Dimitar Gospodinov

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Dimitar Gospodinov
Personal information
Full nameDimitar Dimitrov Gospodinov
Born (1972-02-20) 20 February 1972 (age 51)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2001–2002Martigues SC
2003UC Cholet 49
2004CC Étupes
2007–2009Albert Bigot 79

Dimitar Dimitrov Gospodinov (born 20 February 1974) is a Bulgarian former racing cyclist. [1]

Gospodinov represented Bulgaria in the road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also won the Tour of Turkey in 1996, the Tour of Bulgaria in 2001 and 2002. He was also the national champion of Bulgaria in both the time trial and road race in 2000.

Major results

1996
1st MaillotCyan.PNG Overall Tour of Turkey
2000
National Road Championships
1st MaillotBulgaria.png Time trial
1st MaillotBulgaria.png Road race
2001
1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
2002
1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
2003
2nd Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
2004
4th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
2006
1st Stage 5b Tour of Bulgaria (TTT)
2nd Overall Tour of Romania

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References

  1. "Dmitar Gospodinov". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 July 2018.