Mehdi Sohrabi (; born 12 October 1981) is an Iranian professional
racing cyclist
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, who is currently suspended from the sport following an
anti-doping rule violation.
Career
Sohrabi was born in
Zanjan, Iran
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Zanjan's population boasts the high ...
. In 2010 and 2011, Sohrabi won the
UCI Asia Tour
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. At the end of the 2011 season, Sohrabi had many UCI-points, and because of this was contracted by UCI ProTeam , that needed these points to secure their ProTeam status for the next season. After one year as a rider for , Sohrabi returned to his former team in 2013. After three years he moved to the for 2016, but moved to the for 2017.
Major results
;2005
: National Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
Time trial
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: 1st Stage 4
Kerman Tour
;2006
: 1st Road race,
Asian Road Championships
: 2nd
Road race,
Asian Games
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: 4th Overall
Kerman Tour
;2007
: 1st

Overall
Jelajah Malaysia
::1st Asian rider classification
:
Kerman Tour
::1st Stages 5 & 7
: 1st Stage 1
Tour de East Java
: 1st Stage 6
Tour de Hokkaido
: 6th Overall
Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
;2008
: 2nd Overall
International Presidency Tour
::1st Stage 2
: 3rd Overall
Jelajah Negeri Sembilan
::1st Stages 2 & 3
: 6th Road race,
Asian Road Championships
: 7th Overall
Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
::1st Stages 1, 5 & 6
;2009
: 1st
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall
Tour de Indonesia
::1st Points classification
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stages 1 (
TTT) & 6
: 1st Overall
Milad De Nour Tour
::1st Stages 2 & 4
: 1st Stage 4
International Azerbaïjan Tour
: 6th Overall
Presidential Cycling Tour Of Iran
: 6th Overall
Tour de East Java
::1st Points classification
: 8th Overall
Jelajah Malaysia
::1st Stage 2
;2010
: 1st Road race,
Asian Road Championships
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 7
Tour de Singkarak
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:
Tour of Qinghai Lake
::1st Stages 6 & 9
;2011
: 1st

Overall
Jelajah Malaysia
::1st

Asian rider classification
::1st Stages 1 & 6
: 1st Overall
Kerman Tour
::1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
: 1st Overall
International Azerbaïjan Tour
::1st Stage 3
: 1st Stage 4
International Presidency Tour
: 1st Stage 3
Tour de Taiwan
: 1st Stage 7
Tour of Qinghai Lake
: 2nd
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
: 6th Overall
Milad De Nour Tour
;2012
: 2nd Road race,
Asian Road Championships
;2013
:
Tour of Borneo
::1st Stages 2 & 5
: 1st Stage 3
Tour de Filipinas
: 1st Stage 7
Tour de Singkarak
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;2014
: 1st Stage 4
Tour de Ijen
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: 6th Road race,
Asian Road Championships
;2015
: 1st Stage 3
Tour de Singkarak
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: 10th
Road race, National Road Championships
;2016
: National Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::4th
Time trial
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: 10th Overall
Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)
;2017
: National Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::5th
Time trial
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;2018
:
Asian Road Championships
::
2nd Team time trial
::
3rd Road race
;2019
:
1st
Road race, National Road Championships
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Iranian male cyclists
Iranian track cyclists
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Iran
Sportspeople from Zanjan, Iran
Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran
Asian Games medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2002 Asian Games
Cyclists at the 2006 Asian Games
Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games
Cyclists at the 2014 Asian Games
Cyclists at the 2018 Asian Games
Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) winners
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
21st-century Iranian sportsmen
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