Vladimir Koev ( bg, Владимир Коев) (born 31 August 1979) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

Doping

In June 2006, he tested positive for stanozolol and was suspended for two years. In 2010, he tested positive again, this time for

heptaminol Heptaminol is an amino alcohol which is classified as a cardiac stimulant (positive inotropic action). It also increases coronary blood flow along with mild peripheral vasoconstriction. It is sometimes used in the treatment of low blood pressure, ...

. After this, Koev was given an eight-year suspension. All of his results for 2010 and 2011 were stripped. He then served an eight years suspension from June 2010 to June 2018 after testing positive for

Major results

;2001 :2nd

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, National Road Championships ;2004 :1st Overall Tour of Romania :3rd

Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise The Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour from 2005 to 2013, and again in 2015. The race was reserved for amateurs in 2014 and 2016. Wi ...

;2006 :2nd Overall Tour of Greece ::1st Stage 5 :2nd Overall Paths of King Nikola :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 ...

, National Road Championships :5th Overall

GP Cycliste de Gemenc The Gemenc Grand Prix is a cycling race held annually in Hungary. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to ...

:10th Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ;2009 :1st Gold medal blank

Time trial, Balkan Road Championships :2nd Overall Tour of Romania :2nd

, National Road Championships :2nd Overall Tour of Bulgaria :3rd

Tour of Vojvodina The Tour of Vojvodina was a road cycling race held in Serbia. The race consisted of two one day races. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2. Winners Tour of Vojvodina I Tour of Vojvodina II References UCI Europe Tou ...

II : 7th Overall Tour of Szeklerland ::1st Stage 3a :7th

I ;2010 :1st Overall Paths of King Nikola ::1st Stage 1 :2nd GP Kranj : :: :: : :: ; : : :: : :: :: ; :

References

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* 1979 births Living people Bulgarian male cyclists Doping cases in cycling People from Kazanlak {{Bulgaria-cycling-bio-stub