Historic Overview Roberto Heras Hernández
Rider
Overall Rank | 134 |
Name | Roberto HERAS HERNÁNDEZ |
Country | Spain |
Date of birth | 01-Feb-1974 - Béjar (Castilla y Leon) |
Biography
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 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.
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Major Victories
2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 | |
2002 | |
1998, 1999 | |
2004 | |
1999 (1) | |
1997 (1), 1998 (1), 2000 (2), 2002 (2), 2003 (1), 2004 (1), 2005 (2) | |
1999 (1) | |
2000 (1) | |
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