Manuel Vázquez Hueso Explained

Manuel Vázquez
Fullname:Manuel Vázquez Hueso
Birth Date:31 March 1981
Birth Place:Churriana de la Vega, Spain
Height:1.7 m
Weight:67 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2006 - 2007
Proyears2:2008 - 2009
Proyears3:2010
Majorwins:Volta ao Alentejo (2007)

Manuel Vázquez Hueso (born 31 March 1981 in Churriana de la Vega, Spain) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. On 26 April 2010 he was provisionally suspended by the UCI for a suspected blood doping offense, after being tested positive for EPO on 20 March 2010 in an out-of-competition control.[1] [2] On 14 January 2011 the Spanish Cycling Federation suspended him for two years, starting 26 April 2010 and all results achieved after 20 March 2010 annulled.[3]

Major results

2003
  • 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a León
    2004
  • 1st Stage 4 Tour of Galicia
    2005
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Tenerife
  • 10th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
  • 1st Stage 5
    2006
  • Vuelta a La Rioja
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 9th GP Villafranca de Ordizia
    2007
  • 1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo
  • 1st Stage 1
    2008
  • 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 3rd Overall Regio-Tour
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 4th GP Villafranca de Ordizia
  • 4th Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
  • 6th Gran Premio Miguel Indurain
  • 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
  • 7th Circuito de Getxo
    2009
  • 3rd Vuelta a La Rioja
  • 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
    2010
  • 3rd Trofeo Inca
  • 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
  • 8th Trofeo Deià

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Press release - Manuel Vazquez Hueso provisionally suspended . UCI.ch . 26 April 2010.
    2. Web site: Vazquez Hueso suspended for EPO use . CyclingNews.com . 26 April 2010 . 2011-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100804025701/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vazquez-hueso-suspended-for-epo-use . 2010-08-04 . live .
    3. Web site: UCI Suspensions . UCI.ch . 2011-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319201523/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjY5MTE&LangId=1 . 2012-03-19 . dead .