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Historic Overview Manuel Beltrán Martínez

Rider

Overall Rank294
NameManuel BELTRÁN MARTÍNEZ
Country
  Spain
Date of birth28-May-1971 - Jaén (Andalucia)
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Biography

Manuel Beltrán Martínez

Manuel Beltrán Martinez (born 28 May 1971) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Spain. His finishes in the Tour de France are somewhat misleading as he was a lieutenant for his team leader. He was the team leader for numerous Vuelta a España rides and performed well.

Beltrán tested positive for EPO after the first stage of the 2008 Tour de France, according to L'Équipe 11 July 2008. The same date as the news broke, a spokesman for his team Liquigas said he would be suspended from the team and thrown out of that year's tour. It was later confirmed that his B-sample also tested positive.

Beltrán was suspended for two years. In 2010, he had to pay his former team 100.000 euros because of his positive doping test in the Tour de France.

His name was also 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.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 1999
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - stages 1999 (1)
Vuelta al Pais Vasco - stages 2007 (1)
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Seasons

Manuel Beltrán Martínez - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1994 Mapei - Clas 0 1456
2. 1995 Mapei - GB - Latexco 34 550
3. 1996 Mapei - GB 264 202
4. 1997 Banesto 702 73
5. 1998 Banesto 810 67
6. 1999 Banesto 1262 36
7. 2000 Mapei - Quick Step 1035 49
8. 2001 Mapei - Quick Step 734 80
9. 2002 Team Coast 698 82
10. 2003 US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 1515 18
11. 2004 US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 1153 41
12. 2005 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 684 86
13. 2006 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 664 81
14. 2007 Liquigas 966 45
15. 2008 Liquigas 296 237
Overall: 10817 294