Hossein Askari – Wikipedia
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Iranian professional racing cyclist
Hossein Askari (Persian: حسین عسگری, born March 23, 1975, in Khomeyn) is an Iranian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the Giant Asia Racing Team, Tabriz Petrochemical Team, Ayandeh Continental Team and Pishgaman–Giant teams. During his career, Askari was suspended for one year for doping in 2013 and 2014.
Askari tested positive for methylhexaneamine during the 2013 Tour de Singkarak and was given a one year suspension.[1]
Major results[edit]
- 1999
- 6th Overall Tour of Saudi Arabia
- 2000
- 9th Tour of Azerbaijan
- 2001
- 3rd Overall Tour of Saudi Arabia
- 2002
- 2nd
Team pursuit, Asian Games - 8th Overall Tour of Saudi Arabia
- 2004
- 2nd
Time trial, Asian Road Championships - 2nd Individual pursuit, Asian Track Championships
- 2nd Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
- 2005
- 1st Overall Kerman Tour
- 1st Overall Tour de Indonesia
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Prologue Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- Asian Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 6th Road race
- 2nd
- 2nd Individual pursuit, Asian Track Championships
- 8th Overall Tour de East Java
- 8th Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 2006
- 2nd Overall 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour
- Asian Games
- 2nd Team time trial
- 7th Road race
- 2nd
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour of Thailand
- 2nd Overall Kerman Tour
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 2nd Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
- 2nd Overall Tour de East Java
- 2nd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 4th Road race, Asian Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 1st Stage 2
- 2007
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st Overall 2006–07 UCI Asia Tour
- 1st Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 2 Kerman Tour
- Asian Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd
- 2nd Overall Jelajah Malaysia
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
- 1st Mountains classification
- 3rd Overall Tour de East Java
- 3rd Overall Milad De Nour Tour
- 6th Overall Tour of Siam
- 6th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 10th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2008
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour
- 1st Overall International Emirates Post Tour
- 1st Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 6
- 3rd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 4th Overall Jelajah Malaysia
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 6
- 4th Overall Tour de East Java
- 9th Overall International Presidency Tour
- 2009
- 1st Stage 1 International Presidency Tour
- 2nd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 3rd Overall Tour de East Java
- 4th Overall Jelajah Malaysia
- 4th Overall Tour de Indonesia
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 5th Overall Milad De Nour Tour
- 7th Road race, Asian Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall International Presidency Tour
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Singkarak
- 2nd Time trial, Asian Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour de Singkarak
- 3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 3rd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 5th Overall Tour of China
- 10th Mumbai Cyclothon
- 2011
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 1st Stage 3
- Asian Road Championships
- 3rd
Road race - 3rd Time trial
- 3rd
- 4th Overall Milad De Nour Tour
- 6th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 7th Overall International Presidency Tour
- 8th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 8th Overall Kerman Tour
- 2012
- 1st Overall Tour de Brunei
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Time trial, Asian Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 5th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2013
- 4th Overall Tour de Filipinas
- 4th Overall Tour of Borneo
7th Overall Tour de Singkarak[2]1st Stage 1
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Tour de Ijen
- 3rd
Time trial, Asian Games - 2015
- Asian Cycling Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour de Taiwan[3]
- 3rd Overall Tour of Japan
- 3rd Overall Tour de Singkarak
- 1st Stage 6
- 5th Overall Tour of Fuzhou
- 6th Overall Tour de Filipinas
- 1st Mountains classification
- 6th Overall Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
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