Ahad Kazemi Explained

Ahad Kazemi
Fullname:Ahad Kazemi Sarai
Birth Date:22 May 1975
Birth Place:Heris County,East Azerbaijan,Iran
Currentteam:Suspended
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2002–2007
Proyears2:2008–2010
Proyears3:2015
Proyears4:2016

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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Ahad Kazemi » Tabriz Petrochemical Team . ProCyclingStats . 9 August 2015.
    2. Web site: Iranian rider hit with seven-year-and-six-month ban for doping - Cycling Weekly. 26 April 2017.