Nicola Minali
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nicola Minali |
| Born |
10 November 1969 Isola della Scala, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1993 | Mecair-Ballan |
| 1994–1996 | Gewiss–Ballan |
| 1997 | Batik-Del Monte |
| 1998 | Riso Scotti–MG Maglificio |
| 1999 | Cantina Tollo–Alexia Alluminio |
| 2000 | Alexia Alluminio |
| 2001–2002 | Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola |
| Major wins | |
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Paris–Tours (1995, 1996) Tour de France, 3 stages Giro d'Italia, 2 stages Vuelta a España, 7 stages |
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Nicola Minali (born 10 November 1969 in Isola della Scala, Veneto) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He won a total of twelve stages in Grand Tours, including the prestigious Champs-Élysées stage in 1997 Tour de France. He also won the Paris–Tours classic twice.
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.
He is the father of racing cyclist Riccardo Minali.
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