Heras calls it quits

Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros) in the 2005 Vuelta

Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros) in the 2005 Vuelta (Image credit: AFP)

Former Vuelta a España winner Roberto Heras called it quits for his career. In October, the Spaniard finished serving a two-year ban from cycling competition that resulted from a positive doping test for EPO. Heras could have signed with any of the European continental teams offering him a spot on their rosters, but according to UCI code, he was prohibited from signing with a ProTour team for another two years beyond his initial two-year ban.

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