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Graziano Gasparre
Personal information
Born (1978-06-27) 27 June 1978 (age 46)
Codogno, Italy
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2000Team Polti (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2001–2002Mapei
2003–2004De Nardi
2006–2008Amore & Vita

Graziano Gasparre (born 27 June 1978 in Codogno) is a former Italian cyclist.[1]

Career

Gasparre participated in two editions of the Giro d'Italia and booked multiple victories in his career, including the European Road Race Championship, the Giro delle Regioni and the Ronde de l'Isard. In addition to these, he also won stages of the Tour de l'Avenir, the Circuit de Lorraine, the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali and the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda.

Doping

He admitted using doping (Amphetamine, Cocaine, EPO, hGH, Testosterone[2]) during his career on November 26 2012.[3] Gasparre has provided information to anti-doping investigators in Florence. He underwent surgery to remove a tumour in Reggio Emilia in November 2012. He believed the tumour was a consequence of doping during his racing career.[4]

Palmares

References

  1. ^ "Graziano Gasparre". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Graziano Gasparre". Dopeology. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Gasparre Admission". Dopeology. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Gasparre blames doping for causing tumour". Cycling News. Retrieved 23 April 2016.