Personal information | |
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Born | Danikon, Switzerland | 22 November 1967
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
1993 | TVM–Bison Kit (stagiaire) |
Professional teams | |
1994–1995 | TVM–Bison Kit |
1996–1997 | PMU Romand–Bepsa |
1998–2000 | Cofidis |
2001 | Team Coast [1] |
Roland Meier (born 22 November 1967) is a Swiss former cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [2] On 28 August 2001, he was suspended for eight months because he tested positive for EPO. [3]
Grand Tour | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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![]() | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
![]() | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 44 |
![]() | 99 | 108 | — | — | — | DNF | — |
DSQ | Disqualified |
DNF | Did not finish |
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