Danilo Hondo

Danilo Hondo

Personal information
Full name	Danilo Hondo
Born	January 4, 1974 (1974-01-04) (age 37) Guben, East Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team	Lampre-ISD
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
1997–1998 1999–2003 2004–2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010–	Agro Team Telekom Gerolsteiner Lamonta Tinkoff Credit Systems Diquigiovanni-Androni PSK Whirlpool-Author Lampre-Farnese Vini
Major wins
National Champion (2002) Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
Medal record Competitor for  Germany Track Cycling World Championships Gold 1994 Palermo Team Pursuit Bronze 1996 Manchester Team Pursuit
Infobox last updated on February 12, 2008

Danilo Hondo (born January 4, 1974 in Guben, Brandenburg) is a German professional road bicycle racer, for Lampre-ISD. He was banned from professional cycling and then later won his appeal to return to the sport.

In 2005, Hondo was suspended and fired after testing positive for carphedon at the 2005 Vuelta a Murcia. Originally suspended for two years, Hondo's suspension was cut to 1 year in June 2005. In January 2006, Hondo had his ban extended to 2 years when he lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In March 2006, has won his appeal in civil court, which gave Hondo an early end to his suspension.

Major achievements

1994

1st, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Team Pursuit

1996

3rd, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Team Pursuit

1998 – Festina-Lotus

Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

Winner stage 4

2001 – Team Deutsche Telekom

91st, Overall, Giro d'Italia

Winner stages 2 and 3

Maglia ciclamino, Points classification leader after Stages 3-11

Most Combative classification leader after Stages 3-5

Azzurri d'Italia classification leader after Stages 3-18

2002

Volta a Catalunya—stage 2

German National Road Championship

Internationale Hessen-Rundfahrt—stage 3

Internationale Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt—stage 2

2003

Three Days of De Panne—stage 1

Internationalen Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt—stage 1, 2, 3 4 and 5

Four Days of Dunkirk—stage 5

Volta a Catalunya—stage 5

Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne—stage 1

Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

2004

Peace Race—stage 1 and 2

104th, Overall, Tour de France

2005 – Team Gerolsteiner

Vuelta a Murcia—stage 1 and 2

2nd, Milan – San Remo

3rd, Overall, Tirreno–Adriatico

2006 – Team Lamonta

1st, Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden-Bazel-Kruibeke

Peace Race—stage 2 and 3

Neuseen Classics - Rund um die Braunkohle

Circuito Montañés stage 2 and 3

Sachsen-Tour International stage 2

Regio-Tour International stage 1

2008

1st, Stage 4, Tour de Langkawi

2010

1st, Stage 4, Tour of Sardinia

9th Ronde van Vlaanderen

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

• Danilo Hondo profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Hondo, Danilo
Alternative names
Short description	German racing cyclist
Date of birth	January 4, 1974
Place of birth	Guben, East Germany
Date of death
Place of death