Gonzalo Najar
{{short description|Argentine cyclist}}
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| fullname = Gonzalo Joaquín Najar
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|27|df=y}}
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| currentteam = Suspended
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
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| proyears1 = 2015–2018
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Gonzalo Joaquín Najar (born 27 November 1993) is an Argentine cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport after a positive doping test.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2018/01/26/5a6b5af4468aeb4a3d8b4654.html|title=Gonzalo Najar rompe los pronósticos en la Vuelta a San Juan - Marca.com|date=26 January 2018|publisher=}}
Career
=2018 Vuelta a San Juan=
Najar won the 5th stage of the 2018 Vuelta a San Juan.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-la-provincia-de-san-juan-2018/stage-5/results/|title=Vuelta Ciclista a la Provincia de San Juan 2018: Stage 5 Results - Cyclingnews.com|date=26 January 2018|publisher=}} Heading into the 5th stage, he was in 14th place, but after the stage he had over a minute lead.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/worldtour-teams-left-toiling-local-rider-wins-nearly-two-minutes-vuelta-san-juan-summit-finish-367275|title=WorldTour teams left toiling as local rider wins by nearly two minutes on Vuelta a San Juan summit finish - Cycling Weekly|date=26 January 2018|publisher=}} However, he was later stripped of his win; in May 2018, Najar tested positive for the third-generation EPO-based blood booster CERA on January 21 - the day of the opening stage of the 2018 Vuelta a San Juan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ciclismointernacional.com/oficial-gonzalo-najar-con-un-analitico-adverso-por-cera-en-la-vuelta-a-san-juan/|title=OFICIAL: Gonzalo Najar, con un analítico adverso por CERA en la Vuelta a San Juan|date=5 May 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta-a-san-juan-winner-gonzalo-najar-reportedly-tests-positive-for-cera/#disqus_thread|title=Vuelta a San Juan winner Gonzalo Najar reportedly tests positive for CERA|date=6 May 2018}} He was given a four-year ban.[http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2018-vuelta-a-san-juan-winner-banned-for-four-years-after-cera-positive/ 2018 Vuelta a San Juan winner banned for four years after CERA positive]
Major results
;2017
: National Road Championships
::1st 20px Road race
::4th Time trial
;2018
: 1st 20px Overall Vuelta a San Juan
::1st Stage 5
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Category:Argentine male cyclists