Ahmad Wais
Ahmad Badreddin Wais (born 15 January 1991) is a Syrian cyclist.[1][2] He rode in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[3][4][5] Other races he participated in were the
 Wais in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmad Badreddin Wais |
| Nickname | Badri |
| Born | 15 January 1991 Aleppo |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2016 | Marco Polo |
| 2017 | Tempo Sport |
| 2018–2019 | VC Horgen |
| Professional team | |
| 2018–2019 | VIB Sports |
In 2016, he was a member of the Dutch Marco Polo team.
Biography
Ahmad Badreddin Wais was born January 15, 1991 in Aleppo, Syria. He would begin cycling at age 14, and go onto to compete in the 2009 UCI Juniors World Championship. Wais would continue training through the Syrian Civil War his family leaving him as they fled to Turkey in 2013.[6] He would live alone in Damascus as a student until 2014, when he decided to leave the country as a refugee.[7][8]
In 2014 Wais would begin his journey as a refugee, traveling by car through Syria and Lebanon, ultimately taking a boat to Turkey to reunite with his family.[8] He would then travel by ship to Greece and eventually gain refugee status in Switzerland which he arrived in by plane.[7] Wais would not compete again until 2017, citing the physical and emotional toll of the ordeal; going so far as to put off training until 2015.[6]
He would become a perspective candidate for the 2016 Refugee Olympic Team.[6][9]
Wais has not returned to Syria since leaving, because he is classified as having evaded conscription by the Syrian Military.[6]
Major Results[2][3]
2009
2010
- 24th Tour of Victory
- 40th Tour of Alanya
- 17th Tour of Marmara
2011
- 28th Tour of Isparta
- 29th Tour of Cappadocia
- 29th Tour of Victory
- 26th Tour of Marmara
2012
- 77th Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon's Cup Tour of Thailand
- 70th Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan
2014
- 32nd Asian Cycling Championships - Road Race[10]
- 69th Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan
2017
2018
- 31st Scandinavian Race Uppsala[11]
- 16th Mediterranean Games - ITT
- 13th Chrono Champenois
- 53rd UCI Road World Championships - ITT
2019
- 9th Asian Cycling Championships - ITT
- 31st Asian Cycling Championships - Road Race
- 17th Swiss National Championships - ITT
- 50th UCI Road World Championships
References
- Archives, Cycling. "Ahmad Badreddin Wais". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- "Ahmad Wais - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- "Ahmad Wais". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "UCI Road World Championships 2017: Elite Men - Individual Time Trial Results". cyclingnews.com. September 20, 2017. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- "World Championships: Elite men's individual time trial start times". cyclingnews.com. September 24, 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- Swaminathan, Swaroop (June 23, 2020). "Wais man's tale". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- McCall, Damian (2018-10-01). "From Syria to Innsbruck, cyclist makes remarkable journey". VeloNews.com. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- Julien, Pretot (2017-09-20). "Cycling - Wais completes journey from war-torn Syria to world championships". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- Urken, Ross Kenneth (2016-02-10). "How refugees fleeing Syria and ISIS are keeping their Olympic hopes alive". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- "2014 Asian Cycling Championships - en ligne / ind. road race - ME Results". CyclingTips. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "Cycling - 110th Scandinavian Race in Uppsala 1909-2018 2018 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
