Andrea Moletta (born 23 February 1979 in

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) is an Italian professional

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for

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Miche-Silver Cross. In March 2007, Moletta crashed badly in the Milan-San Remo race, and it was thought that his season would be over. However, six months later Moletta was recovered and started in the

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. During the

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, Moletta's father was caught with Viagra and unidentified fluids, and as result of this, Moletta's team

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withdrew Moletta from racing. Viagra was not banned in competition, so no formal doping charge was filed against Moletta, although the doping authorities (WADA) were looking at the matter. Later it was found that the fluids were the hormone Lutelef, which can be used as a new form of blood doping. Moletta was later cleared from any wrongdoing. He has previously played for Team Braloworld (2004), Mercatone Uno (2003), and Fassa Bortolo (2001). Since 2009, Moletta rides for Miche-Silver Cross.

Palmares

;2000 :4th

Trofeo Zsšdi Trofeo Zsšdi-Unione dei Circoli Sportivi Sloveni in Italia is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The trophy is contested around Trieste, near the frontier between Italy and Slovenia. Since 2005, it is classified ...

;2001 :6th Overall

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:6th Circuito Belvedere :7th

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;2002 :1st GP di Poggiana :3rd

;2003 :1st Stage 6

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:4th

Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo The Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Uni ...

:9th

Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau The Stausee Rundfahrt-Klingnau () is a road bicycle race held annually in Klingnau in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...

;2004 :3rd

Giro del Friuli Giro del Friuli is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The first edition took place in 1974. From 2005 to 2008 the race was suspended, but it returned in 2009 as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Euro ...

;2005 :4th

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;2006 :2nd

GP Miguel Induráin The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race. History The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurái ...

:10th

GP Lugano The Gran Premio di Lugano () is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental ...

;2008 :10th

;2009 :6th

Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, currently known as the Giro della Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria The province of Reggio Calabria () was a province in th ...

:7th Overall

Okolo Slovenska Okolo Slovenska (; ) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes five or more stages. History Okolo Slovenska ...

:7th

Memorial Marco Pantani The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The race has been organized since 2004 and serves as a memory of Marco Pantani. The race starts in Cesenatico, Pantani's hometown, and ...

:8th

Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli The Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (also known as GP Beghelli) is a late season men's road bicycle race held annually in Monteveglio, near the city of Bologna, Italy. From 2005 to 2013, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe T ...

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* 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Cittadella Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Padua {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub