Alvaro Tardáguila Silva (born August 16, 1975) is a Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

an professional racing cyclist. Winner of the 2005 edition of his home tour, the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay, Tardáguila is the son of Walter Tardáguila, a 1972 Olympian (cycling road race and team time trial) and also winner of the 1972 edition of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay. Tardaguila served a two-year ban for doping after testing positive for EPO and an anabolic agent at the 2005 Great Downer Avenue Bike Race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. While announced by USADA in February 2006, the suspension was retroactive to Oct. 17, 2005. Tardáguila last competed for the Club Ciclista Deportivo San Antonio.

Career highlights

1. 2003: 3º in Mount Holly-Smithville (USA)
2. 2004: 1º in Stage 4 Tour de Korea, Yang Yang (KOR)
3. 2004: 1º in Murraysville Classic (USA)
4. 2005: 1º in Stage 5 Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado, O'Brien (ARG)
5. 2005: 1º in Stage 7 Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado, Caseros (ARG)
6. 2005: 1º in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay (URU)
7. 2005: 2º in Mount Holly-Smithville (USA)
8. 2005: 2º in General Classification Tour of Christiana (USA)
9. 2005: 2º in Univest GP, Criterium (USA)
10. 2006: 1º in Stage 6 Rutas de America, Tacuarembo (URU)
11. 2008: 3º in General Classification Vuelta al Chana (URU)

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