María Isabel Moreno Allue (Maribel Moreno) (born 2 January 1981) is a Spanish

Spain

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 road bicycle racer from Ribes de Freser

Ribes de Freser

Ribes de Freser is a municipality in the comarca of the Ripollès inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Freser, Rigard andSegadell rivers, north of Ripoll. It is known for its mineral water,...

, Girona

Girona

Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...

. She was due to compete in the Women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

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 on 10 August, but did not start having been tested positive for EPO

Erythropoietin

Erythropoietin, or its alternatives erythropoetin or erthropoyetin or EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production...

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Moreno arrived in Beijing on 31 July and was immediately tested. She fled the country for Spain that same day, having suffered a panic attack

Panic attack

Panic attacks are periods of intense fear or apprehension that are of sudden onset and of relatively brief duration. Panic attacks usually begin abruptly, reach a peak within 10 minutes, and subside over the next several hours...

. The positive test results were announced on 11 August, making Moreno the first athlete to test positive for a banned substance at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Palmarès

2001

1st GP Tolosa

2001

3rd Spanish National Road Race Championships

2002

1st GP Pavie

2003

3rd Spanish National Time Trial Championships

3rd European Time Trial Championships, U23

3rd European Road Race Championships, U23

2005

1st   Spanish National Road Race Championships

3rd Spanish National Time Trial Championships

2nd Stage 3a, Tour Féminin en Limousin, Chaptelat

3rd GP International Féminin 'Les Forges'

2006

1st   Spanish National Road Race Championships

2nd Spanish National Time Trial Championships

2007

1st   Spanish National Road Race Championships

1st   Spanish National Time Trial Championships

3rd Giro d'Italia Femminile

Giro d'Italia Femminile

The Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...

2nd Stage 3, Giro d'Italia Femminile

Giro d'Italia Femminile

The Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...

, Prato a Calc

1st Tour de l'Ardèche

1st Stage 2, Tour de l'Ardèche, de Vals les Bains

2nd Stage 4, Tour de l'Ardèche, Privas

2nd Stage 5, Tour de l'Ardèche, Villeneuve de Berg

2008

2nd Trofeo Cantimpalos

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