Current team Retired Role Rider 2001–2002 Mapei | Discipline Road 2000 Team Polti (stagiaire) 2003–2004 De Nardi | |
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Born 27 June 1978 (age 38)
Codogno, Italy ( 1978-06-27 ) | ||
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Graziano Gasparre (born 27 June 1978 in Codogno) is a former Italian cyclist.
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Career
Gasparre participated in two editions of the Giro d'Italia and booked multiple victories in his career, including the European Road Race Championship, the Giro delle Regioni and the Ronde de l'Isard. In addition to these, he also won stages of the Tour de l'Avenir, the Circuit de Lorraine, the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali and the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda.
Doping
He admitted using doping (Amphetamine, Cocaine, EPO, hGH, Testosterone) during his career on November 26 2012. Gasparre has provided information to anti-doping investigators in Florence. He underwent surgery to remove a tumour in Reggio Emilia in November 2012. He believed the tumour was a consequence of doping during his racing career.
