Dmytro Grabovskyy (, ; 30 September 1985 – 23 January 2017) was a
Ukrainian professional
road bicycle racer
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, who last competed for
UCI Continental team +Men
Teams
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before his death in 2017.
Career
He 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 . After two years he joined in 2009: after two years there he joined ISD-Lampre for 2011, his final year as a professional.
He competed in one
Grand Tour during his career, the
2009 Giro d'Italia.
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.
He took up Israeli citizenship in 2015.
Grabovskyy died from a heart attack on 23 January 2017.
Major results
;2003
:2nd

Time trial,
UCI Junior Road World Championships
;2005
:
UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
::1st
Road race
::2nd
Time trial
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: 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
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The race is considered to be the most important race on Italy's U23 ...
::1st Stage 2
: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 ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
;2007
:3rd
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
;2008
:5th
Firenze–Pistoia
;2009
: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 ...
, National Road Championships
;2010
: 1st

Mountains classification,
Tirreno–Adriatico
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;2015
: 3rd Overall Israman Negev
Israel
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(1st Israeli)
References
External links
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1985 births
2017 deaths
Ukrainian male cyclists
Sportspeople from Simferopol
Ukrainian emigrants to Israel
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