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'''Alvaro Tardáguila Silva''' (born [[August 16]], [[1975]]) is a [[Uruguay]]an professional [[racing cyclist]]. |
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| image = Alvaro Tardaguila in 2005.jpg |
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| image_caption = Alvaro Tardáguila in 2005 |
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| fullname = Alvaro Tardáguila Silva |
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| nickname = "Coto" |
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| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1975|8|16}} |
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| country = {{flag|Uruguay}} |
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}} |
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| weight = {{convert|150|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |
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| discipline = Road |
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| role = Rider |
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| ridertype = All-Around |
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| amateurteams = Club Ciclista Deportivo San Antonio<br />Dolores Cycles Club<br />Alas Rojas de Santa Lucía<br />Uruguayan National Team<br />La Polar<br />UPMC-ACT<br /> |
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| majorwins = 2005 [[Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay]] - 1st General Classification<br /> 2006 Rutas de America - 1st, stage<br /> 2004 Tour de Korea - 1st, stage |
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| updated = [[September 1]], [[2009]] |
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'''Alvaro Tardáguila Silva''' (born [[August 16]], [[1975]]) is a [[Uruguay]]an professional [[racing cyclist]]. Winner of the 2005 edition of his home tour, the [[Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay]], Tardáguila is the son of Walter Tardáguila, a 1972 Olympian (cycling road race and team time trial) and also winner of the 1972 edition of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay. Tardaguila served a two-year ban for doping after testing positive for EPO and an anabolic agent at the 2005 Great Downer Avenue Bike Race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonews.com/article/9509/tardaguila-suspended-for-epo|title=Tardaguila Suspended for EPO|publisher=VeloNews.com|}}</ref> While announced by USADA in February of 2006,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usantidoping.org/files/active/resources/press_releases/Press%20Release-%20Tardaguila_February%202006.pdf|}}</ref> the suspension was retroactive to Oct. 17, 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.larepublica.com.uy/deportes/202969-alvaro-tardaguila-sera-suspendido-por-dopaje|title=Alvaro Tardáguila será suspendido por dopaje|publisher=La Republica|}}</ref> Tardáguila last competed for the Club Ciclista Deportivo San Antonio. |
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==Career highlights== |
==Career highlights== |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of doping cases in cycling]] |
* [[List of doping cases in cycling]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Alvaro Tardáguila Silva |
| Nickname | "Coto" |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-Around |
| Major wins | |
| 2005 Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay - 1st General Classification 2006 Rutas de America - 1st, stage 2004 Tour de Korea - 1st, stage | |
Alvaro Tardáguila Silva (born August 16, 1975) is a Uruguayan professional racing cyclist. Winner of the 2005 edition of his home tour, the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay, Tardáguila is the son of Walter Tardáguila, a 1972 Olympian (cycling road race and team time trial) and also winner of the 1972 edition of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay. Tardaguila served a two-year ban for doping after testing positive for EPO and an anabolic agent at the 2005 Great Downer Avenue Bike Race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.[1] While announced by USADA in February of 2006,[2] the suspension was retroactive to Oct. 17, 2005.[3] Tardáguila last competed for the Club Ciclista Deportivo San Antonio.
Career highlights
- 2003: 3º in Mount Holly-Smithville (USA)
- 2004: 1º in Stage 4 Tour de Korea, Yang Yang (KOR)
- 2004: 1º in Murraysville Classic (USA)
- 2005: 1º in Stage 5 Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado, O'Brien (ARG)
- 2005: 1º in Stage 7 Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado, Caseros (ARG)
- 2005: 1º in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay (URU)
- 2005: 2º in Mount Holly-Smithville (USA)
- 2005: 2º in General Classification Tour of Christiana (USA)
- 2005: 2º in Univest GP, Criterium (USA)
- 2006: 1º in Stage 6 Rutas de America, Tacuarembo (URU)
- 2008: 3º in General Classification Vuelta al Chana (URU)
See also
References
- ^ "Tardaguila Suspended for EPO". VeloNews.com.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ http://www.usantidoping.org/files/active/resources/press_releases/Press%20Release-%20Tardaguila_February%202006.pdf.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Alvaro Tardáguila será suspendido por dopaje". La Republica.
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External links
- Álvaro Tardáguila at Cycling Archives (archived)
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