martin
106. Gadret John
107. Goubert Stéphane
108. Riblon Christophe
109. Valjavec Tadej - 2009 : absence to control (no penalty) ; 2010 : biological passport
12 years of existence, 13 cases, ie 1,08 per year
111. Schumacher Stefan - 2005 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2007 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2008 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 2008 : positive control ; 2008 : positive control
112. Forster Robert
113. Fothen Markus - 2004 : positive control (no penalty)
114. Haussler Heinrich
115. Kohl Bernhard - 2005 : confessions in 2009 (sanction not known) ; 2008 : positive control (2 times) ; 2008 : positive control (no penalty)
116. Krauss Sven
117. Lang Sebastian
118. Scholz Ronny
119. Wegmann Fabian
5 years of existence, 3 cases, ie 0,6 per year
121. Moreau Christophe - 1996 : confessions in 1998 ; 1998 : positive control ; 1998 : blood test, urine, hair, confessions (no penalty) ; 2008 : medical control
122. Bichot Freddy - 2002 : positive control
123. Casper Jimmy - 2007 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2008 : positive control (no penalty)
124. Feillu Romain
125. Gonzalo Ramirez Eduardo
126. Jalabert Nicolas
127. Le Lay David
128. Lequatre Geoffroy
129. Vogondy Nicolas
39 years of existence, 24 cases, ie 0,62 per year
131. Menchov Denis - 2012 : biological passport
132. Flecha Giannoni Juan Antonio
133. Freire Oscar
134. Langeveld Sebastian
135. Moerenhout Koos
136. Posthuma Joost
137. Tankink Bram
138. Ten Dam Laurens
139. Weening Pieter
23 years of existence, 6 cases, ie 0,26 per year
141. Fedrigo Pierrick
142. Clement Stef
143. Florencio Cabre Xavier - 2010 : internal control
144. Lefèvre Laurent
145. Pineau Jérôme
146. Sprick Matthieu
147. Trofimov Yuri - 2016 : positive control
148. Tschopp Johann
149. Voeckler Thomas
5 years of existence, 5 cases, ie 1 per year
151. Zabel Erik - 1994 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1996 : confessions in 2007 and 2013 ; 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
152. Grabsch Ralf
153. Knees Christian
154. Lancaster Brett
155. Muller Martin
156. Schroder Bjorn
157. Terpstra Niki
158. Velits Peter
159. Velo Marco - 1994 : positive control ; 1999 : positive control ; 2000 : positive control
26 years of existence, 12 cases, ie 0,46 per year
161. Casar Sandy
162. Chavanel Sébastien
163. Di Gregorio Rémy - 2012 : police investigation ; 2018 : positive control
164. Gérard Arnaud
165. Gilbert Philippe
166. Jégou Lilian
167. Le Boulanger Yoann
168. Roy Jérémy
169. Vaugrenard Benoît
8 years of existence, 12 cases, ie 1,5 per year
171. Ricco Riccardo - 2001 : positive control ; 2006 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 2008 : positive control (2 times), confessions, fréquentation non-autorisée avec des personnes radiées par la justice sportive ; 2011 : sickness ; 2015 : police investigation
172. Bertogliati Rubens
173. Cobo Acebo Juan Jose - 2011 : biological passport
174. De La Fuente Rasilla David
175. Del Nero Montes Jesus
176. Gomez Gomez Angel Luis
177. Jufre Pou Josep
178. Passeron Aurélien
179. Piepoli Leonardo - 2007 : positive control (2 times) ; 2008 : positive control (2 times)
27 years of existence, 21 cases, ie 0,78 per year
181. Chavanel Sylvain
182. Augé Stéphane
183. Brard Florent - 2002 : positive control (no penalty)
184. Duclos-lassalle Hervé
185. Dumoulin Samuel
186. Duque Leonardo Fabio
187. Moinard Amaël
188. Moncoutié David
189. Monfort Maxime
18 years of existence, 3 cases, ie 0,17 per year
191. Vandevelde Christian - 1999 : confessions in 2012 ; 2004 : confessions in 2012 ; 2004 : confessions in 2012
192. Backstedt Magnus
193. Dean Julian
194. Frischkorn William
195. Hesjedal Ryder - 2003 : confessions in 2013 (sanction not known)
196. Lowe Trent
197. Maaskant Martijn
198. Millar David - 2003 : confessions in 2004
199. Pate Danny
39 years of existence, 14 cases, ie 0,36 per year
1 E. Evans Cadel
3 B. Brandt Christophe
4 C. Cioni David-dario - 2004 : positive control
5 H. Hoste Leif - 2012 : biological passport
6 M. Mcewen Robbie
8 V. Van Summeren Johan
9 V. Vansevenant Wim - 1997 : positive control ; 2011 : border control (sanction not known)