Matti Helminen Explained

Matti Helminen
Fullname:Matti Helminen
Birth Date:14 August 1975
Birth Place:Kotka, Finland
Height:1.84 m
Weight:76 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Time trialist
Amateuryears1:2015
Amateurteam1:Zannata Cycling Team
Amateuryears2:2016–2020
Amateurteam2:VP Consulting–Zannata CT
Proyears1:2005–2006
Proteam1:Profel Continental Team
Proyears2:2007
Proteam2:DFL–Cyclingnews–Litespeed
Proyears3:2008–2009
Proyears4:2009
Proteam4:Cycling Club Bourgas
Proyears5:2011–2012

Matti Helminen (born 14 August 1975) is a Finnish racing cyclist. He won the Finnish National Time Trial Championships six times between 2003 and 2012, and finished in third place in the Finnish National Road Race Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2015.[1]

Helminen tested positive for Probenecid at the 2012 Tour de Luxembourg and was handed a two-years suspension for doping.[2] He appealed against this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Major results

Source: [3]

2001
  • National Road Championships
  • 3rd Time trial
  • 5th Road race
    2002
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2003
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 4th Road race
    2004
  • 5th Road race, National Road Championships
  • 9th Overall Triptyque Ardennais
    2005
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 4th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
    2006
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 1st Chrono Champenois
  • 3rd Chrono des Nations
    2007
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
  • 7th Chrono des Nations
  • 9th Druivenkoers Overijse
    2008
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
  • 3rd Chrono Champenois
    2009
  • National Road Championships
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
  • 9th Chrono Champenois
    2010
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 5th Road race
  • 2nd Chrono Champenois
  • 8th Duo Normand (with Jarmo Rissanen)
    2011
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2012
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 4th Road race
    2015
  • National Road Championships
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
    2016
  • 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
    2017
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2019
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Matti Helminen . 5 May 2014 . Cycling Archives.
    2. http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzk5OTY&LangId=1 UCI list of suspended cyclists
    3. Web site: Matti Helminen. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 30 August 2022.

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