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

Roman Kireyev
Personal information
Full nameRoman Kireyev
Born (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 (age 37)
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 edit

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 edit

  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 2011-08-29.
  3. ^ "Max team size explained". Inner Ring. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  4. ^ Roman Kireyev at Cycling Archives

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