 Mayo at the 2007 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iban Mayo Diez |
| Nickname | El Gallo (The Rooster) |
| Born | (1977-08-19) 19 August 1977 (age 47) Igorre, Spain |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2006 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2007 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Iban Mayo Diez (born 19 August 1977 in Igorre, Basque Country, Spain) is a former professional road bicycle racer.
Biography
Renowned as a climber, Mayo turned pro with Euskaltel–Euskadi in 2000, and became one of the Basque Country's prospects for glory. He stayed with Euskaltel-Euskadi throughout 2000–2006. The biggest result came in the 2003 Tour de France, when he won a stage up Alpe d'Huez. Mayo finished the Tour sixth.
In 2004 Mayo won the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, regarded as preparation for the Tour de France. He beat Lance Armstrong by two minutes in a time trial on Mont Ventoux, breaking the record. He was seen as a dangerous outsider for the Tour de France in the same year. It turned out a disappointment, and after losing time due to a crash, he lost more in the Pyrenees due to injuries and mononucleosis. Mayo quit before the 15th stage.
After a lackluster 2005, in 2006 he returned in the Dauphiné Libéré with second place in Briançon and a win on the stage to La Toussuire. He was seen as a contender for the 2006 Tour de France, but retired during the 11th stage. In 2007 Mayo signed for Saunier Duval–Prodir.
Mayo won the 19th stage of the 2007 Giro d'Italia. On 30 July 2007 the UCI confirmed he had failed a test for EPO during the Tour de France, in which he finished 16th. On 22 October the Spanish federation cleared Mayo after a second test proved negative. The UCI president Pat McQuaid stopped short of clearing the rider, pending further tests.
On 19 December a French laboratory confirmed the positive test. In 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Mayo's two-year ban, which ended on 31 July 2009.
On 13 September 2009, Mayo decided not to make a comeback to professional cycling, thus effectively ending his career.
Career achievements
Major results
- 1995
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 4th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2001
- 1st
Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre - 1st Classique des Alpes
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 3rd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 2002
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 2003
- 1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Stages 1, 5a & 5b (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st
Points classification - 1st
Mountains classification - 1st
Combination classification - 1st Prologue & Stage 4
- 1st
- 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 8
- 10th Karlsruher Versicherungs Grand Prix (with Haimar Zubeldia)
- 2004
- 1st
Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Prologue & Stage 4 (ITT)
- 1st Overall Vuelta Asturias
- 1st Points classification
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Clásica de Alcobendas
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st
- 1st Subida al Naranco
- 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd Classique des Alpes
- 2006
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Subida a Urkiola
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2007
- 1st Stage 19 Giro d'Italia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 38 |
| Tour de France
|
— | 88 | 6 | DNF | 60 | DNF | 16 |
 Vuelta a España
|
11 | 5 | — | — | DNF | 35 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
Notes and references
- "Dauphine Libere 2004 stage 4 results report and photos". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- "Mayo fails dope test for EPO," AFP, July 30, 2007. Posted 19:29 GMT
- "Mayo cleared after negative B test". cnn.com. 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- "Mayo's 'B' sample to be re-tested". BBC Sport. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- "Spanish cyclist Mayo's failed doping test confirmed: report". AFP. 2007-12-19. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- Mark Ledsom (12 August 2008). "Sports court bans Spaniard Mayo for two years". REUTERS.
- "«Mi caso ha sido una caza de brujas». El Correo".
External links
- Iban Mayo at trap-friis.dk
- Iban Mayo at UCI
- Iban Mayo at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Iban Mayo at ProCyclingStats
- Iban Mayo at Cycling Quotient
- Iban Mayo at CycleBase