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Historic Overview Roberto Heras Hernández

Rider

Overall Rank134
NameRoberto HERAS HERNÁNDEZ
Country
  Spain
Date of birth01-Feb-1974 - Béjar (Castilla y Leon)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Roberto Heras Hernández

Roberto Heras Hernández (born 1 February 1974) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who won the Vuelta a España a record four times. Between 1997 and 2005 he finished in the top 5 of the Vuelta every year except 1998 when he finished 6th. He won a record-tying three times, and then broke the record with a fourth win in 2005, but he was eventually disqualified after being accused of taking EPO. Heras chose to fight the accusations and this resulted in a lengthy court case and appeal process.

In June 2011, Heras successfully appealed against the disqualification in the civil court of Castilla y León, and this decision was upheld in the Spanish supreme court in December 2012. The Spanish cycling federation subsequently reinstated Heras as 2005 Vuelta champion.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

4 2 10 36 2 21

Major Victories

Vuelta a España 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2002
Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta 1998, 1999
Euskal Bizikleta 2004
Giro d'Italia - stages 1999 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1997 (1), 1998 (1), 2000 (2), 2002 (2), 2003 (1), 2004 (1), 2005 (2)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - stages 1999 (1)
Euskal Bizikleta - stages 2000 (1)
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Seasons

Roberto Heras Hernández - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1995 Kelme - Sureña - Avianca 0 1713
2. 1996 Kelme - Artiach 115 334
3. 1997 Kelme - Costa Blanca 771 65
4. 1998 Kelme - Costa Blanca 1181 31
5. 1999 Kelme - Costa Blanca 2182 8
6. 2000 Kelme - Costa Blanca 2793 5
7. 2001 US Postal Service 1336 27
8. 2002 US Postal Service 2502 6
9. 2003 US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 2026 10
10. 2004 Liberty Seguros 1725 15
11. 2005 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team 1280 27
Overall: 15911 134