Emanuele Sella (born 9 January 1981) is an Italian former
road racing cyclist
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, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2015 for the , and teams.
Doping
In out-of-competition control testing, on 23 July 2008,
Vicenza
Vicenza ( , ; or , archaically ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione, River Bacchiglione. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and e ...
-born Sella was found to test positive for
CERA, the third-generation
EPO according to ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. Sella confirmed that he had used EPO when he was called to testify in front of the
Italian National Olympic Committee
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(CONI) on 8 August 2008. This resulted in his suspension for a year, starting 19 August 2008.
Retrieved 08AUG2008.
Career achievements
Major results
;2003
: 1st Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
;2004
: 1st Trofeo Cittá di Castelfidardo
: 1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia
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;2005
: 1st Overall Brixia Tour
The Brixia Tour was an Italian cycle road race held annually in the province of Brescia, Lombardy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 2b
: 3rd Gran Premio di Lugano
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: 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
;2007
: 1st Stage 3 Brixia Tour
The Brixia Tour was an Italian cycle road race held annually in the province of Brescia, Lombardy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
;2008
: 1st Stage 5 Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
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History
Between 1999 and 2000 it was cal ...
: 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
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::1st
Mountains classification
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While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest p ...
::1st Stages 14, 15 & 20
;2009
: 3rd Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà
::1st Stage 3
;2010
: 2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
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The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town of Gippingen, which belongs to the municipa ...
: 3rd Overall Tour of Austria
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;2011
: 1st Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
The Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (), also known as Coppi e Bartali, is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically in late March over five days in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
History
Between 1999 and 2000 it was cal ...
::1st Stages 1b & 3
: 2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
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: 2nd Classica Sarda Olbia-Pantogia
Classica Sarda was a road bicycle race that took place on the Italian island Sardinia. It was held after the Giro di Sardegna from 1948 until 1983.
During this period, it was organized under different names, like GP Alghero from 1965 to 1967, Mo ...
: 3rd Tour de Langkawi
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;2012
: 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
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: 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...
;2013
: 1st
Mountains classification, Route du Sud
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: 10th Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. First run in 1909, the race is considered a classic cycle race, and is traditionally grouped with the Giro del Piemonte and Giro di Lombard ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
; Voided results = struck through.
References
External links
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Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Italian male cyclists
Italian sportspeople in doping cases
Sportspeople from Vicenza
1981 births
Living people
Doping cases in cycling
Cyclists from the Province of Vicenza
21st-century Italian sportsmen