Ahad Kazemi
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ahad Kazemi Sarai | 
| Born | 22 May 1975 Sarai, Heris, East Azerbaijan, Iran  | 
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | 
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired | 
| Discipline | Road | 
| Role | Rider | 
| Amateur team | |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2007 | Giant Asia Racing Team | 
| 2008–2010 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 
| 2015 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 
| 2016 | Tabriz Shahrdari Team | 
Ahad Kazemi Sarai also known as Ahad Kazemi (born 22 May 1975 in Heris County) is an Iranian cyclist,[1] who is currently suspended from the sport due to an anti-doping rules violation.[2]
He competed in the road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but failed to finish.
Doping
Kazemi is currently serving an eight-year ban for an ADRV for testosterone from a sample taken at the 2016 Tour of Iran.[2]
Major results
- 1998
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour of Azerbaijan - 1999
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour of Azerbaijan - 2000
 - 1st Stage 7 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
 - 3rd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan
 - 2001
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour of Azerbaijan - National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
 - 3rd Road race
 
 - 4th Overall Tour of Saudi Arabia
 - 2002
 - 2nd 
 Road race, Asian Road Championships - 2003
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour of Azerbaijan - 2004
 - 1st 
 Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey - 2005
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour de East Java
- 1st Mountains classification
 - 1st Stage 2
 
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 1st Stage 4
 
 - 1st Stage 6 Milad De Nour Tour
 - 2nd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
 - 6th Overall Kerman Tour
 - 2006
 - 1st 
 Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Milad De Nour Tour
 - 2nd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 1st Prologue
 
 - 3rd Overall 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour
 - 3rd Overall Kerman Tour
 - 4th Overall Tour de East Java
 - 6th Road race, Asian Road Championships
 - 2007
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour of Thailand
- 1st Stage 4
 
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour of Islamabad - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 - 2nd Overall Milad De Nour Tour
- 1st Stage 4
 
 - 5th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 1st Stages 3 & 8
 
 - 6th Overall Kerman Tour
 - 6th Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
 - 2008
 - 1st 
 Overall International Presidency Tour
- 1st Stage 4
 
 - 1st 
 Overall Milad De Nour Tour
- 1st Stage 2
 
 - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 - 2nd Overall Tour de East Java
 - 3rd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
 
 
- 2009
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 1st Stage 2
 
 - 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Indonesia
 - 2015
 - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 - 2nd Overall Tour of Fuzhou
- 1st Stage 2
 
 - 4th Overall Tour de Singkarak
- 1st Stage 8
 
 - 8th Overall Tour de Filipinas
 - 2016
 2nd Overall Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
 5th Overall Tour of Fuzhou
References
- ^ "Ahad Kazemi » Tabriz Petrochemical Team". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
 - ^ a b "Iranian rider hit with seven-year-and-six-month ban for doping - Cycling Weekly". 26 April 2017.
 
External links
- Ahad Kazemi at UCI
 - Ahad Kazemi Sarai at ProCyclingStats
 - Ahad Kazemi at Olympics.com
 - Ahad Kazemi at Olympedia
 - Ahad Kazemi awards and honors
 
