Danilo Hondo

Danilo Hondo (born 4 January 1974) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. He won the German National Road Race in 2002. He competed in the men's team pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

He was banned from professional cycling and then later won his appeal to return to the sport. From January 2015 to May 2019, Hondo worked as a coach for the Swiss cycling federation, first for the under-23 squad and then with the elite. He owns a bike shop on the island of Majorca.

Hondo was born in Guben, Brandenburg.

Doping
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. In 2009, he signed for a 3-year contract for.

Following revelations about blood doping by Erfurt-based doctor Mark Schmidt, Hondo confessed to having been a client of his in an interview with German broadcaster ARD on 12 May 2019. He said that he had paid €30,000 to Schmidt for blood transfusions in 2011. Hondo was subsequently fired by the Swiss federation.

Major results

 * 1994
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships


 * 1996
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships


 * 1998
 * 1st Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile


 * 1999
 * Course de la Paix
 * 1st Stages 1, 4 & 5
 * 1st Stage 1 Regio-Tour


 * 2000
 * Course de la Paix
 * 1st Stages 3 & 5
 * 1st Stage 1b Tour of Sweden


 * 2001
 * Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * Held Jersey violet.svg after Stages 3–11
 * 1st Tour de Berne
 * 1st Stage 1 Three Days of De Panne
 * 1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt
 * 1st Stage 4 Ronde van Nederland
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification Paris–Nice


 * 2002
 * 1st MaillotAllemania.svg Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Stage 2 Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 2 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
 * 1st Stage 3 Hessen-Rundfahrt


 * 2003
 * Course de la Paix
 * 1st Stages 1 & 2
 * 2nd Rund um Köln


 * 2004
 * 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
 * 1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya
 * 2nd Overall Three Days of De Panne
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 2nd Rund um Köln
 * 2nd Rund um den Henninger Turm
 * 2nd Paris–Tours
 * 3rd Trofeo Manacor
 * 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
 * 1st Stage 5 (ITT)
 * 6th Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
 * 1st Stages 1, 2, 4 & 5


 * 2005
 * 2nd Milan–San Remo
 * 8th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
 * 1st Stages 1 & 2


 * 2006
 * 1st Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
 * 1st Neuseen Classics
 * Course de la Paix
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * Circuito Montañés
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * 1st Stage 2 Sachsen-Tour
 * 2nd Overall Oddset–Rundfahrt
 * 2nd Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
 * 3rd Overall Regio-Tour
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm
 * 3rd Tour de Rijke
 * 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
 * 3rd Omloop van het Houtland


 * 2008
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour de Langkawi


 * 2009
 * 1st Praha–Karlovy Vary–Praha
 * 1st Stage 7 Volta a Portugal
 * 2nd Coppa Bernocchi
 * 7th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique
 * 1st Stage 5


 * 2010
 * 9th Tour of Flanders
 * 1st Stage 4 Giro di Sardegna
 * 2nd Coppa Bernocchi


 * 2011
 * 10th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt