Giro d'Italia 1998 : the real numbers of doping

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Last update 27/08/2025 - 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
Saeco Macchine da caffè - Cannondale 9 8 1 1 0 0
Amore & Vita - Forzacore 9 2 0 0 0 0
Asics - CGA 9 3 1 0 0 0
Ballan 9 4 0 0 0 0
Brescialat - Liquigas 9 6 0 0 0 0
Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio 9 6 1 1 0 0
Casino - AG2R 9 2 0 0 0 0
Festina - Lotus 9 2 0 0 0 0
Kelme - Costa Blanca 9 5 0 0 0 0
Mapei - Bricobi 9 6 3 3 1 1
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi 9 8 1 1 1 1
Riso Scotti - MG Maglificio 9 5 0 0 0 0
Ros Mary - Amica Chips 9 3 1 1 0 0
Scrigno - Gaerne 9 4 0 0 0 0
Polti 9 4 1 0 1 0
TVM - Farm Frites 9 6 0 0 0 0
Vini Caldirola - Longoni Sport 9 3 0 0 0 0
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali 9 4 1 1 0 0
Total 162 81 10 8 3 2
Pourcentage 50% 80% 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 : www.procyclingstats.com (05/09/2020)

  1. Pantani Marco in 98h48'32'' Red card 1993 : medical control (sanction not known) ; 1995 : medical control + poursuites judiciaires ; 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty) ; 1999 : blood test ; 2001 : in the act
  2. Tonkov Pavel at 0h01'33'' Yellow card 1999 : blood test (sanction not known)
  3. Guerini Giuseppe at 0h06'51''
  4. Camenzind Oscar at 0h12'16'' Red card 2004 : positive control
  5. Clavero Sebastian Daniel at 0h18'04'' Red card 1998 : blood test ; 2001 : police investigation
  6. Faresin Gianni at 0h18'31'' Red card 2000 : blood test
  7. Bettini Paolo at 0h21'03''
  8. De Paoli Daniele at 0h21'35'' Red card 2001 : in the act
  9. Savoldelli Paolo at 0h25'54'' Red card 2005 : disciplinary investigation
  10. Honchar Serhiy at 0h25'58'' Red card 1999 : blood test ; 2007 : blood test
  11. Podenzana Massimo at 0h28'22'' Red card 1986 : positive control
  12. Gonzalez Pico Jaime "chepe" at 0h29'24'' Red card 2001 : in the act
  13. Rubiera Vigil José-luis at 0h31'25''
  14. Zülle Alex at 0h33'26'' Red card 1993 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1994 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1998 : blood test, urine, hair ; 1998 : confessions in 1998 (sanction not known)
  15. Noe Andrea at 0h34'29''
  16. Piepoli Leonardo at 0h35'56'' Red card 2007 : positive control (2 times) ; 2008 : positive control (2 times)
  17. Moller Klaus-michael at 0h39'22'' Red card 1999 : positive control
  18. Lanfranchi Paolo at 0h40'06''
  19. Sgambelluri Roberto at 0h40'33'' Red card 2002 : positive control
  20. Velo Marco at 0h40'53'' Red card 1994 : positive control ; 1999 : positive control ; 2000 : positive control
  21. Garzelli Stefano at 0h41'28'' Red card 2002 : positive control
  22. Faustini Stefano at 0h41'33''
  23. Bobrik Vladislav at 0h41'53''
  24. Secchiari Francesco at 0h42'28''
  25. Belli Wladimir at 0h42'48''
  26. Gougot Fabrice at 0h44'41''
  27. Buenahora Hernan at 0h47'26'' Red card 2006 : positive control ; 2008 : positive control
  28. Roux Laurent at 0h49'14'' Red card 1998 : judicial investigation (no penalty) ; 1999 : blood test ; 2001 : confessions in 2013 (no penalty) ; 2002 : unannounced positive control ; 2005 : in the act
  29. Conti Roberto at 0h50'28'' Red card 2002 : in the act
  30. Rebellin Davide at 0h50'48'' Red card 2008 : positive control
  31. Magnani Marco at 0h51'17'' Red card 1998 : blood test ; 2001 : judicial investigation
  32. Codol Massimo at 0h54'26'' Yellow card 2001 : police investigation (sanction not known)
  33. Tronca Amilcare at 0h57'25''
  34. Leblanc Luc at 0h58'41'' Yellow card 1993 : confessions in 1998 (no penalty)
  35. Piccoli Mariano at 1h01'33'' Red card 1999 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 1999 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2001 : police investigation (no penalty) ; 2005 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 2010 : police investigation ; 201x : judicial investigation (no penalty)
  36. Padrnos Pavel at 1h03'09'' Yellow card 2001 : in the act (sanction not known)
  37. Garcia Casas Felix Manuel at 1h04'25''
  38. Axelsson Niklas at 1h05'28'' Red card 2001 : positive control + confessions ; 2009 : positive control
  39. Puttini Felice at 1h09'00''
  40. Ugrumov Piotr at 1h09'24'' Yellow card 1995 : judicial investigation (sanction not known)
  41. Missaglia Gabriele at 1h09'25'' Yellow card 2001 : in the act (sanction not known) ; 2005 : police investigation (sanction not known)
  42. Frigo Dario at 1h09'38'' Red card 1996 : confessions in 2001 (sanction not known) ; 2001 : confessions in 2001 ; 2005 : judicial investigation and confessions
  43. Siboni Marcello at 1h12'21'' Red card 2001 : in the act
  44. Sheffr Alexandre at 1h13'31''
  45. Dominguez Juan-carlos at 1h15'43'' Red card 1998 : blood test ; 2006 : blood test
  46. Loda Nicola at 1h23'51'' Yellow card 1999 : positive control (no penalty)
  47. Calzavara Leonardo at 1h24'03''
  48. Meier Armin at 1h26'04'' Red card 1998 : confessions in 1998 ; 1998 : blood test, urine, hair
  49. Jeker Fabian at 1h30'05''
  50. Bugno Gianni at 1h35'00'' Red card 1994 : positive control ; 1997 : judicial investigation (no penalty) ; 1999 : in the act
  51. Konyshev Dimitri at 1h35'00''
  52. Colombo Gabriele at 1h35'35''
  53. Kivilev Andrey at 1h36'22''
  54. Botero Echeverry Santiago at 1h36'56'' Red card 1999 : positive control ; 2002 : positive control (no penalty)
  55. Gonzalez Gutierrez Arsenio at 1h42'23''
  56. Zanetti Mauro at 1h44'39''
  57. Cenghialta Bruno at 1h47'13'' Yellow card 199x : judicial investigation (sanction not known)
  58. Simoni Gilberto at 1h47'49'' Red card 1998 : blood test ; 2002 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2002 : positive control (no penalty)
  59. Aparicio Vila Vicente at 1h48'52''
  60. Chiappucci Claudio at 1h49'17'' Red card 1993 : police investigation ; 1997 : blood test ; 1997 : blood test
  61. Scirea Mario at 1h51'51'' Red card 2004 : in the act
  62. Furlan Giorgio at 1h56'10'' Yellow card 1999 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 2000 : blood test (sanction not known)
  63. Profeti Federico at 2h00'24''
  64. Ferrigato Andrea at 2h02'10''
  65. Finco Carlo at 2h05'06'' Yellow card 2000 : police investigation (sanction not known)
  66. Gualdi Mirko at 2h06'06''
  67. Cattai Stefano at 2h07'03''
  68. Bramati Davide at 2h08'34''
  69. Brignoli Ermanno at 2h10'08'' Red card 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty) ; 2001 : in the act
  70. Serpellini Marco at 2h10'33'' Yellow card 2005 : police investigation (sanction not known)
  71. Casagrande Filippo at 2h10'44'' Yellow card 1999 : positive control (no penalty)
  72. Spruch Zbigniew at 2h12'37''
  73. Mazzanti Luca at 2h13'01''
  74. De Pasquale Maurizio at 2h13'01''
  75. Coppolillo Michele at 2h13'48'' Yellow card 1999 : positive control (no penalty)
  76. Gelfi Luca at 2h13'48''
  77. Fagnini Gianmatteo at 2h13'58''
  78. Canzonieri Angelo at 2h14'15''
  79. Bessy Frederic at 2h15'24''
  80. Bruseghin Marzio at 2h24'16'' Yellow card 2001 : police investigation (sanction not known)
  81. Patuelli Andrea at 2h25'44''
  82. Finesso Stefano at 2h28'53''
  83. Della Vedova Marco at 2h31'37''
  84. Lefevre David at 2h32'00''
  85. Rodriguez Gil Manuel at 2h32'49''
  86. Brognara Andrea at 2h39'59''
  87. Vatteroni Andrea at 2h42'52''
  88. Hvastija Martin at 2h45'19'' Red card 2001 : in the act
  89. Tani David at 2h50'30'' Red card 2006 : positive control ; 200x : confessions in 2005 (sanction not known)
  90. Duma Vladimir at 2h55'52''
  91. Strazzer Massimo at 3h07'18'' Yellow card 2001 : positive control (no penalty)
  92. Saligari Marco at 3h09'15''
  93. Calcaterra Giuseppe at 3h09'55'' Yellow card 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
  94. Di Renzo Marco-antonio at 3h14'08''

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. Guerini Giuseppe
  2. Bettini Paolo
  3. Rubiera Vigil José-luis
  4. Noe Andrea
  5. Lanfranchi Paolo
  6. Faustini Stefano
  7. Bobrik Vladislav
  8. Secchiari Francesco
  9. Belli Wladimir
  10. Gougot Fabrice
  11. Tronca Amilcare
  12. Garcia Casas Felix Manuel
  13. Puttini Felice
  14. Shefer Alexandre
  15. Calzavara Leonardo
  16. Jeker Fabian
  17. Konyshev Dimitri
  18. Colombo Gabriele
  19. Kivilev Andrey
  20. Gonzales Arsenio
  21. Zanetti Mauro
  22. Aparicio Vicente
  23. Profeti Federico
  24. Ferrigato Andrea
  25. Gualdi Mirko
  26. Cattai Stefano
  27. Bramati Davide
  28. Spruch Zbigniew
  29. Mazzanti Luca
  30. De Pasquale Maurizio
  31. Gelfi Luca
  32. Fagnini Gianmatteo
  33. Canzonieri Angelo
  34. Bessy Frédéric
  35. Patuelli Andrea
  36. Finesso Stefano
  37. Della Vedova Marco
  38. Lefevre David
  39. Rodriguez Gil Manuel
  40. Brognara Andrea
  41. Vatteroni Andrea
  42. Duma Volodimyr
  43. Saligari Marco
  44. Di Renzo Marco-antonio


List of doping cases during the race

Rider Product Race Year Sanction Control
Forconi Riccardo Hématocrite > 50% Tour d'Italie 1998 Oui Contrôle positif
Miceli Nicola Hématocrite > 50% Tour d'Italie 1998 Oui Analyse sang


The list of participants

The list of participants by team

Saeco Macchine da caffè - Cannondale

15 years of existence, 20 cases, ie 1,33 per year

1. Gotti Ivan Red card 1998 : blood test (sanction not known) ; 2001 : in the act
2. Cipollini Mario Yellow card 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
3. Fagnini Gianmatteo
4. Calcaterra Giuseppe Yellow card 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
5. Frigo Dario Red card 1996 : confessions in 2001 (sanction not known) ; 2001 : confessions in 2001 ; 2005 : judicial investigation and confessions
6. Padrnos Pavel Yellow card 2001 : in the act (sanction not known)
7. Piepoli Leonardo Red card 2007 : positive control (2 times) ; 2008 : positive control (2 times)
8. Savoldelli Paolo Red card 2005 : disciplinary investigation
9. Scirea Mario Red card 2004 : in the act

Amore & Vita - Forzacore

33 years of existence, 11 cases, ie 0,33 per year

11. Magnusson Glenn
12. Andriotto Dario Yellow card 2001 : in the act (no penalty)
13. Giacomelli Sandro
14. De Pasquale Maurizio
15. Zucchi Simone
16. White Matthew Red card 1998 : positive control ; 2003 : confessions in 2012
17. Patuelli Andrea
18. Leporatti Simone
19. Profeti Federico

Asics - CGA

3 years of existence, 5 cases, ie 1,67 per year

21. Bartoli Michele Yellow card 2006 : police investigation (no penalty)
22. Bettini Paolo
23. Noe Andrea
24. Sheffr Alexandre
25. Scinto Luca
26. Colonna Federico
27. Coppolillo Michele Yellow card 1999 : positive control (no penalty)
28. Tani David Red card 2006 : positive control ; 200x : confessions in 2005 (sanction not known)
29. Bianchi Carlo Marino

Ballan

9 years of existence, 11 cases, ie 1,22 per year

31. Cattai Stefano
32. Colombo Gabriele
33. Finco Carlo Yellow card 2000 : police investigation (sanction not known)
34. Gontchenkov Alexandre
35. Leoni Endrio Red card 2001 : in the act ; 2002 : positive control
36. Loda Nicola Yellow card 1999 : positive control (no penalty)
37. Canzonieri Angelo
38. Tronca Amilcare
39. Ugrumov Piotr Yellow card 1995 : judicial investigation (sanction not known)

Brescialat - Liquigas

13 years of existence, 3 cases, ie 0,23 per year

41. Zaina Enrico
42. Sgambelluri Roberto Red card 2002 : positive control
43. Piccoli Mariano Red card 1999 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 1999 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2001 : police investigation (no penalty) ; 2005 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 2010 : police investigation ; 201x : judicial investigation (no penalty)
44. Serpellini Marco Yellow card 2005 : police investigation (sanction not known)
45. Della Vedova Marco
46. Mason Oscar Red card 1998 : positive control
47. Rastelli Ellis Yellow card 1996 : fraud (sanction not known)
48. Bruseghin Marzio Yellow card 2001 : police investigation (sanction not known)
49. Raimondi Gian Carlo

Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio

12 years of existence, 15 cases, ie 1,25 per year

51. Baronti Alessandro Red card 2002 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 2002 : positive control
52. Di Renzo Marco-antonio
53. Simoni Gilberto Red card 1998 : blood test ; 2002 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2002 : positive control (no penalty)
54. Honchar Serhiy Red card 1999 : blood test ; 2007 : blood test
55. Hvastija Martin Red card 2001 : in the act
56. Magnani Marco Red card 1998 : blood test ; 2001 : judicial investigation
57. Mazzanti Luca
58. Pierdomenico Germano
59. Strazzer Massimo Yellow card 2001 : positive control (no penalty)

Casino - AG2R

34 years of existence, 19 cases, ie 0,56 per year

61. Richard Pascal
62. Rodriguez Gil Manuel
63. Saligari Marco
64. Streel Marc Red card 1999 : blood test
65. Kasputis Arturas
66. Bessy Frederic
67. Gougot Fabrice
68. Lefevre David
69. Cali Vincent Yellow card 199x : judicial investigation (no penalty)

Festina - Lotus

12 years of existence, 30 cases, ie 2,5 per year

71. Belli Wladimir
72. Kivilev Andrey
73. Boscardin Bruno
74. Garcia Casas Felix Manuel
75. Jeker Fabian
76. Meier Armin Red card 1998 : confessions in 1998 ; 1998 : blood test, urine, hair
77. Wust Marcel
78. Zülle Alex Red card 1993 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1994 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1998 : blood test, urine, hair ; 1998 : confessions in 1998 (sanction not known)
79. Uriarte José-ramon

Kelme - Costa Blanca

36 years of existence, 27 cases, ie 0,75 per year

81. Rubiera Vigil José-luis
82. Gonzalez Pico Jaime "chepe" Red card 2001 : in the act
83. Botero Echeverry Santiago Red card 1999 : positive control ; 2002 : positive control (no penalty)
84. Gonzalez Gutierrez Arsenio
85. Edo Alsina Angel Red card 1998 : blood test
86. Otxoa Palacios Javier Red card 1999 : positive control
87. Martin Perdiguero Miguel-angel
88. Gutierrez José-enrique
89. Sevilla Oscar Red card 2000 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2010 : positive control

Mapei - Bricobi

33 years of existence, 31 cases, ie 0,94 per year

91. Tonkov Pavel Yellow card 1999 : blood test (sanction not known)
92. Bugno Gianni Red card 1994 : positive control ; 1997 : judicial investigation (no penalty) ; 1999 : in the act
93. Bramati Davide
94. Camenzind Oscar Red card 2004 : positive control
95. Codol Massimo Yellow card 2001 : police investigation (sanction not known)
96. Faresin Gianni Red card 2000 : blood test
97. Lanfranchi Paolo
98. Missaglia Gabriele Yellow card 2001 : in the act (sanction not known) ; 2005 : police investigation (sanction not known)
99. Spruch Zbigniew

Mercatone Uno - Bianchi

7 years of existence, 19 cases, ie 2,71 per year

101. Pantani Marco Red card 1993 : medical control (sanction not known) ; 1995 : medical control + poursuites judiciaires ; 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty) ; 1999 : blood test ; 2001 : in the act
102. Garzelli Stefano Red card 2002 : positive control
103. Conti Roberto Red card 2002 : in the act
104. Konyshev Dimitri
105. Podenzana Massimo Red card 1986 : positive control
106. Fontanelli Fabiano Red card 1996 : positive control ; 2001 : blood test
107. Forconi Riccardo Red card 1998 : positive control ; 2001 : positive control
108. Velo Marco Red card 1994 : positive control ; 1999 : positive control ; 2000 : positive control
109. Siboni Marcello Red card 2001 : in the act

Riso Scotti - MG Maglificio

8 years of existence, 10 cases, ie 1,25 per year

111. Minali Nicola Yellow card 1997 : absence to control (no penalty) ; 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
112. Baldato Fabio
113. Miceli Nicola Red card 1998 : blood test
114. Cenghialta Bruno Yellow card 199x : judicial investigation (sanction not known)
115. Brognara Andrea
116. Brignoli Ermanno Red card 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty) ; 2001 : in the act
117. Bobrik Vladislav
118. Casagranda Stefano Red card 2000 : in the act
119. Palumbo Giuseppe

Ros Mary - Amica Chips

19 years of existence, 7 cases, ie 0,37 per year

121. Arazzi Francesco
122. Chiappucci Claudio Red card 1993 : police investigation ; 1997 : blood test ; 1997 : blood test
123. De Paoli Daniele Red card 2001 : in the act
124. Finesso Stefano
125. Gelfi Luca
126. Molinari Maurizio
127. Puttini Felice
128. Tauler Toni Red card 2006 : positive control ; 2010 : positive control (sanction not known)
129. Uria Gonzales José-manuel

Scrigno - Gaerne

44 years of existence, 18 cases, ie 0,41 per year

131. Conte Biagio
132. Casarotto Davide Yellow card 2000 : police investigation (sanction not known)
133. Rossato Mirko
134. Petacchi Alessandro Red card 2007 : positive control ; 2012 : judicial investigation
135. Casagrande Filippo Yellow card 1999 : positive control (no penalty)
136. Vatteroni Andrea
137. Axelsson Niklas Red card 2001 : positive control + confessions ; 2009 : positive control
138. Duma Vladimir
139. Secchiari Francesco

Polti

18 years of existence, 9 cases, ie 0,5 per year

141. Guerini Giuseppe
142. Cassani Enrico Red card 2003 : positive control
143. Valoti Gianluca
144. Gualdi Mirko
145. Guidi Fabrizio Yellow card 2005 : positive control (no penalty)
146. Leblanc Luc Yellow card 1993 : confessions in 1998 (no penalty)
147. Martinello Silvio
148. Rebellin Davide Red card 2008 : positive control
149. Salvato Cristian

TVM - Farm Frites

25 years of existence, 30 cases, ie 1,2 per year

151. Andersson Michel
152. Blijlevens Jeroen Yellow card 1998 : judicial investigation (no penalty) ; 1999 : senate inquiry and confessions in 2013 (no penalty) ; 2001 : police investigation (sanction not known)
153. Van Bondt Geert
154. Hoffman Tristan Yellow card 1998 : positive control (no penalty)
155. Lafis Michel
156. Larsen Nicolay Bo Red card 2000 : blood test
157. Moller Klaus-michael Red card 1999 : positive control
158. Ouchakov Serguei Red card 1998 : judicial investigation (no penalty) ; 1999 : positive control
159. Roux Laurent Red card 1998 : judicial investigation (no penalty) ; 1999 : blood test ; 2001 : confessions in 2013 (no penalty) ; 2002 : unannounced positive control ; 2005 : in the act

Vini Caldirola - Longoni Sport

27 years of existence, 14 cases, ie 0,52 per year

161. Faustini Stefano
162. Furlan Giorgio Yellow card 1999 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 2000 : blood test (sanction not known)
163. Apollonio Massimo Red card 1998 : blood test
164. Calzavara Leonardo
165. Radaelli Mauro
166. Sironi Gian-luca
167. Zanette Denis Yellow card 2001 : in the act (sanction not known)
168. Zanetti Mauro
169. Zanotti Marco

Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali

3 years of existence, 4 cases, ie 1,33 per year

171. Clavero Sebastian Daniel Red card 1998 : blood test ; 2001 : police investigation
172. Dominguez Juan-carlos Red card 1998 : blood test ; 2006 : blood test
173. Aparicio Vila Vicente
174. Aggiano Elio
175. Ferrigato Andrea
176. Horillo Munoz Pedro Yellow card 2007 : positive control (no penalty)
177. Buenahora Hernan Red card 2006 : positive control ; 2008 : positive control
178. Zintchenko Andrei
179. Smetanine Serguei

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