Matt DeCanio

Matt DeCanio

Personal information
Full name	Matthew DeCanio
Nickname	Le Rock
Born	April 5, 1977 (1977-04-05) (age 34) United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-around
Amateur team(s)
US National Team Olympique Cycliste Val d’Oise
Professional team(s)
Linda McCartney Racing Team Saturn Cycling Team Prime Alliance Cycling Team Kodak Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling
Major wins
1º in Stage 4 Sea Otter Classic (USA) 2003
Infobox last updated on March 2, 2010

Matt DeCanio (born 5 April 1977) is an American ex-professional racing cyclist. He is currently making a comeback to cycling and is racing for French amateur team Olympique Cycliste Val d’Oise. DeCanio is an outspoken critic of doping in sport, and founded the Stolen Underground anti-doping movement after voluntarily confessing to performance enhancing drug use and serving a two-year ban for doping.^[1]

DeCanio was sued in 2008 by convicted doper Kayle Leogrande for defamation after publishing a recorded telephone call between himself and Suzanne Sonye,^[2] though the suit was thrown out by a judge in the Superior Court of California.^[3]

Palmares

2003

• 1st Stage 4 Sea Otter Classic (USA)
• 2nd Copa America de Ciclismo, São Paulo (BRA)
• 3rd Stage 2 Solano Bicycle Classic (USA)
• 3rd Stage 1 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, Royal Plaza Fitchburg (USA

References

1. ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kzQzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4AgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=7040,5966931&dq=matt+decanio&hl=en
2. ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/iteam/2008/09/matt-decanio-defamation-case-n.html
3. ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2008/08/19/2008-08-19_judge_strikes_down_cyclists_suit_that_wa.html

External links

• Stolen Underground
• Olympique Cycliste Val d’Oise

Persondata
Name	Decanio, Matt
Alternative names
Short description	American racing cyclist
Date of birth	1977-04-05
Place of birth	United States
Date of death
Place of death