Francesco Reda (born 19 November 1982) is an Italian professional

road bicycle racer 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 com ...

, who is currently suspended from the sport, after testing positive for

erythropoietin Erythropoietin (; EPO), also known as erythropoetin, haematopoietin, or haemopoietin, is a glycoprotein cytokine secreted mainly by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia; it stimulates red blood cell production ( erythropoiesis) in th ...

(EPO).

Doping

In 2013,

Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...

-born Reda rode for UCI Professional Continental Team , when he was banned after evading a doping test. His ban was reduced after he gave evidence to the Cycling Independent Reform Commission. On 15 July 2015, it was announced that Reda had tested positive for

(EPO) after the Italian National Road Race Championships, which he finished second. In February 2016, Reda was banned for eight years.

Major results

;2005 : 3rd Trofeo Città di Brescia ;2006 : 5th

Ruota d'Oro The Ruota d'Oro is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2U. It was held as a stage race from 1978 to 1990. Winners References

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;2007 : 4th Tour du Haut Var : 10th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese ;2008 : 2nd Giro della Romagna : 2nd

Trofeo Matteotti Trofeo Matteotti is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Pescara, 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 bicycle racing competitions whic ...

: 4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni : 5th Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria : 6th

Gran Premio Città di Camaiore The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital cit ...

: 8th Trofeo Melinda : 8th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese ;2009 : 4th

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 ...

: 5th Overall

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...

: 5th Overall

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;2010 : 5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec ;2012 : 3rd Giro dell'Appennino : 4th Giro del Veneto : 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 6th Overall Tour of Belgium : 7th Tre Valli Varesine : 7th

Strade Bianche The Strade Bianche (; ) is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name stems from the historic white gravel roads in ...

: 8th

: 9th

Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a ...

;2013 : 2nd

: 3rd Overall Tour Méditerranéen :7th
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital cit ...
:8th
Strade Bianche The Strade Bianche (; ) is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name stems from the historic white gravel roads in ...
;2015 : 1st Trofeo Edil C : 1st Stage 1 An Post Rás :~~2nd Road race, National Road Championships~~ : 6th Tour de Berne : 8th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy : 9th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi : 10th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Doping

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

See also

References

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