Personal information | |
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Born | Chimkent, Kazakhstan | 8 July 2002
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Astana Qazaqstan Development Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2021–2023 | Vino–Astana Motors |
2024– | Astana Qazaqstan Development Team |
Ilkhan Dostiyev (born 8 July 2002 in Chimkent, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakh cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Astana Qazaqstan Development Team.
In 2019, Dostiyev finished third in the final stage of the Tour de DMZ, a round of the UCI Junior Nations' Cup. He joined the continental team Vino-Astana Motors in 2021. With this team, he became the Kazakhstan Under-23 Road Race Championships vice-champion in 2022.
In the 2023 season, he won a race in Uzbekistan included in the 2023 UCI Asia Tour. Following his performances, he joined the Astana Qazaqstan Development Team as a reserve rider for the Astana Qazaqstan Team team in 2024. A strong climber, he finished second in the Tour of Rwanda [1] · [2] . He also won a stage at the Orlen Nations Grand Prix and the Giro della Valle d'Aosta, finishing second in the general classification. Later in 2024 he won the general classification of the Tour of Romania [3]
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