Ivailo Gabrovski (Bulgarian: Ивайло Габровски; born January 31, 1978) is a Bulgarian former racing cyclist. He holds the record for most Tour of Bulgaria wins, which he won 5 times.[1][2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ivailo Gabrovski |
| Born | January 31, 1978 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2008 | Cosmote Kastro |
| 2011 | CC Nessebar |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2002 | Jean Delatour |
| 2003 | MBK-Oktos |
| 2004 | Oktos |
| 2005 | Miche |
| 2006 | Flanders |
| 2007 | Storez Ledecq Materiaux |
| 2009 | Heraklion–Nessebar |
| 2012 | Konya–Torku Şekerspor |
| 2014 | China Wuxi Jilun Cycling Team |
| Major wins | |
| Tour of Bulgaria 5 times Tour of Turkey 2007 Tour de l'Ain 2001 | |
Career
editGabrovski was born in Sofia. In April 2012, he won the third stage of the Tour of Turkey. Racing for Turkish Continental team Konya–Torku Şekerspor, Gabrovski accelerated 8 kilometers from the finish line in the first mountain top finish stage in the race's history. He went on to win solo, with a gap of 1 minute and 29 seconds to his nearest competitor, Alexsandr Dyachenko of Astana. With that win, he took the leader's jersey,[3][4] which he held for the rest of the race to take the overall title.[5] Later that year he lost his title since he tested positive for EPO.
Gabrovski speaks French fluently, a skill that he attributes to his beginnings in professional cycling, where he was part of the Jean Delatour team.[3]
Doping
editIn 2003 he was prevented from racing the 3 Days of West Flanders when he came in over the hematocrit limit. In 2005, he was prevented from riding the world championship in Madrid after failing a blood test conducted by the UCI. He claimed at that time that being an athlete, his body was producing more red blood cells than the average person.
In 2012, Gabrovski tested positive for EPO at that year's Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, which he won.[6][7] He was banned for two years and lost the title. Alexsandr Dyachenko, who had finished second, was awarded the victory.[8]
Major results
edit- 2001
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2nd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 3rd Druivenkoers-Overijse
- 2002
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2003
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
- 1st Prologue, Stages 5 & 7
- 2004
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
- 1st Stages 5 & 9
- 1st Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine
- 2005
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour of Romania
- 2006
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
- 1st Stages 1, 5b & 8
- 1st Overall Tour of Serbia
- 1st Stages 3 & 6
- 3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2007
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour of Turkey
- 1st Stages 3 & 6
- 1st Overall Tour de Liège
- 1st Stage 6
- 1st Romsée–Stavelot–Romsée
- 1st Stage 3a Tour of Bulgaria
- 2008
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall The Paths of King Nikola
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Serbia
- 2009
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Grand Prix of Sharm el-Sheikh
- 1st Tour of Vojvodina II
- 3rd Overall Tour of Serbia
- 2011
- 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
- 1st Stage 8a
- 2012
1st
Overall Tour of Turkey1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Tour of Morocco
References
edit- ^ "Tour of Bulgaria 2010". bikemap.net. Toursprung. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Ivailo Gabrovski won for the fifth time "Cycling Tour of Bulgaria"". maxcombike.com. MaxEurope. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (25 April 2012). "Gabrovski makes a surprise come back in Turkey". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Grabovski wins Tour of Turkey stage 3". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Grabovski wins 2012 Tour of Turkey". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 April 2012.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (18 July 2012). "Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski suspended for A-sample EPO positive doping test". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ Shane Stokes (14 September 2012). "Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski faces disqualification with B sample also positive for EPO". Velo Nation. Velo Nation LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Shane Stokes (7 October 2012). "Disqualified Tour of Turkey winner Ivaïlo Gabrovski gets a two-year suspension for EPO". Velo Nation. Velo Nation LLC. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
External links
edit- Ivailo Gabrovski at ProCyclingStats
- Ivailo Gabrovski at Cycling Archives (archived)
- External Images
