Ezequiel Mosquera


Ezequiel Mosquera Míguez is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He has finished in the top 5 of the Vuelta a España in all appearances, and finished second in 2010, after putting in a strong time trial and winning the penultimate stage to Bola del Mundo. After testing positive for hydroxyethyl starch in the race, he was suspended by the UCI and his results from the 2010 Vuelta were annulled.

2010 Vuelta a España

In the 2010 Vuelta a España, Mosquera initially finished in second place, riding for.
After that, he signed a contract with to ride for them in 2011.
On September 30, 2010 UCI reported that Mosquera and his teammate David García Dapena tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch during the 2010 Vuelta. Hydroxyethyl starch is associated with endurance athletes trying to cover up erythropoietin usage.
His new team did not allow him to ride while he was still under investigation. In April 2011, the Union Cycliste Internationale sent his dossier to the Spanish cycling authorities, who opened their own investigation in July, and suspended Mosquera in November. He was suspended for two years, not counting the 2011 season where he did not ride. fired him after his suspension became official.

Major results

;2005
;2007
;2008
;2009
;2010

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour2007200820092010
Giro d'Italia————
Tour de France————
Vuelta a España5452

—Did not compete
DNFDid not finish