Ricardo Serrano (cyclist)

Ricardo Serrano
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez
Born (1978-08-04) 4 August 1978
Valladolid, Spain
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2003 Labarca - 2 Cafés Baqué
2004 Cafés Baqué
20052006 Kaiku
20072008 Tinkoff Credit Systems
2009 Fuji–Servetto

Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (born 4 August 1978 in Valladolid) is a Spanish retired racing cyclist.

Doping sanction

Serrano received a two-year sanction after being caught under the UCI's biological passport programme. Evidence against Serrano was based on an abnormal haematological profile and two laboratory reports indicating the detection of CERA in two of his blood samples.[1] The first anomalies in his passport were from the 2008 sesaon, when Serrano rode for Tinkoff Credit Systems,[2] while the two CERA positives were from 2009, when he rode for Fuji-Servetto.[1]

Professional record

References

  1. 1 2 "Biological Passport: Ricardo Serrano given two-year suspension by RFEC for EPO use". Velonation.com. 17 June 2010.
  2. Gregor Brown: UCI names first five biological passport violators, cyclingnews.com, 17 June 2009
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