Roman Kireyev

Roman Kireyev (born 14 February 1987) is a former Kazakhstani road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTeam Astana.

Roman Kireyev
Personal information
Full nameRoman Kireyev
Born (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987
Petropavl, Kazakhstan
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRetired
Professional team
2008–2011Astana

On 22 August 2011 Astana announced his retirement from cycling after he had struggled with a back injury.[1] The timing of this announcement caused speculation that Kireyev was forced into retirement to make way for Andrey Kashechkin and Alexander Vinokourov to compete.[2] Before Kireyev's retirement, Astana was afoul of the UCI's rules regarding the maximum number of riders employed by a team.[3]

Major results

Source:[4]

2004
, Asian Junior Games, Road Race
, Asian Junior Games, Ind. Time Trial
2005
3rd, Giro della Toscana – U19 version
2006
 Kazakhstan U23 Road Race Champion

References
  1. "Astana reduces roster thanks to Kireyev retirement". Cycling News. 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  2. "More questions for Astana and the UCI". Inner Ring. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-39. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "Max team size explained". Inner Ring. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  4. Roman Kireyev at Cycling Archives



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