Eladio Jiménez

Eladio Jiménez
Personal information
Full nameEladio Jiménez Sánchez
Born (1976-03-10) 10 March 1976
Ciudad Rodrigo, Province of Salamanca, Spain
Team information
Current teamretired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
19982003Banesto
20042006Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
2007Karpin-Galicia
2008Fercase-Rota dos Moveis
2009Centro Ciclismo de Loule - Louletano
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 3 stages

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.