Cristian Moreni

Cristian Moreni

File:Cristian Moreni.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Moreni
Born	(1972-11-21) November 21, 1972 Asola, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1998–2000	Liquigas
2001	Mercatone Uno
2002–2004	Alessio
2005	Quick Step-Innergetic
2006–2007	Cofidis
Major wins
Giro d'Italia, 1 stage Vuelta a España, 1 stage Italian National Road Race Champion (2004)
Infobox last updated on May 27, 2008

Cristian Moreni (born November 21, 1972 in Asola) is an Italian former road racing cyclist who rode for Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone in the UCI ProTour.

Doping

Moreni tested positive for testosterone at the end of the 11th stage of the 2007 Tour de France, on July 25, 2007 (stage 16). He was arrested after stage 16 by French gendarmes. He pleaded guilty, and did not request that a second sample be tested. Subsequently to his arrest, Cofidis withdrew from the Tour. Moreni was suspended for two years following the scandal.

In 2009, when his suspension ended, Moreni became the first cyclist to pay a fine of one year's salary to the UCI. Moreni wanted to return as a professional cyclist.

Tour de France participations

• 2002 - 66th overall
• 2006 - 44th overall; 8th points; 2nd, Stage 18
• 2007 - Disqualified, use of Testosterone

Major achievements

1999

Stage win, Vuelta a España

2000

Stage win, Giro d'Italia

2003

Regio-Tour International, stage 1

Giro del Veneto

2004

Italian National Road Race Championship

Route du Sud, stage 1

46th, Summer Olympics Men's Road Race

2005

Tour de l'Ain, stage 1

7th, GP Ouest-France

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences