Georg Preidler
Georg Preidler is an Austrian cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport after being implicated in the Operation Aderlass doping scandal.Career
Preidler was born in Graz, Austria. As a junior, he won the national championship title, before Preidler began his professional career in 2010 at the Austrian Continental team. He rode for at the 2015 Tour de France, finishing 87th overall.Doping
In February 2019, Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung broke news that a number of professional cyclists had been implicated in the doping scandal uncovered at the 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Preidler confessed to having his blood extracted for a possible transfusion. On 3 March, Preidler confessed to Austrian police, whilst also terminating his contract with via email. Preidler was due to race during the previous weekend, later admitting to having his blood drawn on two occasions late in 2018. The team then contacted the Union Cycliste Internationale, the French Anti-Doping Agency and the Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible. Preidler was handed a four-year ban on 27 June 2019.Major results
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;2012
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;2015
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;2018| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | 27 | — | 26 | 71 | 29 |
| Tour de France | — | — | 87 | 56 | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | 36 | — | — | — | — | DNF |
