Tour of Spain 1976 : 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
Super Ser 10 3 3 1 1 1
Raleigh 10 6 2 1 0 0
Novostil 10 3 0 0 0 0
Miko 10 2 0 0 0 0
KAS 10 4 4 2 2 1
EBO 10 2 0 0 0 0
Teka 10 5 1 1 0 0
Frisol 10 3 0 0 0 0
Splendor 10 1 0 0 0 0
Velda 10 1 0 0 0 0
Total 100 30 10 5 3 2
Pourcentage 30% 50% 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.tour-giro-vuelta.net (21/10/2010)

  1. Pesarrodona José in 93h19'10''
  2. Ocana Luis at 0h01'03'' Red card 1977 : positive control
  3. Nazabal José at 0h01'41'' Red card 1978 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  4. Thurau Dietrich at 0h01'44'' Red card 1980 : absence to control ; 1980 : positive control ; 1980 : positive control and fraud (no penalty) ; 1980 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1986 : in the act ; 1987 : positive control ; 198x : confessions in 1988 (no penalty)
  5. Lopez Carril Vicente at 0h01'50''
  6. Kuiper Hennie at 0h02'00''
  7. Agostinho Joaquim at 0h03'26'' Red card 1969 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control ; 1973 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control
  8. Fuchs Josef at 0h03'45''
  9. Torres Pedro at 0h04'43''
  10. Gonzalez Linares Jose-antonio at 0h07'18'' Red card 1967 : positive control ; 1971 : positive control
  11. Loos Ludo at 0h07'25''
  12. Martinez Heredia Enrique at 0h09'19''
  13. Oliva Andres at 0h09'37''
  14. Aja Gonzalo at 0h09'54''
  15. Martins José at 0h10'13'' Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  16. Jacques Eric at 0h12'13'' Red card 1976 : positive control
  17. Perurena Txomin at 0h20'00'' Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  18. Baert Jean-pierre
  19. Cima José-enrique at 0h24'05'' Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1982 : positive control (sanction not known)
  20. Mendes Fernando at 0h24'41'' Red card 1977 : positive control ; 1980 : absence to control
  21. Diaz Ventura at 0h29'04'' Red card 1972 : positive control
  22. Lazcano Santiago at 0h29'10''
  23. Andiano Julian at 0h30'22''
  24. Esparza Manuel at 0h30'23'' Red card 1979 : fraud
  25. Manzaneque Jesus at 0h37'27'' Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1976 : positive control
  26. Elorriaga Javier at 0h47'49''
  27. Garcia Garcia Jose-manuel at 0h48'50''
  28. Vallori Antonio at 0h53'33''
  29. Van Springel Herman at 0h55'05'' Red card 1966 : positive control
  30. Van Der Veken Johnny at 0h56'37''
  31. Santisteban Juan-manuel at 1h18'55''
  32. Priem Cees at 1h20'23'' Red card 1998 : in the act
  33. Wellens Paul at 1h23'43'' Yellow card 1985 : absence to control (sanction not known)
  34. Van Den Haute Ferdi at 1h26'41'' Red card 1982 : positive control
  35. Gandarias Andres at 1h27'39''
  36. Balague Luis at 1h35'11''
  37. Berland Roland at 1h37'37''
  38. Prinsen Henk at 1h44'16''
  39. Rosiers Roger at 1h53'47'' Yellow card 1972 : positive control (sanction not known)
  40. Verplancke Daniel at 2h07'16''
  41. Van De Vijver Arthur at 2h12'43''
  42. Ordiales Luis-alberto at 2h15'12'' Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  43. Ongenae Dirk at 2h16'11''
  44. Jimenez Antonio at 2h19'34''
  45. Gilson Roger at 2h20'55'' Red card 1968 : positive control ; 1978 : positive control
  46. Yansenne Jean-luc at 2h25'16''
  47. Cael Eddy at 2h25'45''
  48. Scheers Willy at 2h44'13''
  49. Van Lint Julien at 2h46'10''

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. Pesarrodona José
  2. Lopez-carril Vicente
  3. Kuiper Hennie
  4. Fuchs Josef
  5. Torres Pedro
  6. Loos Ludo
  7. Martinez Heredia Enrique
  8. Oliva Andrès
  9. Aja Gonzalo
  10. Baert Jean-pierre
  11. Lazcano Santiago
  12. Andiano Julian
  13. Elorriaga Javier
  14. Garcia Garcia Jose-manuel
  15. Vallori Antonio
  16. Van Der Veken Johnny
  17. Santisteban Juan-manuel
  18. Gandarias Andres
  19. Balague Luis
  20. Berland Roland
  21. Prinsen Henk
  22. Verplancke Daniel
  23. Van De Vijver Arthur
  24. Ongenae Dirk
  25. Jimenez Antonio
  26. Yansenne Jean-luc
  27. Cael Eddy
  28. Scheers Willy
  29. Van Lint Julien


List of doping cases during the race

Rider Product Race Year Sanction Control
Haritz Gunther Tour d'Espagne 1976 Oui Contrôle positif
Jacques Eric Tour d'Espagne 1976 Oui Contrôle positif


The list of participants

The list of participants by team

Super Ser

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

1. Tamames Agustin
2. Fuchs Josef
3. Ocana Luis Red card 1977 : positive control
4. Rosiers Roger Yellow card 1972 : positive control (sanction not known)
5. Berland Roland
6. Torres Pedro
7. Manzaneque Jesus Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1976 : positive control
8. Elorriaga Javier
9. Lazcano Santiago
10. Balague Luis

Raleigh

20 years of existence, 9 cases, ie 0,45 per year

11. Kuiper Hennie
12. Thurau Dietrich Red card 1980 : absence to control ; 1980 : positive control ; 1980 : positive control and fraud (no penalty) ; 1980 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1986 : in the act ; 1987 : positive control ; 198x : confessions in 1988 (no penalty)
13. Knetemann Gerrie Yellow card 1974 : positive control (no penalty) ; 1977 : positive control (no penalty)
14. Karstens Gerben Red card 1969 : positive control ; 1974 : absence to control ; 1974 : fraud
15. Van Katwijk Jan
16. Van Den Hoek Aad Red card 1972 : positive control
17. Pronk Hubert
18. Haritz Gunther Red card 1976 : positive control
19. De Cauwer Jose Yellow card 2000 : confessions in 2005 (no penalty)
20. Hoogedoorn Ko

Novostil

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

21. Cima José-enrique Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1982 : positive control (sanction not known)
22. Garcia Garcia Jose-manuel
23. Lindez Jesus
24. Muzuela Custodio
25. Medina Caballero Ramon
26. Moya Roque
27. Ordiales Luis-alberto Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
28. Plaza Fernando
29. Vallori Antonio
30. Garcia Roxio José Manuel Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)

Miko

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

31. Bellet Maurizio
32. Pintens Georges
33. Loysch Roger Red card 1974 : positive control
34. Vrijders Herman
35. Bourguignon Bernard
36. Baert Jean-pierre
37. De Schrooder Daniel
38. Wellens Paul Yellow card 1985 : absence to control (sanction not known)
39. Yansenne Jean-luc
40. Pratte Lucien

KAS

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

41. Perurena Txomin Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
42. Lopez Carril Vicente
43. Martinez Heredia Enrique
44. Oliva Andres
45. Martins José Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
46. Gonzalez Linares Jose-antonio Red card 1967 : positive control ; 1971 : positive control
47. Pesarrodona José
48. Santisteban Juan-manuel
49. Nazabal José Red card 1978 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
50. Nistal Tomas

EBO

7 years of existence, 2 cases, ie 0,29 per year

51. Van Den Haute Ferdi Red card 1982 : positive control
52. Reybrouck Wilfried
53. Van Der Veken Johnny
54. Van Lint Julien
55. Aling Jan
56. Van Gastel Hugo
57. Desaever Alain
58. Loos Ludo
59. Meernhout Marc
60. Jacques Eric Red card 1976 : positive control

Teka

15 years of existence, 19 cases, ie 1,27 per year

61. Abilleira José-luis
62. Agostinho Joaquim Red card 1969 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control ; 1973 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control
63. Aja Gonzalo
64. Mendes Fernando Red card 1977 : positive control ; 1980 : absence to control
65. Andiano Julian
66. Esparza Manuel Red card 1979 : fraud
67. Gandarias Andres
68. Jimenez Antonio
69. Diaz Ventura Red card 1972 : positive control
70. Menendez Antonio Red card 1977 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)

Frisol

6 years of existence, 2 cases, ie 0,33 per year

71. Den Hertog Fedor
72. Allan Donald
73. Smit Theo
74. Priem Cees Red card 1998 : in the act
75. Tabak Gerard
76. Prinsen Henk
77. Vanneste Willy Red card 1967 : positive control
78. Gilson Roger Red card 1968 : positive control ; 1978 : positive control
79. Kamper Gérard
80. Lannoo Paul

Splendor

15 years of existence, 7 cases, ie 0,47 per year

81. Leman Eric Red card 1974 : absence to control ; 1974 : positive control
82. Harings Ger
83. Depireux Dieudonné
84. Scheers Willy
85. Martin Jacques
86. Constant Raphael
87. Barras Georges
88. Dubois Christian
89. Libouton Freddy
90. Van Marcke Ronny

Velda

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

91. Van Springel Herman Red card 1966 : positive control
92. Verplancke Daniel
93. Van De Vijver Arthur
94. Schroyens Wim
95. Michiels Benoni
96. Ongenae Dirk
97. Van Der Slagmolen Marcel
98. Cael Eddy
99. Cuyle Carlos
100. Hesters Rudy

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