Ivan Stević (born March 12, 1980 in Belgrade

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) is a Serbia

Serbia

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n professional road bicycle racer for team Partizan SRBIJAN. He turned professional in 2005, riding for the Aerospace Engineering-VMG squad, before joining Toyota-United in 2006. In that year, he won the Serbian National Championship.

He rode for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Olympics and for Serbia in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, having qualified by winning the 'B' World Championships, in South Africa on 1 July 2007.

Prior to racing in America, from 2000 to 2005 he rode as an amateur in Italy, amassing 20 Victories for Team Aran Cucine-Cantina Tollo and Zilio.

On July 20, 2010, Stević gave a middle finger

Middle finger

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 salute while winning the fourth stage of the 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 :...

. He was subsequently thrown out of the race for his gesture.

On October 22, 2010, the Union Cycliste Internationale

Union Cycliste Internationale

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 (UCI) disqualified all his results between September 17, 2008 and September 16, 2010 for the use or attempted use of a prohibited substance or method.

Victories

2001

U23 National Road Championships

2002

U23 National Road Championships

2003

National Road Championships

2005

National Road Championships

Stage 6, Tour of Serbia

Stage 5, Paths of King Nikola

Stage 2, Sea Otter Classic

Overall, La Vuelta de Bisbee

Stage 1, La Vuelta de Bisbee

Stage 2, La Vuelta de Bisbee

Prologue, La Vuelta de Bisbee

6th Mediterranean Games Road Race

Cycling at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

The Cycling Competition at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was a men-only competition. Track events were absent from the programme and the only two events were an individual time trial and an individual road race.-Individual Time Trial:...

2006

National Road Championships

Maxxis Georgia Cup

Habitat for Humanity Criterium

Habitat for Humanity Road Race

Stage 5, Nature Valley Grand Prix

Stage 1, Tri-Peaks Challenge

Stage 3, Tri-Peaks Challenge

2007

'B' World Championships

Stage 2, Tour de Georgia

Tour de Georgia

The Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...

Stage 3, Tri-Peaks Challenge

Driveway Criterium

Overall, Nature Valley Grand Prix

Stage 1, Nature Valley Grand Prix

2008

67th overall, Beijing Olympic road race

2010

Stage 4, 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 :...

2011

1st Overall, Tour de Serbie

Tour de Serbie

Tour de Serbie is a road bicycle race held annually in Serbia. First held in 1939, since 2005 it has been ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour.- Past Winners :...