Tour of Spain 1977 : 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
KAS 10 5 4 3 0 0
Frisol 10 6 0 0 0 0
Novostil 10 2 0 0 0 0
EBO 10 2 0 0 0 0
Teka 10 4 3 1 2 1
Flandria 10 3 2 2 1 1
Magniflex 10 2 1 0 0 0
Total 70 24 10 6 3 2
Pourcentage 34% 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 :


The official ranking

Ranking source : www.tour-giro-vuelta.net (21/10/2010)

  1. Maertens Freddy in 78h54'36'' Red card 1974 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1977 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control ; 1977 : confessions in 1978 (no penalty) ; 1978 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 1986 : positive control (sanction not known)
  2. Lasa Urquia Miguel-maria at 0h02'51'' Red card 1977 : positive control
  3. Thaler Klaus-peter at 0h03'23''
  4. Perurena Txomin at 0h04'45'' Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  5. Viejo Jose Luis at 0h05'14'' Red card 1975 : positive control
  6. Pollentier Michel at 0h05'35'' Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control ; 1978 : fraud
  7. Clively Gary at 0h07'06''
  8. Pesarrodona José at 0h09'32''
  9. Torres Pedro at 0h10'29''
  10. Gonzalez Linares Jose-antonio at 0h11'18'' Red card 1967 : positive control ; 1971 : positive control
  11. Tamames Agustin at 0h11'48''
  12. Garcia Garcia Jose-manuel at 0h12'07''
  13. Mendes Fernando at 0h14'31'' Red card 1977 : positive control ; 1980 : absence to control
  14. Loos Ludo at 0h15'45''
  15. Agostinho Joaquim at 0h18'09'' Red card 1969 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control ; 1973 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control
  16. Lejarreta Ismael at 0h20'57''
  17. Oliva Andres at 0h22'51''
  18. Ladron De Guevar A Rafael at 0h27'04''
  19. Garcia Pereda Eulalio at 0h34'10'' Red card 1978 : fraud
  20. Ocana Carlos at 0h42'00''
  21. Nazabal José at 0h42'29'' Red card 1978 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  22. Ocana Luis at 0h43'00'' Red card 1977 : positive control
  23. Melero Carlos at 0h43'54'' Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control
  24. Elorriaga Javier at 0h49'33''
  25. Perletto Giuseppe at 0h50'11''
  26. Baert Jean-pierre at 0h50'24''
  27. Ordiales Luis-alberto at 0h50'49'' Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
  28. Wellens Paul at 0h54'52'' Yellow card 1985 : absence to control (sanction not known)
  29. Romero André at 0h57'09'' Red card 1975 : positive control
  30. Verschuere Pol at 0h57'36''
  31. Muzuela Custodio at 0h59'31''
  32. Gandarias Andres at 1h01'22''
  33. Demeyer Marc at 1h01'27''
  34. Manzaneque Jesus at 1h04'03'' Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1976 : positive control
  35. Van Vlierberghe Albert at 1h04'50''
  36. Francioni Wilmo at 1h07'34''
  37. Vandenbrande Hendrik "henri" at 1h07'55''
  38. Schepmans Benny at 1h10'25''
  39. Alfonsel Bernardo at 1h10'38''
  40. Van Gastel Hugo at 1h11'34''
  41. Martinez Mariano at 1h14'54'' Yellow card 197x : confessions in 1997 (no penalty) ; 1980 : absence to control (no penalty)
  42. Fortia Jorge at 1h26'58''
  43. Van De Poel Jozef at 1h28'38''
  44. Van Den Haute Ferdi at 1h36'59'' Red card 1982 : positive control
  45. Fabbri Fabrizio at 1h41'52''
  46. Loysch Roger at 1h45'09'' Red card 1974 : positive control
  47. Bolle Thierry at 1h46'59''
  48. Verschaeve Roger at 1h55'02''
  49. Juarez Isidro at 1h56'58'' Red card 1979 : positive control ; 1980 : positive control
  50. Tinchella Daniele at 1h57'40'' Red card 1976 : positive control
  51. Desaever Alain at 2h03'47''
  52. Stevens Julien at 2h12'38'' Red card 1973 : positive control
  53. Macho Ignacio at 2h17'58''
  54. Arijs Frank at 2h32'02''

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. Thaler Klaus-peter
  2. Clively Gary
  3. Pesarrodona José
  4. Torres Pedro
  5. Tamames Agustin
  6. Garcia Garcia Jose-manuel
  7. Loos Ludo
  8. Lejarreta Ismaël
  9. Oliva Andrès
  10. Ladron De Guevarra Rafael
  11. Ocana Carlos
  12. Elorriaga Javier
  13. Perletto Giuseppe
  14. Baert Jean-pierre
  15. Verschuere Pol
  16. Muzuela Custodio
  17. Gandarias Andres
  18. Demeyer Marc
  19. Van Vlierberghe Albert
  20. Francioni Wilmo
  21. Vandenbrande Hendrik "henri"
  22. Schepmans Benny
  23. Alfonsel Bernardo
  24. Van Gastel Hugo
  25. Fortia Jorge
  26. Van De Poel Jozef
  27. Fabbri Fabrizio
  28. Bolle Thierry
  29. Verschaeve Roger
  30. Desaever Alain
  31. Macho Ignacio
  32. Arijs Frank


The list of participants

The list of participants by team

KAS

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

1. Pesarrodona José
2. Perurena Txomin Red card 1971 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
3. Lejarreta Ismael
4. Gonzalez Linares Jose-antonio Red card 1967 : positive control ; 1971 : positive control
5. Ladron De Guevar A Rafael
6. Nazabal José Red card 1978 : positive control ; 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
7. Viejo Jose Luis Red card 1975 : positive control
8. Ocana Carlos
9. Oliva Andres
10. Garcia Pereda Eulalio Red card 1978 : fraud

Frisol

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

11. Ocana Luis Red card 1977 : positive control
12. Den Hertog Fedor
13. Priem Cees Red card 1998 : in the act
14. Loysch Roger Red card 1974 : positive control
15. Malfait Geert Red card 1975 : positive control
16. Wellens Paul Yellow card 1985 : absence to control (sanction not known)
17. Romero André Red card 1975 : positive control
18. Baert Jean-pierre
19. Clinckaert Paul
20. Schepmans Benny

Novostil

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

21. Ordiales Luis-alberto Yellow card 1979 : positive control (sanction not known)
22. Garcia Garcia Jose-manuel
23. Muzuela Custodio
24. Suarez Felix
25. Enfedaque José-luis
26. Fortia Jorge
27. Llido-blas Domingo-rodrigo
28. Cabrero Fernando
29. Macho Ignacio
30. Juarez Isidro Red card 1979 : positive control ; 1980 : positive control

EBO

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

31. Van Den Haute Ferdi Red card 1982 : positive control
32. Loos Ludo
33. Ongenae Dirk
34. Schipper Adrianus "jos"
35. Stevens Julien Red card 1973 : positive control
36. Van Gastel Hugo
37. Desaever Alain
38. Vandenbrande Hendrik "henri"
39. Arijs Frank
40. Van Uffel Johan

Teka

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

41. Agostinho Joaquim Red card 1969 : positive control ; 1972 : positive control ; 1973 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control
42. Lasa Urquia Miguel-maria Red card 1977 : positive control
43. Elorriaga Javier
44. Tamames Agustin
45. Mendes Fernando Red card 1977 : positive control ; 1980 : absence to control
46. Thaler Klaus-peter
47. Torres Pedro
48. Gandarias Andres
49. Alfonsel Bernardo
50. Melero Carlos Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control

Flandria

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

51. Maertens Freddy Red card 1974 : positive control (sanction not known) ; 1977 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control ; 1977 : confessions in 1978 (no penalty) ; 1978 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 1986 : positive control (sanction not known)
52. Pollentier Michel Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1977 : positive control ; 1978 : fraud
53. Demeyer Marc
54. Van Vlierberghe Albert
55. Martinez Mariano Yellow card 197x : confessions in 1997 (no penalty) ; 1980 : absence to control (no penalty)
56. Naegels Walter
57. Verschuere Pol
58. Van De Poel Jozef
59. Malfait Lieven
60. Verschaeve Roger

Magniflex

25 years of existence, 10 cases, ie 0,4 per year

61. Perletto Giuseppe
62. Francioni Wilmo
63. Fontanelli Sigfrido
64. Tartoni Giancarlo
65. Tinchella Daniele Red card 1976 : positive control
66. Clively Gary
67. Neel Michael
68. Fabbri Fabrizio
69. Bolle Thierry
70. Manzaneque Jesus Red card 1974 : positive control ; 1976 : positive control

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