Eddy Mazzoleni
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eddy Mazzoleni |
| Nickname | Mazzo |
| Born |
July 29, 1973 Bergamo, Italy |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1996–1999 | Saeco |
| 2000 | Team Polti |
| 2001–2002 | Tacconi-Vini Caldirola |
| 2003 | Sidermec-Saunier Duval |
| 2004 | Saeco |
| 2005 | Lampre-Caffita |
| 2006 | T-Mobile |
| 2007 | Astana |
| Major wins | |
| Giro del Venete (2005) Tour de Suisse, 1 stage Tour de Romandie, 1 stage |
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Eddy Mazzoleni (born July 29, 1973 in Bergamo) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI ProTour Astana Team.
He currently lives in Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy. Mazzoleni is a talented climber and was a higher finisher on the General Classification in the 2005 Tour de France, notably he finished 3rd on stage 16 to Pau. He also finished 3rd overall in the 2007 Giro d'Italia behind 1st-place winner Danilo Di Luca and 2nd place Andy Schleck. His brother in-law is Ivan Basso. Mazzoleni left Astana on July 16, 2007, following implication in the Italian Oil for Drugs case. On April 8, 2008 Mazzoleni was given a two-year suspension due to his involvement in this case.
His name was 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.
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