Niklas Axelsson

Axelsson tested positive for EPO in the 2001 UCI Road World Championships in Lisbon and later admitted his guilt. He was suspended for four years by the Swedish Cycling Federation (SCF) but made an early comeback in 2004. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2007 but made a complete recovery. In 2010 it was found that his September 2009 A sample was positive for EPO. On 7 July 2010, the B sample was deemed positive and the Swedish Cycling Federation suspended Axelsson for life. ==Major results==

;1990 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1992 : 3rd Overall Flèche du Sud ;1995 : 1st Stage 9 Rapport Toer : 6th Overall Peace Race ;1998 : 3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi : 7th Overall Vuelta a Aragon ;1999 : National Road Championships ::3rd Road race ::3rd Time trial : 4th Milano–Torino : 6th Overall Giro d'Italia : 6th Coppa Sabatini ;2000 : 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino : 3rd Giro di Lombardia : 3rd Scandinavian Open Time Trial : 5th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2001 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 4th GP de Fourmies : 7th Overall Tour de Wallonie ::1st Stage 6 : 8th Overall Tour de Langkawi : 9th Giro di Lombardia : 10th GP du canton d'Argovie ;2004 : 9th Firenze–Pistoia ;2006 : 2nd Giro di Romagna : 8th GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese ;2007 : 3rd GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese : 4th GP Nobili Rubinetterie ;2008 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 4th Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ::1st Stage 2 : 4th GP Triberg-Schwarzwald : 5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 7th Monte Paschi Eroica : 9th Overall Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria : 10th Tour du Finistère ;2009 : 7th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake : 8th GP Costa Degli Etruschi ==See also==