Manuel Vázquez Hueso

Manuel Vázquez
Personal information
Full nameManuel Vázquez Hueso
Born (1981-03-31) 31 March 1981 (age 43)
Churriana de la Vega, Spain
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2006–2007Andalucía–Paul Versan
2008–2009Contentpolis–Murcia
2010Andalucía–Cajasur
Major wins
Volta ao Alentejo (2007)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Hueso.

Manuel Vázquez Hueso (born 31 March 1981 in Churriana de la Vega, Spain) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. On 26 April 2010 he was provisionally suspended by the UCI for a suspected blood doping offense, after being tested positive for EPO on 20 March 2010 in an out-of-competition control.[1][2] On 14 January 2011 the Spanish Cycling Federation suspended him for two years, starting 26 April 2010 and all results achieved after 20 March 2010 annulled.[3]

Major results

2003
1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a León
2004
1st Stage 4 Tour of Galicia
2005
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Tenerife
10th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
1st Stage 5
2006
Vuelta a La Rioja
1st Stage 3
1st Mountains classification
9th GP Villafranca de Ordizia
2007
1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo
1st Stage 1
2008
2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stage 3
3rd Overall Regio-Tour
1st Stage 1
4th GP Villafranca de Ordizia
4th Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
6th Gran Premio Miguel Indurain
7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
7th Circuito de Getxo
2009
3rd Vuelta a La Rioja
9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
2010
3rd Trofeo Inca
8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
8th Trofeo Deià

References

  1. ^ "Press release - Manuel Vazquez Hueso provisionally suspended". UCI.ch. 26 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Vazquez Hueso suspended for EPO use". CyclingNews.com. 26 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  3. ^ "UCI Suspensions". UCI.ch. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-03-16.


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