Giampaolo Caruso


Giampaolo Caruso is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the,,, and squads.

Career

Born in Avola, Caruso was accused in the Operación Puerto doping case, but his case was soon dropped by the Spanish federation. The Italian Olympic Committee wanted him suspended for two years, but he was acquitted of involvement by the Court for Arbitration for Sport.
He had a contract with through 2011, but on 6 April 2010, after the Giro d'Italia organizers had announced that Ceramica Flaminia was not invited to the race, he was allowed to break his contract and to sign with, who assumed the contract through its duration. The Team Katusha signed him mainly in order to put him at the head of the team in the Giro d'Italia. In late 2011 he prolonged his contract for the upcoming season.
In August 2015, it was announced that Caruso had returned a positive test for EPO in March, 2012. He was given a two-year ban.

Major results

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Giro d'Italia—1912———4642—41DNF—
Tour de France————————37——90
Vuelta a España7259————36——4915—

—Did not compete
DNFDid not finish