Austrian cyclist
Georg Preidler (born 17 June 1990) is an Austrian cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2019. He won the Austrian National Time Trial Championships in 2015 and 2017, and was stripped of a third title won in 2018.
In 2019, Preidler was implicated in the Operation Aderlass doping scandal,[3] and was given a four-year suspension.
Career
Preidler was born in Graz, Austria. As a junior, he won the national championship title, before Preidler began his professional career in 2010 at the Austrian Continental team RC Arbö–Gourmetfein–Wels. He rode for Team Giant–Alpecin at the 2015 Tour de France,[4] finishing 87th overall.[5]
Doping
In February 2019, Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung broke news that a number of professional cyclists had been implicated in the doping scandal uncovered at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019. Preidler confessed to having his blood extracted for a possible transfusion. On 3 March, Preidler confessed to Austrian police, whilst also terminating his contract with Groupama–FDJ via email. Preidler was due to race during the previous weekend, later admitting to having his blood drawn on two occasions late in 2018. The team then contacted the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the French Anti-Doping Agency (French: Agence française de lutte contre le dopage) and the Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible (MPCC; English: Movement for Credible Cycling).[6][7] Preidler was handed a four-year ban on 27 June 2019.[8]
Major results
Source: [9]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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