Volodymyr Bileka Explained

Volodymyr Bileka
Fullname:	Volodymyr Bileka Володимир Білека
Birth Date:	6 February 1979
Birth Place:	Drohobych, Ukraine
Height:	1.70NaN0
Weight:	65kg (143lb)
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	2002–2004
Proyears2:	2005–2007
Proyears3:	2008
Proyears4:	2010–2011
Proyears5:	2012

Volodymyr Bileka (uk|Володимир Білека, born 6 February 1979 in Drohobych) is a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer. He rode for between 2005 and 2007. As with teammate and compatriot Yaroslav Popovych, he showed promise by winning numerous races as a junior before turning professional.

Doping cases

On 3 May 2008 Bileka sent a letter to team management announcing his resignation from the team for personal reasons, later revealed to be a positive test for EPO that resulted in a two-year ban.^[1] ^[2] He made a comeback in professional cycling in 2010, riding for lower ranked teams. In 2012, while riding for Torku Şeker Spor, he tested positive for pseudoephedrine at the first stage of Tour of Trakya. He is now under a four-year-long suspension that will end 1 July 2016.^[3]