Ángel Arroyo

      Ángel Arroyo Lanchas is a professional cyclist who competed from 1979 to 1989. His great achievements are related to victories in the Tour de France, in Spain, as well as a great number of races through the European territory.

The medical control commission of the Spanish Cycling Federation confirmed in 1982 the doping of Angel Arroyo, winner of the Vuelta a España. After the counteranalysis requested by the cyclist, methylphenidate and facetoperanum were detected, substances prohibited by the ICU. According to the ninth article of the UCI medical regulations, the penalty imposed to the Spanish athlete was as follows: fine of one thousand Swiss francs; a month of suspension of license, disqualification to the last place of the stage with the real time, and ten minutes of penalty in the general classification.

With this news we see how doping suspensions have varied greatly over time. In spite of this, the cyclist lost the race of that edition. In his defense, he claimed that he would try to win the next races to prove his innocence.

Referencia:
- Confirmado el "doping" de Arroyo, Lejarreta probable ganador de la Vuelta. (1982). EL PAÍS. Retrieved 16 May 2017, from http://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/14/deportes/390175204_850215.html