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Hossein Askari ( fa, حسین عسگری , born March 23, 1975, in Khomeyn) is an Iranian former professional
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, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the , , and teams. During his career, Askari was suspended for one year for doping in 2013 and 2014.


Doping

Askari tested positive for
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during the 2013 Tour de Singkarak and was given a one year suspension.


Major results

;1999 : 6th Overall
Tour of Saudi Arabia The Saudi Tour, formerly known as the Tour of Saudi Arabia, is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race first held in Saudi Arabia in 1999. It has been held intermittently since its creation, and in 2020 joined the UCI Asia Tour for ...
;2000 : 9th Tour of Azerbaijan ;2001 : 3rd Overall
Tour of Saudi Arabia The Saudi Tour, formerly known as the Tour of Saudi Arabia, is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race first held in Saudi Arabia in 1999. It has been held intermittently since its creation, and in 2020 joined the UCI Asia Tour for ...
;2002 : 2nd
Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
, Asian Games : 8th Overall
Tour of Saudi Arabia The Saudi Tour, formerly known as the Tour of Saudi Arabia, is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race first held in Saudi Arabia in 1999. It has been held intermittently since its creation, and in 2020 joined the UCI Asia Tour for ...
;2004 : 2nd Time trial, Asian Road Championships : 2nd Individual pursuit, Asian Track Championships : 2nd Overall
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...
;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 Individual pursuit, Asian Track Championships : 8th Overall Tour de East Java : 8th Overall
Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It has been classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour de T ...
;2006 : 2nd Overall 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour : Asian Games ::2nd Team time trial ::7th Road race : 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Tour of Thailand : 2nd Overall Kerman Tour ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 2nd Overall
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...
: 2nd Overall Tour de East Java : 2nd Overall
Tour of Qinghai Lake The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part ...
: 4th Road race, Asian Road Championships : 4th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) ::1st Stage 2 ;2007 : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, 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 Overall
Jelajah Malaysia The Jelajah Malaysia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1963. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category races. The race exists ...
::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Overall
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...
::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 The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...
;2008 : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, 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 The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part ...
: 4th Overall
Jelajah Malaysia The Jelajah Malaysia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1963. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category races. The race exists ...
::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 6 : 4th Overall Tour de East Java : 9th Overall
International Presidency Tour The International Presidency Tour was a professional cycling race held annually in Iran. It was part of UCI Asia Tour in category 2.2. Winners References

UCI Asia Tour races Cycle races in Iran Recurring sporting events established ...
;2009 : 1st Stage 1
International Presidency Tour The International Presidency Tour was a professional cycling race held annually in Iran. It was part of UCI Asia Tour in category 2.2. Winners References

UCI Asia Tour races Cycle races in Iran Recurring sporting events established ...
: 2nd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) : 3rd Overall Tour de East Java : 4th Overall
Jelajah Malaysia The Jelajah Malaysia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1963. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category races. The race exists ...
: 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 In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships : 1st Overall
International Presidency Tour The International Presidency Tour was a professional cycling race held annually in Iran. It was part of UCI Asia Tour in category 2.2. Winners References

UCI Asia Tour races Cycle races in Iran Recurring sporting events established ...
::1st Stage 4 : 1st Overall
Tour of Qinghai Lake The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part ...
: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Tour de Singkarak : 2nd Time trial, Asian Road Championships : 2nd Overall Tour de Singkarak : 3rd Overall
Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...
: 3rd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) : 5th Overall Tour of China : 10th Mumbai Cyclothon ;2011 : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) ::1st Stage 3 : Asian Road Championships ::3rd Road race ::3rd Time trial : 4th Overall Milad De Nour Tour : 6th Overall
Tour of Qinghai Lake The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part ...
: 7th Overall
International Presidency Tour The International Presidency Tour was a professional cycling race held annually in Iran. It was part of UCI Asia Tour in category 2.2. Winners References

UCI Asia Tour races Cycle races in Iran Recurring sporting events established ...
: 8th Overall
Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...
: 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 The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part ...
;2013 : 4th Overall Tour de Filipinas : 4th Overall
Tour of Borneo The Tour de Borneo is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the state of Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan in East Malaysia since 2012, named after Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest isl ...
:7th Overall Tour de Singkarak ::1st Stage 1 ;2014 : 2nd Overall
Tour de Ijen Tour de Ijen is a men's cycle race which takes place in Indonesia. Initiated as a stage race in 2012, the Tour de Ijen is rated by the UCI as a 2.2 race, and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, Asian Games ;2015 :
Asian Cycling Championships The Asian Cycling Championships is an annual continental cycling championships for road bicycle racing and track cycling since 1963, exclusively for Asian cyclists selected by the national governing body (member nations of the Asian Cycling Confede ...
::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall
Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It has been classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour de T ...
: 3rd Overall Tour of Japan : 3rd Overall Tour de Singkarak ::1st Stage 6 : 5th Overall
Tour of Fuzhou Tour of Fuzhou is a men's one-day cycle race which takes place in China and was rated by the UCI as 2.1 (rated 2.2 until the 2016 edition) and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing comp ...
: 6th Overall Tour de Filipinas ::1st Mountains classification : 6th Overall
Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran), also known as the Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan or Azerbaijan Tour is an annual multiple stage road bicycle racing held in Iran since 1986, named after Iranian Azerbaijan. It is a UCI 2.1 category race and is part of th ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 4


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Askari, Hossein Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) winners 1975 births Living people Iranian male cyclists Iranian track cyclists Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Doping cases in cycling Iranian sportspeople in doping cases Olympic cyclists of Iran People from Markazi Province Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 1994 Asian Games Cyclists at the 1998 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2002 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2006 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games 21st-century Iranian people