David García Dapena

David García Dapena
Personal information
Full name	David García Dapena
Born	30 September 1977 (age 47); Marín, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1999	LA-Pecol
2000–2003	Castanhede
2004	LA-Lapecol
2005–2006	LA-Liberty
2007–2008	Karpin–Galicia
2009–2010	Xacobeo–Galicia
Major wins
	Tour of Turkey 2008

David García Dapena (born 30 September 1977 in Marín, Pontevedra) is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer.

Doping

During the 2010 Vuelta a España he tested positive for EPO. A later sample also tested positive for HES. The Spanish Cycling Federation subsequently banned him for 2 years, effective 6 October 2010, and declared his results of the 2010 Vuelta a España void.^[1]^[2] After retiring,^[3] García disclosed information to the police about how he had acquired the product, and led to the arrest of Alberto Beltrán Niño in March 2012.^[4]

Major results

2000: 1st, Stage 8, Volta a Portugal do Futuro
2001: 1st, Stage 4, GP Philips
2003: 1st, Stage 2, GP Castanhede; 1st, Stage 1, GP Abimota; 1st, Stage 4, GP Abimota
2004: 1st, Stage 4, Volta a Terras de Santa Maria; 1st, Stage 2, Volta a Tras os Montes
2005: 1st, Stage, GP Abimota
2006: 1st, Stage, Volta a Terras de Santa Maria
2008: 1st, Overall, Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey; 1st, Stage 15, Vuelta a España
2009: 1st, Stage 2, Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey; 1st, Vuelta a La Rioja

References

David García Dapena at Cycling Archives (archived)

^ "Spain's David Garcia handed two-year doping ban - VeloNews.com". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2012-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Mosquera's Vuelta a Espana doping case still pending". 16 February 2011.
^ Cossins, Peter (19 March 2012). "Operacion Skype: Rider's evidence leads to doctor's arrest". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

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[1] "Spain's David Garcia handed two-year doping ban - VeloNews.com". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2011-03-16.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2012-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Mosquera's Vuelta a Espana doping case still pending". 16 February 2011.

[4] Cossins, Peter (19 March 2012). "Operacion Skype: Rider's evidence leads to doctor's arrest". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

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