Nickname "Coto" Role Cyclist Discipline Road Height 1.75 m | Rider type All-Around Weight 68 kg Name Alvaro Tardaguila | |
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Full name Alvaro Walter Tardaguila Silva Born August 16, 1975 (age 48)
Uruguay ( 1975-08-16 ) | ||
Álvaro Tardáguila Silva (born August 16, 1975) is a Uruguayan professional racing cyclist. Winner of the 2005 edition of his home tour, the Vuelta del Uruguay, Tardáguila is the son of Walter Tardáguila, a 1972 Olympian (cycling road race and team time trial) and also winner of the 1972 edition of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay.
Doping
Tardaguila served a two-year ban for doping after testing positive for EPO and an anabolic agent at the 2005 Great Downer Avenue Bike Race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. While announced by USADA in February 2006, the suspension was retroactive to Oct. 17, 2005. Tardáguila last competed for the Club Ciclista Deportivo San Antonio.
References
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