Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukrainian: Дмитро Грабовський, Hebrew: דימיטרי גרבובסקי; 30 September 1985 – 23 January 2017) was a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer, who last competed for UCI Continental team Jilun Shakeland Cycling Team before his death in 2017.
 Grabovskyy in 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dmytro Grabovskyy Дмитро Грабовський |
| Born | 30 September 1985 Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 23 January 2017 (aged 31) |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2005–2006 | Team Finauto–Quickstep (under-23 satellite team) |
| 2006 | Quick-Step–Innergetic (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2009–2010 | ISD |
| 2011 | ISD–Lampre |
| 2015 | Jilun Shakeland Cycling Team |
| Major wins | |
 Mountains Classification, Tirreno–Adriatico (2009) | |
Career
editHe was second in the time trial for juniors at the 2005 World Championship Cycling in Madrid and he won the road race. He signed his first professional contract with Quick-Step–Innergetic. After two years he joined ISD in 2009: after two years there he joined ISD-Lampre for 2011, his final year as a professional.[1] He competed in one Grand Tour during his career, the 2009 Giro d'Italia.[2] In a 2010 interview with Gazetta dello Sport he admitted that he had suffered from problems with alcoholism during his period with Quick-Step, to the point where he came close to death from alcohol poisoning on two occasions.[3]
He took up Israeli citizenship in 2015.[3] Grabovskyy died from a heart attack on 23 January 2017.[1]
Major results
edit- 2003
- 2nd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2005
- UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Stage 5 Five Rings of Moscow
- 2006
- 1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Overall Giro delle Regioni
- 1st Stages 2, 3 & 5b
- 2nd Overall Girobio
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2007
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2008
- 5th Firenze–Pistoia
- 2009
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2015
- 3rd Overall Israman Negev Israel (1st Israeli)
References
edit- ^ a b "Former under 23 world champion Dmytro Grabovskyy dies at 31 - Cyclingnews.com".
- ^ Brown, Gregor (23 January 2017). "Former U23 world champion dies aged 31 after suspected heart attack". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ a b Westemeyer, Susan (5 January 2010). "Grabovskyy admits to alcohol abuse during Quick Step years". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links
edit- Dmytro Grabovskyy at Cycling Archives (archived)
