Matteo Rabottini (born 14 August 1987) is an Italian racing cyclist, who last for UCI Continental team Meridiana–Kamen.[3]
![]() Rabottini at the 2012 Giro d'Italia | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Matteo Rabottini |
Nickname | Rambo |
Born | Pescara, Italy | 14 August 1987
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Climber |
Amateur team | |
2006–2010 | Aran Cucine |
Professional teams | |
2010 | → Lampre–Farnese Vini (stagiaire) |
2011–2014 | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli[1] |
2016–2022 | Meridiana–Kamen[2] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
editHe was provisionally suspended by the UCI in September 2014 following an adverse analytical finding for EPO in a test taken in August 2014.[4] He was dropped from the Italian World Championships team.[5] In May 2015 UCI announced on their website that Rabottini was banned for two years, with a cut of 3 months for "Substantial Assistance in Discovering or Establishing Anti-Doping Rule Violations".[6] The ban ended on 6 May 2016.[7][8] He joined Meridiana–Kamen upon the conclusion of the ban.
Major results
edit- 2011
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Turkey
- 2012
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 15
- 3rd Coppa Sabatini
- 3rd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 5th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 6th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Overall Giro di Padania
- 10th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 2013
- 9th Tre Valli Varesine
- 9th Milano–Torino
- 2014
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia
4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos- 4th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 9th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2017
- 6th Overall Tour of Albania
- 2018
- 5th Overall Tour of Albania
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
editGrand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Giro d'Italia | 113 | 60 | 55 | 17 |
Tour de France | Has not contested during his career | |||
Vuelta a España |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Yellow Fluo (YEL) – ITA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Meridiana Kamen Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Meridiana Kamen Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Rabottini tests positive for EPO". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ UCI:UCI regulatioins, anti-doping rules
- ^ UCI: Consequences Imposed on License-Holders as Result of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules
- ^ UCI hands Rabottini two-year ban for EPO positive, cyclingnews.com, 12 May 2015
External links
edit- Matteo Rabottini at ProCyclingStats
- Matteo Rabottini at Cycling Archives