Dmitry Fofonov

Dmitry Fofonov
	Fofonov at the 2007 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Dmitry Fofonov; Дмитрий Фофонов
Born	15 August 1976 (age 47); Almaty, Soviet Union
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Current team	Astana Qazaqstan Team
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider (retired); directeur sportif
Professional teams
1999	Collstrop
2000	Besson Chaussures
2001–2005	Cofidis
2006–2008	Crédit Agricole
2010–2012	Astana
Managerial team
2013–	Astana

Dmitry Fofonov (Kazakh: Дмитрий Фофонов, romanized: Dmitriy Fofonov; born 15 August 1976 in Almaty) is a former Kazakh professional road bicycle racer who was fired from UCI ProTeam Crédit Agricole for doping.

Fofonov tested positive for heptaminol after the 18th stage of the 2008 Tour de France. Fofonov had completed the race in 19th place, and was fired by Crédit Agricole after the test.^[1] After his doping ban ended, Fofonov joined the Astana team for the 2010 season. He retired after the 2012 season and became an assistant sporting director for Astana.

Major results[edit]

1998

Kazakhstan Sprint Champion

1st, Touf of China

1st, Stage 15, Commonwealth Bank Classic

2000

Kazakhstan Sprint Champion

1st, Zellik–Galmaarden

2001

57th, Vuelta a España

2002

14th, Volta a Catalunya

Winner Stage 7

2004: 4th, Züri-Metzgete; 87th, Tour de France
2005: 4th, National Road Race Championship; 89th, Giro d'Italia
2006: 20th, Paris–Nice; 32nd, Vuelta a España
2007: 16th, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
2008: 19th overall, Tour de France
2009: 1st, Asian Cycling Championships Road Race

References[edit]

^ "Tour rider Fofonov tests positive". BBC. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-28.

External links[edit]

Official website
Dmitry Fofonov at trap-friis.dk

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[1] "Tour rider Fofonov tests positive". BBC. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-28.

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