Eddy Mazzoleni

Eddy Mazzoleni
Personal information
Full name Eddy Mazzoleni
Nickname Mazzo
Born (1973-07-29) July 29, 1973
Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Professional team(s)
1996–1999 Saeco
2000 Team Polti
2001–2002 Tacconi-Vini Caldirola
2003 Sidermec-Saunier Duval
2004 Saeco
2005 Lampre-Caffita
2006 T-Mobile
2007 Astana
Major wins
Giro del Venete (2005)
Tour de Suisse, 1 stage
Tour de Romandie, 1 stage
Infobox last updated on
July 17, 2007

Eddy Mazzoleni (born July 29, 1973 in Bergamo) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI ProTour Astana Team.

Biography

He currently lives in Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy. Mazzoleni is a talented climber and was a higher finisher on the General Classification in the 2005 Tour de France, notably he finished 3rd on stage 16 to Pau. He also finished 3rd overall in the 2007 Giro d'Italia behind 1st-place winner Danilo Di Luca and 2nd place Andy Schleck. His brother in-law is Ivan Basso. Mazzoleni left Astana on July 16, 2007, following implication in the Italian Oil for Drugs case.[1] On April 8, 2008 Mazzoleni was given a two-year suspension due to his involvement in this case.[2]

His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004.[3]

Major achievements

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mazzoleni reveals Astana departure". CNN.com. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Mazzoleni gets two year ban". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
  3. ↑ "French Senate releases positive EPO cases from 1998 Tour de France".


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