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Place of Birth: Ávila, Castile and León, Spain
About Carlos Sastre
- Carlos Sastre Candil (pronounced ['ka?.los 'sas.t?e 'kandil]; born 22 April 1975) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer and winner of the 2008 Tour de France.
- He consistently achieved great results in the Vuelta a España and equally good showings in the Tour de France.
- Sastre established himself as a strong and stable climbing specialist, and after working to improve his individual time trial skills, he became a contender for the top GC spots in the Grand Tours.
- In total, Sastre finished in the top ten overall of fifteen Grand Tours during his career. Also remarkable is that Sastre never tested positive or was caught in a doping investigation given he performed at the top level of cycling for many years.
- Sastre continues to be widely regarded, following the Lance Armstrong affair, as one of the very few 'clean' riders to have won the Tour de France in modern times as he has never been involved in a doping affair.
- In fact, with respect to doping allegations and admissions that have surrounded Tour winners in recent decades, Sastre has been called "Don Limpio" ("Mr.
- Clean" in Spanish) by the press and others.
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