Ahad Kazemi Sarai also known as Ahad Kazemi (born 22 May 1975 in

Heris County Heris County () is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to ...

) is an Iranian cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport due to an anti-doping rules violation. He competed in the road race at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

, but failed to finish.

Doping

Kazemi is currently serving an eight-year ban for an ADRV for testosterone from a sample taken at the 2016 Tour of Iran.

Major results

;1998 : 1st Overall

Tour of 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 ...

;1999 : 1st Overall

;2000 : 1st Stage 7

Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey () 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 event, before being upgraded to 2.1 in 200 ...

: 3rd Overall

;2001 : 1st Overall

: National Road Championships ::2nd

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

::3rd Road race : 4th Overall

Tour of Saudi Arabia The AlUla Tour, formerly known as the Saudi Tour and 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 ...

;2002 : 2nd Silver medal blank

Road race, Asian Road Championships ;2003 : 1st Overall

;2004 : 1st Overall

;2005 : 1st Overall

Tour de East Java The Tour de East Java is a professional road bicycle racing stage race, that was held in East Java, Indonesia from 2005 to 2014. The race was sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour ...

::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Overall

Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour ...

::1st Stage 4 : 1st Stage 6 Milad De Nour Tour : 2nd Overall

Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) 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 ...

: 6th Overall Kerman Tour ;2006 : 1st Flag of Iran

Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 5 ( TTT) Milad De Nour Tour : 2nd Overall

::1st Prologue : 3rd Overall

2005–06 UCI Asia Tour The 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour was the second season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 28 September 2005 with the Tour of Milad du Nour and ended on 16 September 2006 with the 2006 Asian Cycling Championships. The points leader, based on ...

: 3rd Overall Kerman Tour : 4th Overall

: 6th Road race, Asian Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Overall

Tour of Thailand The Tour of Thailand, officially the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon's Cup Tour of Thailand is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Thailand. It was classified by the International Cycling Union as a 2.2 category race as ...

::1st Stage 4 : 1st Overall Tour of Islamabad : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Milad De Nour Tour ::1st Stage 4 : 5th Overall

::1st Stages 3 & 8 : 6th Overall Kerman Tour : 6th Overall

;2008 : 1st Overall International Presidency Tour ::1st Stage 4 : 1st Overall Milad De Nour Tour ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall

: 3rd Overall

::1st Stage 2 ( TTT) ;2009 : 1st Overall

::1st Stage 2 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Tour de Indonesia The Tour de Indonesia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Java, Indonesia since 2004. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour. History Severa ...

;2015 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall

Tour of Fuzhou Tour of Fuzhou is a men's one-day cycle racing, cycle race which takes place in China and was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI as 2.1 (rated 2.2 until the 2016 edition) and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour. Overall winners Refe ...

::1st Stage 2 : 4th Overall

Tour de Singkarak Tour de Singkarak (abbreviated TdS) is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in West Sumatra, Indonesia, and named after the Lake Singkarak. First staged in 2009, Tour de Singkarak is classified by the Union Cyc ...

::1st Stage 8 : 8th Overall

Tour de Filipinas The MPTC Tour of Luzon (TOL; under sponsorship by the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation) is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Luzon, Philippines since 1955 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is held in April every year. ...

;2016 :2nd 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 ...
: 4th Road race, National Road Championships :5th Overall
Tour of Fuzhou Tour of Fuzhou is a men's one-day cycle racing, cycle race which takes place in China and was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI as 2.1 (rated 2.2 until the 2016 edition) and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour. Overall winners Refe ...

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Ahad Kazemi awards and honors
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kazemi, Ahad 1975 births Living people Iranian male cyclists Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) winners Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Iran Cyclists at the 1998 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games cyclists for Iran Doping cases in cycling 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Sportspeople from Tabriz