Hossein Askari
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Hossein Askari is an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team managed by Ramin Dadgar and Azeem Abdolnaghad and main sponsored by Tabriz Petrochemical Company...

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Career highlights

2002
2º in Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

, Track
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

, Team Pursuit
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, start on opposite sides of the velodrome.- Race format :...

, Bushan (KOR)

2004
2º in Asian Cycling Championships
Asian Cycling Championships
The Asian Cycling Championships, is the annual asian championship for bicycle road and track racing organized by the Asian Cycling Confederation .- Championships :-Road race:-Time Trial:-Road race:-Time Trial:-Sprint:...

, Road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

, ITT
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

, Elite
Elite
Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...

, Yotsukaichishi (Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

)
2º in Asian Cycling Championships
Asian Cycling Championships
The Asian Cycling Championships, is the annual asian championship for bicycle road and track racing organized by the Asian Cycling Confederation .- Championships :-Road race:-Time Trial:-Road race:-Time Trial:-Sprint:...

, Track
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

, Pursuit
Pursuit
Pursuit may refer to:In aircraft:*Rans S-11 Pursuit, lifting body style light aircraft designIn cars:*Pontiac G5, formerly called Pontiac PursuitIn film and television:*Pursuit , a 1950s anthology...

, Yotsukaichishi (Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

)
2º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 International Presidency Turkey Tour (Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

)

2005
1º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Kerman Tour (Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

)
1º in Prologue
Prologue
A prologue is an opening to a story that establishes the setting and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. The Greek prologos included the modern meaning of prologue, but was of wider significance...

 Azerbaijan Tour (Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

)
1º in Stage 3 Tour d'Indonesia
Tour d'Indonesia
Tour d'Indonesia is an annual road bicycle racing held in Indonesia. First staged in 2003, Tour d'Indonesia together with Tour de Singkarak and Tour de East Java is part of the Indonesian official tournament series of the Union Cycliste International...

, Yogyakarta (Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

)
1º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Tour d'Indonesia
Tour d'Indonesia
Tour d'Indonesia is an annual road bicycle racing held in Indonesia. First staged in 2003, Tour d'Indonesia together with Tour de Singkarak and Tour de East Java is part of the Indonesian official tournament series of the Union Cycliste International...

 (Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

)
2º in Asian Cycling Championships
Asian Cycling Championships
The Asian Cycling Championships, is the annual asian championship for bicycle road and track racing organized by the Asian Cycling Confederation .- Championships :-Road race:-Time Trial:-Road race:-Time Trial:-Sprint:...

, Road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

, ITT
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

, Elite
Elite
Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...

, Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

 (India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

)

2006
2º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Tour of Thailand
Tour of Thailand
Tour of Thailand is a road bicycle race held annually in Thailand. It is classified as a 2.2 event on the UCI Asia Tour.-Winners:...

 (Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

)
1º in Stage 2 Kerman Tour, Mahan
Mahan
Mahan may refer to:*Mahan confederacy, chiefdoms in ancient Korea*Mahan, Iran, a city in Kerman province*Mahan District, an administrative subdivision of Kerman Province*Iranian male first name*Mahan Air, an airline based in Kerman province...

 (Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

): 2º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 UCI Asia Tour
2º in Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

, Road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

, TTT
TTT
TTT may stand for:*Team Time Trial, a bicycle racing event similar to an individual time trial*The standard Morse code prefix for messages announcing safety warnings*Taitung Airport -...

, Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

 (Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

)

2007
1º in Stage 4 Jelajah Malaysia
Jelajah Malaysia
The Jelajah Malaysia is a road cycling race held in Malaysia and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages.-Introduction:...

, Gerik
Gerik
Gerik is a district capital town of Hulu Perak district in Perak, Malaysia. The town is also known as Rest Town owing to its strategic location next to major highways of the country, East-West Highway....

 (Malaysia)
2º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Jelajah Malaysia
Jelajah Malaysia
The Jelajah Malaysia is a road cycling race held in Malaysia and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages.-Introduction:...

 (Malaysia)
1º in Stage 2 Kerman Tour, Kerman
Kerman
- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...

 (Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

)
3º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 International Presidency Turkey Tour (Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

)
1º in Stage 2 Azerbaijan Tour, Meshkinshahr
Meshkinshahr
Meshgin Shahr is a city in and the capital of Meshgin Shahr County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 61,296, in 14,920 families....

 (Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

)
1º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Azerbaijan Tour (Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

)
national Road Race Championship
3º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Tour of East Java (Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

)
3º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Tour of Milad du Nour (Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

)
2º in Asian Cycling Championships
Asian Cycling Championships
The Asian Cycling Championships, is the annual asian championship for bicycle road and track racing organized by the Asian Cycling Confederation .- Championships :-Road race:-Time Trial:-Road race:-Time Trial:-Sprint:...

, Road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

, ITT
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

, Elite
Elite
Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...

, Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

 (Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

)
2º in Asian Cycling Championships
Asian Cycling Championships
The Asian Cycling Championships, is the annual asian championship for bicycle road and track racing organized by the Asian Cycling Confederation .- Championships :-Road race:-Time Trial:-Road race:-Time Trial:-Sprint:...

, Road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

, ITT
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

, Elite
Elite
Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...

, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 (Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

)

2008
1º in Stage 6 Jelajah Malaysia
Jelajah Malaysia
The Jelajah Malaysia is a road cycling race held in Malaysia and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages.-Introduction:...

, Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands otherwise known as Resorts World Genting is the flagship integrated resort developed by Genting Group. It is nestled on a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia...

 (Malaysia)

1º in Stage 6 Jelajah Malaysia
Jelajah Malaysia
The Jelajah Malaysia is a road cycling race held in Malaysia and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages.-Introduction:...

, Genting
Genting
Genting may refer to:*Genting Group, a Malaysian company*Genting Highlands, a mountain resort in Malaysia**Genting Sempah, the mountain on which the Genting Highlands resort is situated*Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway, a federal highway in Malaysia...

 (MAS)
1º in l General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 UAE International Emirates Post Tour (UAE)
2º in Stage 4 Tour of East Java, Tosari (IDN)
2º in Stage 2 Azerbaïjan Tour, Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...

 (IRI)
1º in Stage 6 Azerbaïjan Tour, Jolfa
Jolfa
Jolfa is a city in and capital of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,983, in 1,365 families....

 (IRI)
1º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Azerbaïjan Tour (IRI)
1º in National Championship
National championship
A national championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest in a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, individual in a particular nation and in a particular field...

, Road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

, ITT
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

, Elite
Elite
Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...

, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 (IRI)
2º in Stage 2 Tour of Qinghai Lake
Tour of Qinghai Lake
Tour of Qinghai Lake is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually near Qinghai Lake, China. The race is rated at the highest level for a multi-day stage race by the Union Cycliste Internationale and since 2005, has been part of the UCI Asia Tour.- Past results :...

, Bird Island
Bird Island
-Africa:* Bird Island, Algoa Bay, South Africa* Bird Island , an artificial island in Walvis Bay* Bird Island, Seychelles-Australia:* Bird Island, one of the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland* Bird Islands , Far North Queensland...

 (CHN)
3º in Stage 5 Tour of Qinghai Lake
Tour of Qinghai Lake
Tour of Qinghai Lake is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually near Qinghai Lake, China. The race is rated at the highest level for a multi-day stage race by the Union Cycliste Internationale and since 2005, has been part of the UCI Asia Tour.- Past results :...

, Xining
Xining
Xining is the capital of Qinghai province, People's Republic of China, and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. It has 2,208,708 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,198,304 live in the built up area made of 4 urban districts.-History:...

 (CHN)
3º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Tour of Qinghai Lake
Tour of Qinghai Lake
Tour of Qinghai Lake is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually near Qinghai Lake, China. The race is rated at the highest level for a multi-day stage race by the Union Cycliste Internationale and since 2005, has been part of the UCI Asia Tour.- Past results :...

 (CHN)
52º in Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

, Road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

, Elite
Elite
Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...

, Juyong Pass, Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 (CHN)

2009
4º in Stage 7 Jelajah Malaysia
Jelajah Malaysia
The Jelajah Malaysia is a road cycling race held in Malaysia and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages.-Introduction:...

, Genting
Genting
Genting may refer to:*Genting Group, a Malaysian company*Genting Highlands, a mountain resort in Malaysia**Genting Sempah, the mountain on which the Genting Highlands resort is situated*Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway, a federal highway in Malaysia...

 (MAS)
4º in General Classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 Jelajah Malaysia
Jelajah Malaysia
The Jelajah Malaysia is a road cycling race held in Malaysia and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages.-Introduction:...

 (MAS)
1º in Stage 1 President Tour of Iran, Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...

 (IRI)
5º in Stage 3 President Tour of Iran, Qom
Qom
Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 957,496, in 241,827 families. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River....

 (IRI)
1º stage Tour d'Indonesia
Tour d'Indonesia
Tour d'Indonesia is an annual road bicycle racing held in Indonesia. First staged in 2003, Tour d'Indonesia together with Tour de Singkarak and Tour de East Java is part of the Indonesian official tournament series of the Union Cycliste International...

, (IDN), Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...


2010
National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

, (IRI)
4º stage President Tour of Iran, (IRI), Boomehen
General Classification President Tour of Iran, (IRI)
1º stage Tour of Singkarak, (IDN), Padang
Padang, Indonesia
Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located on the western coast of Sumatra at . It has an area of and a population of over 833,000 people at the 2010 Census.-History:...


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