Roberto Heras

Roberto Heras Hernández is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, born on 1 February 1974, who won the Vuelta a España a record four times. He turned professional in 1995 with the Kelme team and first won the Vuelta in 2000, then again in 2003, 2004 and 2005. From 2001 he rode for the US Postal Service team as a climbing specialist who helped Lance Armstrong in the mountain stages of the Tour de France, where his best result was fifth place in 2000. His 2005 Vuelta title was removed after a positive test for EPO and given to Denis Menchov, but Spanish courts later upheld his appeal and the Spanish cycling federation reinstated him as the 2005 champion.