Roman Kireyev Explained

Roman Kireyev
Fullname:Roman Kireyev
Birth Date:1987 2, df=y
Birth Place:Petropavl, Kazakhstan
Discipline:Road
Role:Retired
Proyears1:2008–2011

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

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

Source:

2004
  • , Asian Junior Games, Road Race
  • , Asian Junior Games, Ind. Time Trial
    2005
  • 3rd, Giro della Toscana – U19 version
    2006
  • U23 Road Race Champion

    Notes and References

    1. News: Astana reduces roster thanks to Kireyev retirement . 2011-08-24 . 2011-08-24 . Cycling News.
    2. News: More questions for Astana and the UCI . 2011-08-25 . 2011-08-29 . Inner Ring.
    3. News: Max team size explained . 2011-08-25 . 2011-08-29 . Inner Ring.

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