Emanuele Sella (born 9 January 1981) is an Italian former

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...

, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2015 for the , and teams.

Doping

In out-of-competition control testing, on 23 July 2008,

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-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

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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 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 ...

;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 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 UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe T ...

: 10th Overall

;2007 : 1st Stage 3

;2008 : 1st Stage 5

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 ...

: 6th 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 ...
::1st
Mountains classification The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. 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 Grand Prix of Aargau Canton () is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town of Gippingen, which belongs to the municipa ...

: 3rd Overall

Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria () is a stage race, stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...

;2011 : 1st Overall

::1st Stages 1b & 3 : 2nd Overall

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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 The Tour de Langkawi is a stage race, multiple stage bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily ...

;2012 : 1st

Coppa Ugo Agostoni The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed during World War II. It is also called ''G ...

: 1st

Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato The Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Prato, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...

;2013 : 1st Jersey pink

Mountains classification,

Route du Sud The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France ...

: 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sella, Emanuele 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