Ramón Carretero Marciags (born 26 November 1990) is a Panamanian racing cyclist,[2] who is currently suspended from the sport due to an anti-doping violation. He raced in the 2014 Giro d'Italia, but withdrew after not finishing stage 7.[3]

Ramón Carretero
Ramón Carretero in 2014
Personal information
Full nameRamón Carretero Marciags
Born (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 33)
Team information
Current teamSuspended
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2012Movistar Continental Team
2013–2015Vini Fantini–Selle Italia[1]
Major wins
National Time Trial Championships (2011–2012)

Doping

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On 9 June 2015 the UCI confirmed that Carretero had tested positive for EPO on 22 April, during the Tour of Turkey.[4]

Major results

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2009
1st Tanara — Puente de BayanoPanama
1st   Under-23 National Time Trial Championships
1st Overall Tour Ciclístico de Panamá
1st Stages 1 & 5
2010
1st Under-23 Juegos Centroamericanos Time Trial Championships
3rd Juegos Centroamericanos Time Trial Championships
1st Overall Tour Ciclístico de Panamá
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 5 & 6
1st Stage 6 (TTT) Vuelta a Chiriquí
2011
1st Pan American Under-23 Time Trial Championships
1st   National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
1st   National Time Trial Championships
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour Ciclístico de Panamá
1st Overall Tour Ciclístico de Panamá
1st Stage 5
1st Overall Vuelta a Chiriquí
1st Stages 1, 4 (TTT) & 10
2012
1st   National Time Trial Championships
1st Overall Tour Ciclístico de Panamá
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 3, 4 & 5
2013
3rd National Time Trial Championships
5th Overall Vuelta a Chiriquí

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Neri Sottoli (NRI) – ITA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Ramón Carretero". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Ramón Carretero abandonó el Giro de Italia en la etapa 7" [Ramón Carretero left the Giro d'Italia in stage 7]. La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). La Estrella y El Siglo. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Usvelos Ignatenko and Southeasts Carretero return positive doping tests". Cycling News. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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