Bas van Dooren

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Dooren, not Dooren.

Bas van Dooren (born 25 August 1973 in Oss) is a Dutch mountain biker. He competed in the Men's cross-country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing 11th.^[1] In 1998 he finished second in the cross-country at the European Mountain Bike Championships. In 2000 he finished second overall of the 2000 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup^[2]

Bas van Dooren

Personal information
Born	(1973-08-25)25 August 1973 Oss, Netherlands
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Mountain biking
Professional teams
Be One
Specialized
Bankgiroloterij-Batavus

Van Dooren tested positive for EPO in 2002 from a test two days before the 2002 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, where he finished 11th. He bought it in Germany via internet and replied that 'it was a gamble'. He was suspended for one year and ended his career.^[3]

See also

• List of Dutch Olympic cyclists

References

1. "Bas van Dooren Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
2. "Bas van Dooren". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
3. ANP (24 November 2002). "Nederlandse mountainbiker gepakt op epo" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 9 January 2015.