Christian Pfannberger
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Pfannberger |
| Born |
December 9, 1979 Judenburg, Austria |
| Team information | |
| Current team | None |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2002 | Nurnberger Versicherung |
| 2003 | Volksbank–Ideal |
| 2004 | eD'System-ZVVZ |
| 2006–2007 | Elk Haus–Simplon |
| 2008 | Barloworld |
| 2009 | Team Katusha |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Champion (2007, 2008) | |
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Infobox last updated on April 23, 2008 | |
Christian Pfannberger (born 9 December 1979) is an Austrian former professional road racing cyclist. He was a two-time Austrian national road-race champion (2007 and 2008).[1] Other achievements included winning the U23 National Championship in 2001 and the Giro del Capo, a stage race in South Africa in 2008. In spring 2008 he had top 10 finishes in all three of the Ardennes classics.
Doping
Pfannberger served a two-year suspension between 2004 and 2006 for a positive testosterone test.[2] In May 2009, he was suspended by Team Katusha pending clarification of a non-negative doping test at an out-of-competition control in March of that year.[3] He had been on Katusha's preliminary start list for the 2009 Giro d'Italia, but he was suspended and replaced by Alexander Serov when news of the positive test broke.[4]
On 29 June, it was announced that his B sample had also tested positive, and that he would face a hearing in the next eight weeks which could result in Pfannberger being suspended for a period ranging from eight years to a lifetime ban.[2]
Pfannberger was subsequently handed a lifetime ban by the Austrian National Anti-Doping Agency for his second doping violation. He has consistently maintained that he has never doped, and will challenge the lifetime ban.[5]
Major achievements
- 2001
- (U23)
National Road Race Champion - (U23) Thüringen-Rundfahrt & 1 stage
- 2006
- 3rd Overall, Tour of Austria
- 1st, Stage 3
- 2007
- National Road Race Champion
- 2008 – Barloworld
- 1st, Overall, Giro del Capo
- 1st, Stage 1
- 6th, Amstel Gold Race
- 9th, La Flèche Wallonne
- 5th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- National Road Race Champion
- 8th, 2008 UCI Road World Championships
- 2009
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4th, GP Miguel Indurain -
9th, Amstel Gold Race
References
- ↑ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Austria (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pfannbergers-b-sample-positive-for-epo
- ↑ http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/may09/may06news3
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-hopeful-pfannberger-suspended-by-katusha
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lifelong-ban-for-pfannberger-after-second-doping-violation
External links
- Profile at Barloworld official website
- Christian Pfannberger profile at Cycling Archives