Eladio Jiménez

Eladio Jiménez Sánchez (born 10 March 1976 in Ciudad Rodrigo, Province of Salamanca) is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer. On 7 December 2009 the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced that Jiménez had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) after winning stage 6 of the 2009 Volta a Portugal. Three days later he announced his retirement. He was suspended until 11 August 2011.

Palmarès

 * 1994
 * 1st, Spanish National Road Championships, Junior road race
 * 3rd, UCI Road World Championships, Junior road race, Quito


 * 2000
 * Vuelta a España
 * 1st, Stage 5, Xorret de Catí


 * 2001
 * 1st, Stage 3, GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Matosinhos


 * 2004
 * Vuelta a España
 * 1st, Stage 10, Xorret de Catí


 * 2005
 * 1st, Overall, Euskal Bizikleta
 * 1st, Stage 2, Tolosa
 * Vuelta a España
 * 1st, Stage 14, Lagos de Covadonga
 * 2nd, Mountains classification


 * 2006
 * 1st, Stage 5, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Torres Vedras


 * 2007
 * 3rd, Spanish National Road Championships, Elite road race, Cuenca
 * 2nd, Overall, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
 * 1st, Stage 2, Alto Montejunto
 * Volta a Portugal
 * 2nd, Stage 4, Santo Tirso
 * 1st, Stage 6, Sra. da Graça
 * 1st, Stage 9, Torre


 * 2008
 * 1st, Stage 3, Circuit de Lorraine, Gerardmer
 * 1st, Stage 2, GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Seia


 * 2009
 * 1st, Stage 6, Volta a Portugal, 6th overall (annulled after testing positive for EPO)