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Xavier Tondo Volpini (5 November 1978 in Valls, Spain – 23 May 2011 in
Tondo was killed after being apparently trapped between his own garage door and car, and crushed by the door, while preparing his bicycle for a training ride. Teammate Beñat Intxausti was with him at the time of the accident.
To commemorate Xavier Tondo the 100%Tondo sportive is held yearly, starting in Sant Joan les Fonts and finishing in
Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
: 1st Stage 4 Tour de San Luis (
100% Tondo commemorative sportive
1978 births 2011 deaths People from Valls Sportspeople from the Province of Tarragona Spanish male cyclists Accidental deaths in Spain Volta a Portugal winners Cyclists from Catalonia {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub
Monachil
Monachil is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2018, it has a population of 7,826 inhabitants. It lies around 8 km from the city of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Huétor Vega, Cenes de la Vega, Pinos Genil, ...
, Spain) was a Spanish professional 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 common ...
who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races.
Death
Tondo was killed after being apparently trapped between his own garage door and car, and crushed by the door, while preparing his bicycle for a training ride. Teammate Beñat Intxausti was with him at the time of the accident.
To commemorate Xavier Tondo the 100%Tondo sportive is held yearly, starting in Sant Joan les Fonts and finishing in Vallter 2000
Vallter 2000 is a ski resort located in the eastern Pyrenees close to Setcases, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). It is located near the river source of the Ter River, surrounded by Bastiments, Gra de Fajol and Pic de la Dona.
The ski area ranges bet ...
.
Doping refusal
In February 2011, it was reported that a pro cyclist had tipped off police about a doping ring. Tondo was later identified as that cyclist. According to the Spanish newspaper ''El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA.
It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El Pa ...
'', Tondo received an email in December 2010, which offered several doping products, including EPO, human growth hormone
Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in h ...
, Nandrolone, and Clenbuterol, all at low prices. Tondo gave the email to the police.
Palmarès
; 2002 : 1st Stage 7 Tour of Qinghai Lake ; 2005 : 1st OverallVolta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo (Portuguese; en, Tour of Alentejo) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a seri ...
::1st Stage 4
: 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias
; 2007
: 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
::1st Prologue
: 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
; 2008
: 1st Subida al Naranco
Subida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Between 2005 and 2010, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Euro ...
; 2009
: 1st Stage 5 Tour de San Luis
: 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
;2010
: 1st Stage 6 Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...
: 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
::1st Stage 3
: 5th Overall Vuelta a España
;2011
: 1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
: 1st Stage 4 Tour de San Luis (ITT
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Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
: 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
See also
* Professionals who died during training and other cycling related deathsReferences
External links
*100% Tondo commemorative sportive
1978 births 2011 deaths People from Valls Sportspeople from the Province of Tarragona Spanish male cyclists Accidental deaths in Spain Volta a Portugal winners Cyclists from Catalonia {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub