Niklas Axelsson

Niklas Axelsson

Personal information
Full name	Niklas Axelsson
Born	May 15, 1972 (1972-05-15) (age 39) Sweden
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1998–2000 2001 2001 2004 2005 2006–2008 2009	Scrigno-Gaerne Mercury-Viatel Alessio Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè Universal Caffé-Styloffice Selle Italia-Diquigiovanni Team Corratec
Infobox last updated on July 18, 2009

Niklas Axelsson (born May 15, 1972 in Västerås) is a Swedish professional road racing cyclist. Axelsson's finished sixth during the 1999 Giro d'Italia and third in the 2000 edition of Giro di Lombardia.

He tested positive for EPO in the 2001 UCI Road World Championships in Lisbon and later admitted his guilt. He was suspended for four years by the Swedish Cycling Federation but made an early comeback in 2004. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2007 but made a complete recovery.^[1]

In 2010 it was found that his September 2009 A sample was positive for EPO. On July 7, 2010, the B sample was deemed positive and the Swedish Cycling Federation suspended Axelsson for life.^[2][3]

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

References

1. ^ Cancellara takes lead with TT win
2. ^ DN - Även Axelssons B-prov positivt
3. ^ SCF - Nicklas Axelsson avstängd på livstid

External links

• Niklas Axelsson profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Axelsson, Niklas
Alternative names
Short description	Road racing cyclist
Date of birth	1972-05-15
Place of birth	Västerås, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death