Hossein Alizadeh (cyclist) explained

Hossein Alizadeh
Fullname:Hossein Alizadeh
Birth Date:24 January 1988
Birth Place:Tabriz, Iran
Height:182cm (72inches)
Weight:62kg (137lb)
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climber
Proyears1:2009
Proyears2:2010–2012
Proyears3:2013
Proyears4:2014–2015
Proyears5:2015–2016
Proyears6:2019–2020
Proteam6:[1]
Proyears7:2022–
Majorwins:UCI Asia Tour (2011–12)

Tour of Qinghai Lake (2012)

National Road Race Championships (2012)

Hossein Alizadeh (born 24 January 1988) is an Iranian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .[2] A former national champion, Alizadeh is an extremely powerful climber and, at his best, matches the best time-trialists. He is both able to sustain a high intensity during long, steep climb and he is feared and famous in Asia tours for his explosive attacks that often leaves the front group split into pieces.

Career

Born in Tabriz, Alizadeh took his first international stage win as well as the overall win in Tour de East Java in 2010. Then the same year in Tour of Qinghai Lake (2.HC) placed 2nd in mountain classification and ninth overall. In 2012, after winning the Tour of Qinghai Lake as well as the mountain classification, he won the 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour. Alizadeh, by moving from to Italian-based, was hopeful to race in Europe but due to the reason the team was registered from Ukraine, could not get the visa, so was not able to race in Europe tours.

Major results

Source:[3] [4]

2007
  • 7th Overall Taftan Tour
  • 8th Overall Kerman Tour
    2008
  • 2nd Overall Taftan Tour
  • 2nd Overall Milad De Nour Tour
    2009
  • 7th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
    2010
  • 1st Overall Tour de East Java
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 5th Overall International Presidency Tour
  • 9th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
    2011
  • 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
  • 2nd Overall Milad De Nour Tour
  • 3rd Overall Tour de East Java
  • 7th Overall International Presidency Tour
  • 9th Overall Kerman Tour
    2012
  • 1st Overall 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Asian rider classification
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 8th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
    2013
  • 4th Overall Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)
  • 10th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
    2014
  • 4th Overall Tour de Singkarak
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 6th Overall Tour de Filipinas
    2015
  • 2nd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
  • 10th Overall Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)
    2024
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 28 March 2020. https://archive.today/20200328202707/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14077/1002154/257. 28 March 2020.
    2. Web site: Hossein Alizadeh. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 30 April 2022.
    3. News: Hossein Alizadeh. Cycling Archives. 4 July 2012.
    4. News: Hossein Alizadeh. Cycling Quotient. 4 July 2012.