Andrea Moletta

Andrea Moletta

Personal information
Full name	Andrea Moletta
Born	(1979-02-23) 23 February 1979 Cittadella, Italy
Height
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current team	Miche-Silver Cross
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2003	Mercatone Uno
2004	Barloworld
2005–2008	Gerolsteiner
2009–	Miche-Silver Cross
Infobox last updated on 7 September 2007

Andrea Moletta (born 23 February 1979 in Cittadella, Province of Padua) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Miche-Silver Cross.

In March 2007, Moletta crashed badly in the Milan-San Remo race, and it was thought that his season would be over. However, six months later Moletta was recovered and started in the 2007 Vuelta a España.

During the 2008 Giro d'Italia, Moletta's father was caught with Viagra and unidentified fluids, and as result of this, Moletta's team Gerolsteiner withdrew Moletta from racing. Viagra was not banned in competition, so no formal doping charge was filed against Moletta, although the doping authorities (WADA) were looking at the matter. Later it was found that the fluids were the hormone Lutelef, which can be used as a new form of blood doping. Moletta was later cleared from any wrongdoing.

Since 2009, Moletta rides for Miche-Silver Cross.

Palmares

Moletta has won one race in his professional career:

• Peace Race - 1 stage (2003)