Bernhard Kohl (born 4 January 1982) is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer and recognized climbing specialist.

His biggest career achievements include becoming the Austrian national road race champion in 2006,[1] finishing third place overall in the Dauphiné Libéré and winning the mountains classification in the 2008 Tour de France.

[2] On 13 October 2008, L'Équipe announced that Kohl had tested positive for CERA (continuous erythropoitin receptor activator, a third-generation variant of erythropoietin, aka EPO) used during the Tour de France.

[8] In an exclusive interview with L'Équipe, the Austrian detailed how he "prepared" himself for the 2008 Tour and received blood transfusions from his manager during the event.

The International Cycling Union 's (UCI) biological passport failed to prevent Kohl from practicing blood doping on a regular basis during his career, he said.