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Ralf Matzka
	Matzka in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Ralf Matzka
Born	August 24, 1989 (age 35); Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany; (now Germany);
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur teams
2005–2007	RV 1909 Deißlingen
2006–2007	Junior Team Aguti Stuttgart
2009	RV 1909 Deißlingen
Professional teams
2008	Team Ista
2010	Team Heizomat Mapei
2011–2012	Thüringer Energie Team
2013–2016	NetApp–Endura

Ralf Matzka (born 24 August 1989) is a German former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016.^[2]

Career

As a first year professional in 2008, Matzka raced the Rund um den Henninger Turm U23 where he came fourth after being dropped from the leading group but winning the bunch sprint.^[3]

Matzka was banned by the UCI from 3 March 2016 to 27 November 2018 after testing positive for Tamoxifen. His failed test was announced by Bora–Hansgrohe in 2017 although he did not ride for them.^[4] It wasn't until January 2018 that Matzka was given a proper suspension, which was retroactively applied to his career.^[5]

Major results

Sources:^[1]^[6]

2008: 1st Stage 4 Tour de Korea; 4th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23; 4th Tour de Berne
2010: 1st Stage 3 Flèche du Sud
2011: 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2012: 8th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques; 9th Neuseen Classics
2013: 10th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt
2014: 4th Münsterland Giro; 8th Brussels Cycling Classic
2015: 6th Schaal Sels

References

^ ^a ^b "Ralf Matzka » Team NetApp – Endura". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ "Ralf MATZKA". UCI. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ Haake, Björn (1 May 2008). "Austrian one-two in U23 Henninger". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Bora reveal 2016 positive test for Ralf Matzka". cyclingnews.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "UCI bans Matzka and Da Silva Ramos". cyclingnews.com. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Ralf Matzka". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.