Personal information | |
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Full name | Bernard Sainz |
Nickname | Dr Mabuse |
Born | Rennes, France | August 1, 1943
Team information | |
Role | Manager / Doctor |
Amateur team | |
1958 onwards | UC Créteil |
Managerial team | |
1972 - | Mercier (GAN) Team doctor |
Major wins | |
None 1964 3rd in French students' championship |
Bernard Sainz, a.k.a. Dr Mabuse, (born Rennes, France, 1 September 1943) is an unlicensed sports doctor who achieved great success in horse racing and cycling.[1][2] He was jailed for falsely practising medicine, particularly in cycle racing,[2][3][4] and received other sentences for doping-related charges, which he consistently denied.[5]