Jérôme Chiotti
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| Full name | Jerome Chiotti | ||||||||||||
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18 January 1972 Millau, France | ||||||||||||
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| Discipline | MTB XC / road | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
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Jérôme Chiotti (born 18 January 1972 in Millau, France) was a professional racing cyclist in both road and mountain bike disciplines. He is most renowned for his victory in the 1996 World Mountain Bike Championships, a title which he later renounced by admitting doping.[1]
Doping Admission
Chiotti admitted to doping in order to win the 1996 World Champsionships in an interview with French magazine Vélo Vert on 23 April 2000.[2] He admitted to spending up to US$6000 per year for EPO. He consequently renounced his World title during a press conference in Paris on 25 May 2000. [3] The official UCI results were amended to reflect Thomas Frischknecht as the winner of the 1996 World Champion title.
References
- ↑ Libération DOPAGE. Jérôme Chiotti se dit dépassé par ses déclarations: «Je suis le seul âne à avouer». Pot belge, EPO"" Témoignage sur les pratiques du peloton. 28 April 2000
- ↑ "Chiotti - just says yes". www.cyclingnews.com. 23 April 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
- ↑ "Chiotti hands it back". www.cyclingnews.com. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
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