Roberto Heras
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Roberto Heras Hernández |
Born | Béjar, Spain | 1 February 1974
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist |
Professional teams | |
1997–2000 | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
2001–2003 | U.S. Postal Service |
2004–2005 | Liberty Seguros |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Roberto Heras Hernández (born 1 February 1974) is a Spanish former professional
In June 2011, Heras successfully appealed against the disqualification in the civil court of
Early career
Heras turned professional in 1995 for the Spanish
Riding with Lance Armstrong
From 2001, he raced alongside
During the
Dominating the Vuelta a España
He had, however, already established himself as a contender for honours in other Tours. He was fifth and a stage winner in the 1997 Vuelta, sixth (and another stage victory) a year later, and third in 1999; that year he finished sixth and won a stage in the Giro d'Italia. His first Vuelta win came in 2000 (when he also won two stages and the points classification), and he won again in 2003.
At the end of 2003, he left US Postal to lead the Spanish Liberty Seguros team. He was thought to be a contender for the 2004 Tour de France but abandoned after the 16th stage due to lack of fitness.[4] Heras entered the Vuelta a España and won, equalling Tony Rominger's record three wins. During the first mountain stages, it seemed an easy win but in the last week he had a challenge from Santiago Pérez.
In the 2005 Vuelta a España, Heras won two mountain stages (including the Estación de Esquí de Pajares) and lost the last time trial by less than a second, something nobody expected from the non-time-trial-specialist Heras. Heras won for the fourth time, a record.
However, a drug test in November 2005, two months after the race, showed a positive test for EPO from the day of time trial (stage 20).[5] Heras was fired and faced a two-year suspension. His Vuelta win was given to second-place finisher, Russian Denis Menchov.
Heras appealed, alleging inaccuracies in the testing and mishandling of his samples. He appealed this decision in the civil court of
Career achievements
Major results
- 1996
- 10th Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta
- 1997
- 1st Subida al Naranco
- 3rd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 12
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 9th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1998
- 1st Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta
- 2nd Subida al Naranco
- 3rd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
- 4th Trofeo Forla de Navarra
- 5th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 6th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 19
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
- 10th Overall Paris–Nice
- 10th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1999
- 1st Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 6
- 2nd Gran Premio de Llodio
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 21
- 5th Overall Tour of Galicia
- 2000
- 1st Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 7 & 20
- 1st Stage 5 Euskal Bizikleta
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 3rd Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta
- 3rd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
- 5th Overall Tour de France
- 5th Overall Tour of Galicia
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2001
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragón
- 4th Overall Vuelta a España
- 2002
- 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Combination classification
- 1st Stages 6 & 15
- Held after Stages 15–20
- Held after Stage 18
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 2003
- 1st Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 20
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2004
- 1st Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Combination classification
- 1st Stage 12
- Held after Stages 12–16
- 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 5th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
- 2005
- 1st Overall Vuelta a España
- 9th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 2009
- 1st Brompton World Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 9 | 34 | DNF | 45 |
/ Vuelta a España | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
See also
- List of doping cases in cycling
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- ^ a b "Spanish civil court rules Roberto Heras 2005 doping positive invalid". Velonews. June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "Heras sues for one million euros". Cyclingnews.com. 13 December 2013.
- ^ "2002 Tour de France results".
- ^ "Roberto Heras' Vuelta mountain guide". 12 July 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "www.cyclingnews.com – the world centre of cycling". autobus.cyclingnews.com.
- ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (30 January 2016). "Spanish state sentenced to pay Roberto Heras €724,000 in compensation". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Roberto Heras' state compensation of €724,000 confirmed". cyclingnews.com. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
External links
- Roberto Heras at UCI
- Roberto Heras at Cycling Archives
- Roberto Heras at ProCyclingStats
- Roberto Heras at Cycling Quotient
- Roberto Heras at CycleBase