Marco Fertonani

Marco Fertonani

Personal information
Full name	Marco Fertonani
Born	(1976-07-08) 8 July 1976 (age 48) Genoa, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2002–2004	Phonak
2005	Domina Vacanze
2006–2007	Caisse d'Epargne

Marco Fertonani (born 8 July 1976 in Genoa) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer. In 2007, he tested positive for using testosterone.^[1]

Professional career

Fertonani tested positive for using testosterone during the 2007 Tour Méditerranéen and was immediately suspended by the team, although Fertonani has decided to fight the case, citing errors in the testing procedure at the laboratory.^[2]

Major results

2004

1st Stage 6 Tour of Qinghai Lake

6th Coppa Placci

2005

5th Overall Tour de Romandie

2006

1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León

2007

4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling
• List of doping cases in sport

References

1. "Fertonani blames lab for test results". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
2. "Fertonani fights doping case". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-08-14.

External links

• Marco Fertonani at trap-friis.dk
• Marco Fertonani at ProCyclingStats