| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Danilo Hondo |
| Date of birth | January 4 1975 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Spinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1997–1998 1999–2003 2004–2005 2006 2007 |
Agro Telekom Gerolsteiner Lamonta Tinkoff Credit Systems |
| Major wins | |
| National Champion (2002) Giro d'Italia, 2 stages |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| December 31, 2007 | |
Danilo Hondo is a German professional road bicycle racer who was banned from professional cycling and then later won his appeal to return to the sport. In 2005, Hondo was suspended and fired after testing positive for carphedon at the 2005 Vuelta a Murcia. Originally suspended for two years, Hondo's suspension was cut to 1 year in June 2005. In January 2006, Hondo had his ban extended to 2 years when he lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In March 2006, has won his appeal in civil court, which gave Hondo an early end to his suspension.
Major achievements
- 2001 – Team Deutsche Telekom
- 91st, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- Winner stages 2 and 3
- Maglia ciclamino, Points classification leader after Stages 3-11
- Most Combative classification leader after Stages 3-5
- Azzurri d'Italia classification leader after Stages 3-18
- 2002
- Volta a Catalunya—stage 2
- German National Road Championship
- Internationale Hessen-Rundfahrt—stage 3
- Internationale Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt—stage 2
- 2003
- Three Days of De Panne—stage 1
- Internationalen Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt—stage 1, 2, 3 4 and 5
- Four Days of Dunkirk—stage 5
- Volta a Catalunya—stage 5
- Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne—stage 1
- Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2004
- Peace Race—stage 1 and 2
- 104th, Overall, Tour de France
- 2005 – Team Gerolsteiner
- Vuelta a Murcia—stage 1 and 2
- 2nd, Milan-Sanremo
- 3rd, Overall, Tirreno-Adriatico
- 2006 – Team Lamonta
- 1st, Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden-Bazel-Kruibeke
- Peace Race—stage 2 and 3
- Neuseen Classics - Rund um die Braunkohle
- Circuito Montañés stage 2 and 3
- Sachsen-Tour International stage 2
- Regio-Tour International stage 1
