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7 unusual facts about Continuous erythropoietin receptor activator


Alexandr Kolobnev

Second-place finisher and silver medalist Davide Rebellin later tested positive for Continuous erythropoietin receptor activator, causing the IOC to strip him of his silver medal.

Danilo Di Luca

On 22 July 2009, it was announced that Di Luca had tested positive for CERA on 20 and 28 May 2009, during the Giro d'Italia.

Erik Tysse

On 8 July 2010 Tysse was suspended from all competitions, after findings of CERA in his blood tests from Sesto San Giovanni in Italy.

Liberty Seguros Continental

On 18 September 2009, the positive doping control for CERA at the 2009 Volta a Portugal by cyclists Héctor Guerra, Isidro Nozal and Nuno Ribeiro became public.

Nuno Ribeiro

Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar (born September 9, 1977 in Sobrado, Valongo) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, he was the winner of the 2003 (Volta a Portugal), he also placed first in the 2009 edition, however he was later disqualified due to testing positive for CERA in a doping test and was banned for two years.

Super Besse

Alejandro Valverde is listed as the winner for the 2008 stage as original stage winner Riccardo Riccò was removed from the classification after testing positive for the banned performance-enhancer CERA.

Vanja Perišić

On April 29, 2009, Perišić was among the Olympic non-medal winners, who tested positive for Cera, an advanced version of endurance-enhancing hormone EPO.



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