Dimitry Muravyev (Kazakh: Дмитрий Муравьёв, born 2 November 1979 in Kazakhstan) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Kazakhstan. He turned professional in 2002 and has ridden internationally since then, although his primary victories have been the Kazakhstan national road race (2002) and the Kazakhstan national time trial (three times, 2003–2005).
.jpg) Muravyev at the 2011 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitry Murajev Дмитрий Муравьёв |
| Born | 2 November 1979 Kazakh SSR, USSR |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2003 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2004–2005 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2006 | Jartazi–7Mobile |
| 2007–2009 | Astana |
| 2010–2011 | Team RadioShack |
| 2012–2014 | Astana |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2002) | |
In 2007, he joined the newly formed Kazakh team Astana on the UCI ProTour, where he managed to place 8th in the 2007 Tour of Flanders and was a member of the winning team in the 2009 Tour de France. On 22 November 2009, it was reported that Muravyev had become one of the 12 members of Astana—and the only Kazakhstani—to rejoin former Astana team director Johan Bruyneel at Team RadioShack. Muravyev later rejoined Astana for the 2012 season.[1]
Career achievements edit
Major results edit
- 2002
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 2003
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall Ruban Granitier Breton
- 1st Prologue, Stages 4 & 6
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Navarra
- 1st Stages 5 & 6 Tour des Pyrénées
- 2nd Overall Tour de Normandie
- 2004
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2005
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2006
- 2nd GP de Villers Cotterêts
- 2007
- 8th Tour of Flanders
- 2009
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
- 2011
- 2nd Route Adélie de Vitré
- 7th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2012
- 2nd Druivenkoers-Overijse
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
92 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | 148 | 148 | 129 | — | 167 | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ ""Pro Team Astana" signed Dmitriy Muravyev". astana.lu. Astana. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links edit
Media related to Dmitriy Muravyev at Wikimedia Commons
- Team Astana profile
- Dimitry Muravyev at trap-friis.dk
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