Mauro Santambrogio

Mauro Santambrogio
Personal information
Full name	Mauro Santambrogio
Nickname	Santa
Born	7 October 1984; Erba, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
2004–2005	LPR-Piacenza
2006–2009	Lampre–Fondital
2010–2012	BMC Racing Team
2013	Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
2015	Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
Major wins
	One-day races and Classics Tre Valli Varesine (2009) Other Trittico Lombardo (2009)

Mauro Santambrogio (born 7 October 1984 in Erba) is an former Italian professional road racing cyclist. He last rode for UCI Continental team Amore & Vita–Selle SMP.

Career

Before 2009, Santambrogio rode for Lampre–NGC. After the 2009 season he changed to BMC Racing Team. In 2010, he was mentioned in the Mantova doping investigation. Later, he was sidelined for a few days by his team. He was again sidelined in 2011 when new evidence showed up.

He made an excellent start to the season. He finished in 6th position overall in Tour de San Luis, 7th overall in Tirreno–Adriatico and winning the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano in pouring rain. He was clear of the group with Patrik Sinkewitz, when crashed at a right turn with 2 km (1.2 mi) to go. Later, Santambrogio belted out his way to victory.[1] Santambrogio then finished 2nd overall in Giro del Trentino. At the Giro d'Italia, Santambrogio won Stage 14 after attacking with race leader Vincenzo Nibali. However, Santambrogio's form collapsed and he eventually finished 9th overall.[2]

On 22 October 2014, Santambrogio tested positive for testosterone. He was suspended for three years.[3][4] Santambrogio said he would not seek to return once his suspension has been served.[5]

Career achievements

Major results

2004: 2nd Tour du lac Leman; 5th Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau; 8th GP della Costa Etruschi

2005: 1st Giro del Lago Maggiore (GP Knorr); 3rd Road race, Mediterranean Games; 3rd Giro del Mendrisiotto; 5th Memorial Cimurri; 7th Coppa Sabatini; 7th Coppa Placci

2009: 1st Overall Tre Valli Varesine; 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni; 8th Overall Tour Down Under

2010: 2nd Coppa Agostoni; 5th GP Ouest–France; 8th Giro di Lombardia

2011: 2nd Giro della Toscana

2012: 4th Giro di Lombardia; 6th Clásica de San Sebastián; 6th Gran Piemonte

2013: 1st GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano; 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino; 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia; 5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore; 6th Overall Tour de San Luis; 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Giro d'Italia	DNF	—	DNF	DNF	86	DSQ
Tour de France	—	132	DNF	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	121	—	—	88	58	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

"Santambrogio wins GP Industria & Artigianato — Larciano". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
"Santambrogio suspended by UCI for EPO positive - Cyclingnews.com". 3 June 2013.
"Home" (PDF).
"Santambrogio tests positive for testosterone during EPO ban - Cyclingnews.com". 18 December 2014.
"Mauro Santambrogio receives three-year ban for 2014 positive test - Cycling Weekly". 27 October 2015.

Other websites

Mauro Santambrogio at Cycling Archives
Page on CyclingBase.com Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Santambrogio wins GP Industria & Artigianato — Larciano". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

[2] "Santambrogio suspended by UCI for EPO positive - Cyclingnews.com". 3 June 2013.

[3] "Home" (PDF).

[4] "Santambrogio tests positive for testosterone during EPO ban - Cyclingnews.com". 18 December 2014.

[5] "Mauro Santambrogio receives three-year ban for 2014 positive test - Cycling Weekly". 27 October 2015.