Ralf Matzka

German road cyclist

Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany
(now Germany)

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Ralf Matzka (born 24 August 1989) is a German former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016.^[2]

Career

As a first year professional in 2008, Matzka raced the Rund um den Henninger Turm U23 where he came fourth after being dropped from the leading group but winning the bunch sprint.^[3]

Matzka was banned by the UCI from 3 March 2016 to 27 November 2018 after testing positive for Tamoxifen. His failed test was announced by Bora–Hansgrohe in 2017 although he did not ride for them.^[4] It wasn't until January 2018 that Matzka was given a proper suspension, which was retroactively applied to his career.^[5]

Major results

Sources:^[1]^[6]

2008: 1st Stage 4 Tour de Korea; 4th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23; 4th Tour de Berne
2010: 1st Stage 3 Flèche du Sud
2011: 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2012: 8th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques; 9th Neuseen Classics
2013: 10th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt
2014: 4th Münsterland Giro; 8th Brussels Cycling Classic
2015: 6th Schaal Sels

References

^ ^a ^b "Ralf Matzka » Team NetApp – Endura". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ "Ralf MATZKA". UCI. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ Haake, Björn (1 May 2008). "Austrian one-two in U23 Henninger". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Bora reveal 2016 positive test for Ralf Matzka". cyclingnews.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "UCI bans Matzka and Da Silva Ramos". cyclingnews.com. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Ralf Matzka". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.