Matti Helminen

Matti Helminen (born 14 August 1975) is a Finnish racing cyclist. He won the Finnish National Time Trial Championships six times between 2003 and 2012, and finished in third place in the Finnish National Road Race Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2015.[1]

Matti Helminen

Helminen at the 2011 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Personal information
Full name	Matti Helminen
Born	(1975-08-14) 14 August 1975 Kotka, Finland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time trialist
Amateur teams
2015	Zannata Cycling Team
2016–2020	VP Consulting–Zannata CT
Professional teams
2005–2006	Profel Continental Team
2007	DFL–Cyclingnews–Litespeed
2008–2009	Palmans–Cras
2009	Cycling Club Bourgas
2011–2012	Landbouwkrediet

Helminen tested positive for Probenecid at the 2012 Tour de Luxembourg and was handed a two-years suspension for doping.[2] He appealed against this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.