Ezequiel Mosquera

Ezequiel Mosquera
Personal information
Full name	Ezequiel Mosquera Míguez
Nickname	Eze
Born	November 19, 1975 (age 49); Cacheiras-Teo, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Professional teams
1999–2002	Paredes Moveis
2003	Cantanhede
2004	Carvalhelhos–Boavista
2005	Kaiku
2006	Comunidad Valenciana
2007–2010	Karpin–Galicia
2011	Vacansoleil–DCM
Major wins
	Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2010)

Ezequiel Mosquera Míguez (born 19 November 1975) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He has finished in the top 5 of the Vuelta a España in all appearances, and finished second in 2010, after putting in a strong time trial and winning the penultimate stage to Bola del Mundo. After testing positive for hydroxyethyl starch in the race, he was suspended by the UCI and his results from the 2010 Vuelta were annulled.^[1]

2010 Vuelta a España

In the 2010 Vuelta a España, Mosquera initially finished in second place, riding for Xacobeo–Galicia.

After that, he signed a contract with Vacansoleil–DCM to ride for them in 2011.

On September 30, 2010 UCI reported that Mosquera and his teammate David García Dapena tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch during the 2010 Vuelta.^[2] Hydroxyethyl starch is associated with endurance athletes trying to cover up erythropoietin usage.

His new team Vacansoleil–DCM did not allow him to ride while he was still under investigation. In April 2011, the Union Cycliste Internationale sent his dossier to the Spanish cycling authorities, who opened their own investigation in July, and suspended Mosquera in November. He was suspended for two years, not counting the 2011 season where he did not ride. Vacansoleil–DCM fired him after his suspension became official.^[3]^[4]