Rabottini at the 2012 Giro d'Italia | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Matteo Rabottini |
Nickname | Rambo |
Born | (1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 (age 37) Pescara, Italy |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Climber |
Amateur team | |
2006–2010 | Aran Cucine |
Professional teams | |
2010 | → Lampre–Farnese Vini (stagiaire) |
2011–2014 | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli |
2016–2022 | Meridiana–Kamen |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Matteo Rabottini (born 14 August 1987) is an Italian racing cyclist, who last for UCI Continental team Meridiana–Kamen.
Career
He was provisionally suspended by the UCI in September 2014 following an adverse analytical finding for EPO in a test taken in August 2014. He was dropped from the Italian World Championships team. In May 2015 UCI announced on their website that Rabottini was banned for two years, with a cut of 3 months for "Substantial Assistance in Discovering or Establishing Anti-Doping Rule Violations". The ban ended on 6 May 2016. He joined Meridiana–Kamen upon the conclusion of the ban.
Major results
- 2011
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Turkey
- 2012
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 15
- 3rd Coppa Sabatini
- 3rd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 5th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 6th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Overall Giro di Padania
- 10th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 2013
- 9th Tre Valli Varesine
- 9th Milano–Torino
- 2014
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia
4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos- 4th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 9th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2017
- 6th Overall Tour of Albania
- 2018
- 5th Overall Tour of Albania
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Giro d'Italia | 113 | 60 | 55 | 17 |
Tour de France | Has not contested during his career | |||
Vuelta a España |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Yellow Fluo (YEL) – ITA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- "Meridiana Kamen Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Meridiana Kamen Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Rabottini tests positive for EPO". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- UCI:UCI regulatioins, anti-doping rules
- UCI: Consequences Imposed on License-Holders as Result of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules
- UCI hands Rabottini two-year ban for EPO positive, cyclingnews.com, 12 May 2015
External links
- Matteo Rabottini at ProCyclingStats
- Matteo Rabottini at Cycling Archives (archived)