María Isabel Moreno

María Isabel Moreno

Personal information
Full name	Maria Isabel Moreno Allue
Nickname	Maribel
Born	2 January 1981 (1981-01-02) (age 30)
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	52 kg (110 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2002 2007 2008	Pragma - Deia - Colnago Comunidad Valenciana MultiCaja CC Sabiñánigo
Infobox last updated on 21 November 2009

María Isabel Moreno Allue (Maribel Moreno) (born 2 January 1981)^[1] is a Spanish road bicycle racer from Ribes de Freser, Girona. She was due to compete in the Women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing on 10 August, but did not start having been tested positive for EPO.^[2]

Moreno arrived in Beijing on 31 July and was immediately tested. She fled the country for Spain that same day, having suffered a panic attack. The positive test results were announced on 11 August, making Moreno the first athlete to test positive for a banned substance at the 2008 Olympic Games.^[2]

Palmarès

2001

1st GP Tolosa

2001

3rd Spanish National Road Race Championships

2002

1st GP Pavie

2003

3rd Spanish National Time Trial Championships

3rd European Time Trial Championships, U23

3rd European Road Race Championships, U23

2005

1st Spanish National Road Race Championships

3rd Spanish National Time Trial Championships

2nd Stage 3a, Tour Féminin en Limousin, Chaptelat

3rd GP International Féminin 'Les Forges'

2006

1st Spanish National Road Race Championships

2nd Spanish National Time Trial Championships

2007

1st Spanish National Road Race Championships

1st Spanish National Time Trial Championships

3rd Giro d'Italia Femminile

2nd Stage 3, Giro d'Italia Femminile, Prato a Calc

1st Tour de l'Ardèche

1st Stage 2, Tour de l'Ardèche, de Vals les Bains

2nd Stage 4, Tour de l'Ardèche, Privas

2nd Stage 5, Tour de l'Ardèche, Villeneuve de Berg

2008

2nd Trofeo Cantimpalos

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

References

1. ^ "Athlete Biography - MORENO Maria Isabel". Beijing Olympics official website. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/213679.shtml. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Spanish cyclist Moreno tests positive for EPO". guardian.co.uk. 11 August 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/11/olympicscycling.olympics20083?gusrc=rss&feed=sport. 

External links

• María Isabel Moreno profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Moreno, Maria Isabel
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish racing cyclist
Date of birth	2 January 1981
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death