Fabio Taborre

Fabio Taborre (5 June 1985 – 12 September 2021)^[1] was an Italian professional road cyclist, suspended from the sport due to an anti-doping violation.^[2]

Fabio Taborre

Taborre at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl
Personal information
Born	(1985-06-05)5 June 1985 Pescara, Italy
Died	12 September 2021(2021-09-12) (aged 36) Cappelle sul Tavo, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2006–2008	Aran World–Cantina Tollo–BLS
Professional teams
2008	→Diquigiovanni–Androni (stagiaire)
2009–2010	Diquigiovanni–Androni
2011–2012	Acqua & Sapone
2013–2014	Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
2015	Androni Giocattoli

Doping

On 27 July 2015, UCI announced that Taborre had tested positive for the HIF prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitor FG-4592 in an out-of-competition control 16 June 2015, and that he was provisionally suspended.^[3][4] It was announced on 25 May 2016 that Taborre would be suspended for four years for the latter infraction, backdated to 26 July 2015.^[5]

Major results

2008

1st Trofeo Salvatore Morucci

2009

2nd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

9th Memorial Marco Pantani

2010

9th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie – Coppa Città di Stresa

2011

1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

1st Memorial Marco Pantani

4th Trofeo Laigueglia

4th Trofeo Matteotti

6th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

7th Giro della Romagna

9th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato

10th Trofeo Melinda

2012

1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria

2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

3rd Trofeo Matteotti

4th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

6th Coppa Ugo Agostoni

6th Milano–Torino

8th Memorial Marco Pantani

2013

7th Trofeo Matteotti

10th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

2014

9th Giro dell'Appennino

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling