Isidro Nozal Vega (born 18 October 1977) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Nozal was runner-up in the 2003 Vuelta a España and an instrumental domestique in Roberto Heras' 2004 Vuelta a España win.
Doping In 2005, Vega was suspended for two weeks after being tested with a hematocrit level above 50 before the start of Dauphine Libere.www.cyclingnews.com - the first WWW cycling results and news service In 2006, he was initially implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case, but was cleared of any wrongdoing by Spanish officials.VeloNews | Wednesday's EuroFile: Astana 5’ cleared by Spanish courts; Landis sets post-Tour schedule | The Journal of Competitive Cycling He later admitted his involvement, saying he did three blood transfusions with Fuentes in the season before the 2005 Dauphine Libere, but denying he doped. For the 2008 and 2009 seasons Nozal rode for the Portuguese Pro Continental team of Liberty Seguros.O Norte Desportivo Online In September 2009 Nozal and two teammates (Nuno Ribeiro and Héctor Guerra) were announced to have tested positive for EPO-CERA in samples taken for the previous month's Tour of Portugal.www.cyclingnews.com 19 September 2009 Liberty Seguros immediately announced that it would cease sponsorship of the team and its participation in cycling. Ribeiro's win was withdrawn and the second-placed rider, Spain's David Blanco, was elevated to the overall win. Nozal, Ribeiro, and Guerra all received two-year suspensions from cycling.www.cyclingnews.com 24 July 2010
Career achievements Major results
1998 7th Overall Circuito Montañés 1999 6th Overall Tour de Pologne 2000 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya 2001 6th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja 2002 Tour de France 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Held after Stages 4–8 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León 7th Overall Deutschland Tour 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 1st Stage 3 (TTT) 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias 8th Overall Clasica de Alcobendas 1st Stage 3 (ITT) 2003 2nd Overall Vuelta a España 1st Stages 1 (TTT), 6 (ITT) & 13 (ITT) Held after Stages 4–19 Held after Stage 9 Held after Stages 4–9 & 12–14 4th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships 6th Overall Deutschland Tour 2004 7th Time trial, National Road Championships 7th Overall Vuelta a España 10th Subida al Naranco
Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Giro d'Italia——68———————— Tour de France———387273————— / Vuelta a España————27DNF————
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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