Andrea Moletta
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Moletta |
| Born |
23 February 1979 Cittadella, Italy |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Miche-Silver Cross |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003 | Mercatone Uno |
| 2004 | Barloworld |
| 2005–2008 | Gerolsteiner |
| 2009– | Miche-Silver Cross |
|
Infobox last updated on 7 September 2007 | |
Andrea Moletta (born 23 February 1979 in Cittadella, Province of Padua) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Miche-Silver Cross.
In March 2007, Moletta crashed badly in the Milan-San Remo race, and it was thought that his season would be over. However, six months later Moletta was recovered and started in the 2007 Vuelta a España.[1]
During the 2008 Giro d'Italia, Moletta's father was caught with Viagra and unidentified fluids, and as result of this, Moletta's team Gerolsteiner withdrew Moletta from racing.[2] Viagra was not banned in competition, so no formal doping charge was filed against Moletta, although the doping authorities (WADA) were looking at the matter.[3] Later it was found that the fluids were the hormone Lutelef, which can be used as a new form of blood doping.[4] Moletta was later cleared from any wrongdoing.[5]
Since 2009, Moletta rides for Miche-Silver Cross.[6]
Palmares
Moletta has won one race in his professional career:[6]
- Peace Race - 1 stage (2003)
Notes and references
- ↑ Decaluwé, Brecht (3 September 2007). "Andrea Moletta: Coming back one day at a time". Cycling news. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ↑ Westemeyer, Susan; Brown, Gregor (22 September 2008). "Gerolsteiner's forgotten riders". Cycling news. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ↑ Weislo, Laury (23 May 2008). "Riders using Viagra for altitude?". Cycling news. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ↑ Farrand, Stephen (30 October 2009). "Italian investigation discovers new blood doping technique". Cycling weekly. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ↑ Brown, Gregor (5 November 2008). "Moletta cleared, but without team". Cycling news. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- 1 2 Andrea Moletta profile at Cycling Archives