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Tour de France 2004 : 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 |
US POSTAL-BERRY FLOOR | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
T-MOBILE | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
PHONAK HEARING SYSTEMS | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FASSA BORTOLO | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CREDIT AGRICOLE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CSC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ILLES BALEARS-BANESTO | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
GEROLSTEINER | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
COFIDIS | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
QUICK STEP-DAVITAMON | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIBERTY SEGUROS | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRIOCHES LA BOULANGERE | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ALESSIO-BIANCHI | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AG2R PRÉVOYANCE | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RABOBANK | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FDJEUX.COM | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAECO | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LOTTO-DOMO | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOMINA VACANZE | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAGT SEMENCES-MG ROVER | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 189 | 84 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Pourcentage | 44% | 60% | 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 :
Ranking source : http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net (31/01/2008)
The ranking as it would be if we excluded all racers "pinned" in doping cases during their career.
The list of participants by team
17 years of existence, 20 cases, ie 1,18 per year
1. Armstrong Lance - 1999 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1999 : laboratory inquiry (no penalty)
2. Azevedo José Bento
3. Beltran Manuel - 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty) ; 1999 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1999 : laboratory inquiry (no penalty) ; 2008 : positive control
4. Ekimov Viatcheslav
5. Hincapie George - 1996 : confessions in 2012
6. Landis Floyd - 2006 : positive control ; 2006 : judicial investigation
7. Noval Gonzalez Benjamin
8. Padrnos Pavel - 2001 : in the act (sanction not known)
9. Rubiera Vigil José-luis
23 years of existence, 40 cases, ie 1,74 per year
11. Ullrich Jan - 1997 : confessions in 2013 (no penalty) ; 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty) ; 2001 : police investigation (no penalty) ; 2002 : positive control ; 2005 : judicial investigation
12. Aldag Rolf - 1995 : confessions in 2007 (no penalty)
13. Botero Santiago - 1999 : positive control ; 2002 : positive control (no penalty)
14. Guerini Giuseppe
15. Ivanov Sergueï - 1998 : judicial investigation (no penalty) ; 2000 : blood test
16. Kessler Matthias - 2007 : positive control
17. Kloden Andreas
18. Nardello Daniele - 1999 : positive control (no penalty)
19. Zabel Erik - 1994 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1996 : confessions in 2007 and 2013 ; 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
21 years of existence, 18 cases, ie 0,86 per year
21. Hamilton Tyler - 1997 : confessions in 2012 (sanction not known) ; 2001 : confessions in 2015 (no penalty) ; 2004 : positive control, confessions in 2011 (no penalty) ; 2004 : positive control ; 2009 : positive control and confessions in 2009
22. Elmiger Martin
23. Gonzalez Capilla Santos - 2005 : internal control (no penalty) ; 2005 : internal control (no penalty) ; 2006 : positive control
24. Grabsch Bert
25. Gutierrez José-enrique
26. Jalabert Nicolas
27. Pereiro Oscar
28. Perez Santiago - 2004 : positive control
29. Sevilla Oscar - 2000 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2010 : positive control
20 years of existence, 13 cases, ie 0,65 per year
31. Mayo Iban - 2007 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2007 : positive control
32. Camano Ortuzar Iker
33. Etxebarria David - 2004 : positive control
34. Etxebarria Arana Unai
35. Flores Galarza Iker
36. Landaluze Inigo - 2005 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2009 : positive control ; 2009 : positive control
37. Martinez De Esteban Egoi
38. Zubeldia Haimar
39. Zandio Echaide Xabier
6 years of existence, 7 cases, ie 1,17 per year
41. Petacchi Alessandro - 2007 : positive control ; 2012 : judicial investigation
42. Bruseghin Marzio - 2001 : police investigation (sanction not known)
43. Cancellara Fabian
44. Flecha Giannoni Juan Antonio
45. Gonzalez Aitor - 2005 : positive control ; 2006 : positive control
46. Kirchen Kim
47. Pozzato Filippo - 2012 : disciplinary investigation (sanction not known)
48. Tosatto Mauro Matteo
49. Velo Marco - 1994 : positive control ; 1999 : positive control ; 2000 : positive control
67 years of existence, 75 cases, ie 1,12 per year
51. Moreau Christophe - 1996 : confessions in 1998 ; 1998 : positive control ; 1998 : blood test, urine, hair, confessions (no penalty) ; 2008 : medical control
52. Botcharov Alexandre
53. Dean Julian
54. Fedrigo Pierrick
55. Halgand Patrice
56. Hinault Sébastien
57. Hushovd Thor
58. Joly Sébastien
59. Salmon Benoit
19 years of existence, 14 cases, ie 0,74 per year
61. Basso Ivan - 2006 : confessions in 2007
62. Arvesen Kurt-asle
63. Bartoli Michele - 2006 : police investigation (no penalty)
64. Julich Bobby - 1996 : confessions in 2012 ; 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
65. Peron Andrea - 2001 : in the act (no penalty) ; 2004 : in the act (no penalty) ; 2011 : positive control (sanction not known)
66. Piil Jakob - 1997 : positive control (no penalty) ; 199x : judicial investigation (no penalty)
67. Sastre Carlos
68. Sorensen Nicki - 1999 : confessions in 2015 (no penalty) ; 2004 : confessions in 2015 (no penalty)
69. Voigt Jens
71. Menchov Denis - 2012 : biological passport
72. Becke Daniel
73. Garcia Acosta Jose-vicente
74. Gutierrez Palacios José Ivan
75. Karpets Vladimir
76. Mancebo Francisco - 2006 : police investigation
77. Osa Aitor
78. Pradera Rodriguez Mikel
79. Zandio Echaide Xabier
12 years of existence, 14 cases, ie 1,17 per year
81. Totschnig Georg - 2005 : judicial investigation (sanction not known)
82. Haselbacher René
83. Hondo Danilo - 2001 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 2005 : 2 positive controls ; 2011 : enquête judiciaire et aveux en 2019
84. Lang Sebastian
85. Montgomery Sven
86. Peschel Uwe
87. Scholz Ronny
88. Wegmann Fabian
89. Wrolich Peter
91. O'grady Stuart - 1998 : senate inquiry and confessions in 2013 (no penalty)
92. Bessy Frédéric
93. Casper Jimmy - 2007 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2008 : positive control (no penalty)
94. Edaleine Christophe
95. Engoulvent Jimmy
96. Fofonov Dimitri - 2008 : positive controls (2 times)
97. Moncoutié David
98. Tombak Janek
99. Farazijn Peter - 199x : judicial investigation (no penalty)
101. Virenque Richard - 1994 : confessions in 2000 ; 1998 : blood test, urine, hair (sanction not known) ; 1999 : blood test (sanction not known) ; 1999 : confessions in 1999 (sanction not known)
102. Bettini Paolo
103. Boonen Tom - 2007 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2008 : positive control ; 2009 : positive control
104. Bramati Davide
105. Dufaux Laurent - 1998 : blood test, urine, hair, confessions in 1998
106. Knaven Servais - 1998 : judicial investigation (no penalty)
107. Mercado Juan Miguel
108. Rogers Michael
109. Zanini Stefano - 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty) ; 2001 : in the act
18 years of existence, 19 cases, ie 1,06 per year
111. Heras Roberto - 2005 : positive control (no penalty)
112. Baranowski Dariusz
113. Davis Allan
114. Gonzales De Galdeano Igor - 2002 : positive control
115. Hruska Jan - 2000 : positive control ; 2006 : positive control
116. Nozal Isidro - 2005 : positive control ; 2009 : positive control
117. Serrano Rodriguez Marcos-antonio - 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
118. Vandevelde Christian - 1999 : confessions in 2012 ; 2004 : confessions in 2012 ; 2004 : confessions in 2012
119. Vicioso Angel - 2004 : judicial investigation and confessions
24 years of existence, 6 cases, ie 0,25 per year
121. Chavanel Sylvain
122. Bénéteau Walter
123. Charteau Anthony - 2012 : positive control
124. Hary Maryan
125. Lefèvre Laurent
126. Pineau Jérôme
127. Renier Franck
128. Rous Didier - 1998 : analyses sang, urine, cheveux et aveux en 1998
129. Voeckler Thomas
9 years of existence, 10 cases, ie 1,11 per year
131. Backstedt Magnus
132. Baldato Fabio
133. Bertolini Alessandro - 1997 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 2000 : blood test (sanction not known)
134. Caucchioli Pietro - 2009 : biological passport
135. Hvastija Martin - 2001 : in the act
136. Ljungqvist Marcus
137. Moller Claus Michael - 1999 : positive control
138. Noe Andrea
139. Sunderland Scott
32 years of existence, 17 cases, ie 0,53 per year
141. Brochard Laurent - 1991 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1997 : confessions in 2000 (no penalty) ; 1998 : confessions in 1998 ; 1998 : positive control
142. Astarloza Chaurreau Mikel - 2009 : positive control
143. Dumoulin Samuel
144. Goubert Stéphane
145. Kirsipuu Jan - 1993 : positive control (sanction not known)
146. Krivtsov Yuriy
147. Nazon Jean-patrick
148. Portal Nicolas
149. Scanlon Mark
40 years of existence, 24 cases, ie 0,6 per year
151. Leipheimer Levi - 1996 : positive control ; 2000 : confessions in 2012
152. Boogerd Michael - 2005 : confessions in 2013
153. De Groot Bram
154. Dekker Erik - 1999 : positive control
155. Kroon Karsten - 20xx : confessions in 2018 (no penalty)
156. Lotz Marc - 2005 : judicial investigation and confessions
157. Niermann Grischa - 2000 : confessions in 2013
158. Rasmussen Michael - 200x : confessions in 2013 (no penalty) ; 2002 : contrôle interne et aveux en 2015 (no penalty) ; 2007 : leak, falsification, failure to submit locations, confession in 2013 ; 2008 : positive control (no penalty)
159. Wauters Marc
27 years of existence, 13 cases, ie 0,48 per year
161. Mcgee Bradley
162. Casar Sandy
163. Cooke Baden
164. Da Cruz Carlos
165. Eisel Bernhard
166. Guesdon Frédéric
167. Mengin Christophe
168. Robin Jean-cyril - 199x : confessions in 2004 (sanction not known)
169. Wilson Matthew
15 years of existence, 20 cases, ie 1,33 per year
171. Simoni Gilberto - 1998 : blood test ; 2002 : positive control (no penalty) ; 2002 : positive control (no penalty)
172. Casagranda Stefano - 2000 : in the act
173. Celestino Mirko
174. Commesso Salvatore - 2001 : in the act
175. Loosli David
176. Glomser Gerrit
177. Ludewig Jorg - 1998 : confessions in 2006
178. Petrov Evgueni - 2005 : positive control
179. Sabaliauskas Marius
181. Mcewen Robbie
182. Brandt Christophe
183. Gates Nick
184. Marichal Thierry - 1996 : judicial investigation (no penalty)
185. Merckx Axel - 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
186. Moerenhout Koos
187. Vansevenant Wim - 1997 : positive control ; 2011 : border control (sanction not known)
188. Verbrugghe Rik
189. Vierhouten Aart
12 years of existence, 16 cases, ie 1,33 per year
191. Cipollini Mario - 1998 : senate inquiry (no penalty)
192. Fagnini Gianmatteo
193. Giunti Massimo - 2010 : positive control
194. Marinangeli Sergio - 2005 : positive control ; 2007 : positive control ; 2009 : positive control
195. Mori Massimiliano - 2003 : fraud
196. Scarponi Michele - 2006 : confessions in 2007 ; 2010 : confessions in 2012
197. Secchiari Francesco
198. Simeoni Filippo - 1993 : confessions in 1999 (no penalty) ; 2001 : positive control
199. Valoti Paolo
201. Rinero Christophe
202. Auger Guillaume
203. Bourquenoud Pierre
204. Bouvard Gilles - 1997 : confessions in 1998 (sanction not known) ; 1998 : blood control (sanction not known)
205. Calzati Sylvain
206. Finot Frédéric
207. Laurent Christophe - 2002 : positive control
208. Martin Ludovic
209. Seigneur Eddy