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Assan Bazayev

Assan Bazayev
Bazayev at the 2008 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen.
Personal information
Full nameAssan Bazayev
Асан Базаев
Born (1981-02-22) 22 February 1981 (age 43)
Almaty, Soviet Union
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2004–2005Capec
2006Liberty Seguros–Würth
2007–2013Astana
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2008, 2012)

Assan Tolegenovich Bazayev (Kazakh: Асан Төлегенұлы Базаев, Russian: Асан Толегенович Базаев , born 22 February 1981) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Kazakhstan, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013.[1] He competed for the Capec, Liberty Seguros–Würth and Astana squads.

In 2004 he won the Hellas Tour, but he did not win any stage. He also won stage 1 of the 2006 Tour of Germany in August 2006.[2]

Bazayev retired at the end of the 2013 season, after ten years as a professional.[1]

Career achievements

Major results

2003
1st Stage 1 GP Tell
1st Stage 4 Tour of Bulgaria
2004
1st Overall Tour of Hellas
1st Time trial, Asian Road Championships
2005
3rd Tour de l'Avenir
3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
2006
1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour
2008
1st Road race, National Road Championships
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
1st Points classification
2009
5th Tour de Luxembourg
2010
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
8th UCI Road World Championships
2012
1st Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 98 97
A yellow jersey Tour de France 168
A red jersey Vuelta a España 98 130 130 82 DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ a b Ralbjerg, Jesper (17 October 2013). "Astana signs two new riders as Bazayev retires". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ^ Eurosport Splash