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.

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

Major results Source:

2001 National Road Championships 3rd Time trial 5th Road race 2002 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 2003 National Road Championships

4th Road race 2004 5th Road race, National Road Championships 9th Overall Triptyque Ardennais 2005 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 4th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden 2006

1st Chrono Champenois 3rd Chrono des Nations 2007

4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 7th Chrono des Nations 9th Druivenkoers Overijse 2008 National Road Championships

3rd Road race 3rd Chrono Champenois 2009 National Road Championships 2nd Time trial 3rd Road race 9th Chrono Champenois 2010 National Road Championships

5th Road race 2nd Chrono Champenois 8th Duo Normand (with Jarmo Rissanen) 2011 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 2012 National Road Championships

4th Road race 2015 National Road Championships 2nd Time trial 3rd Road race 2016 4th Time trial, National Road Championships 2017 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 2019 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships