Marco Fertonani
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Marco Fertonani is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

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Italy
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 professional road bicycle racer. In 2007 he tested positive for using testosterone.

Professional career

Fertonani tested positive for using testosterone during the 2007 Tour Méditerranéen
Tour Méditerranéen
Tour Méditerranéen is a professional road bicycle racing event held in southern France along the Mediterranean Sea. The Tour Méditerranéen is a five-day stage race that began in 1974 and since 2005 has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event...

  and was immediately suspended by the team, although Fertonani has decided to fight the case, citing errors in the testing procedure at the laboratory.

Palmares

  • Vuelta a Castilla y León
    Vuelta a Castilla y León
    The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour.-Past winners:-External links:*...

     - 1 stage (2006)
  • 2005 Tour de Romandie - 5th
  • Tour of Qinghai Lake
    Tour of Qinghai Lake
    Tour of Qinghai Lake is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually near Qinghai Lake, China. The race is rated at the highest level for a multi-day stage race by the Union Cycliste Internationale and since 2005, has been part of the UCI Asia Tour.- Past results :...

     - 1 stage (2004)
  • 2004 Giro d'Italia
    2004 Giro d'Italia
    The 2004 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 87th running of the race, was held from 8 May to 30 May 2004, consisting of 21 stages for a total of 3,420 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.565 km/h. It was won by Damiano Cunego...

     - 55th


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