Danilo Hondo

Danilo Hondo

Hondo at the 2008 German National Road Race Championshisp.
Personal information
Full name	Danilo Hondo
Born	(1974-01-04) 4 January 1974 Guben, East Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
1997–1998	Agro
1999–2003	Team Telekom
2004–2005	Gerolsteiner
2006	Lamonta
2007	Tinkoff Credit Systems
2008	Diquigiovanni–Androni
2009	PSK Whirlpool–Author
2010–2012	Lampre–Farnese Vini
2013–2014	RadioShack–Leopard
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 2 stages (2001) One-Day Races and Classics National Road Race Championship (2002)
Medal record Representing  Germany Track Cycling World Championships 1994 Palermo Team Pursuit 1996 Manchester Team Pursuit
Infobox last updated on 5 January 2014

Danilo Hondo (born 4 January 1974) is a former German professional road bicycle racer.^[1] He won the German National Road Race in 2002.^[2] He was banned from professional cycling and then later won his appeal to return to the sport.

Hondo was born in Guben, Brandenburg.

Doping

In 2005 Hondo was suspended and fired after testing positive for carphedon at the 2005 Vuelta a Murcia. Originally suspended for two years, Hondo's suspension was cut to 1 year in June 2005. In January 2006, Hondo had his ban extended to 2 years when he lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In March 2006, has won his appeal in civil court, which gave Hondo an early end to his suspension. In 2009, he signed for a 3-year contract for Lampre–Farnese Vini.^[3]

Major results

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

External links

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• Danilo Hondo profile at Cycling Archives