Stefan Schumacher is a German former professional road racing cyclist. Schumacher won the bronze medal in the road race at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships, two stages in the 2006 Giro d'Italia and two stages in the 2008 Tour de France. After positive results on doping products in the 2008 Tour de France and the 2008 Summer Olympics, he received a suspension for two years, later reduced by some months. After his suspension, he came back as a professional cyclist before retiring in 2017.
Ghader Mizbani Iranagh is an Iranian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2018 for the Telekom Malaysia Cycling Team, the Giant Asia Racing Team, Brisaspor, the Tabriz Petrochemical Team and the Tabriz Shahrdary Team. Mizbani won the overall standings of the UCI Asia Tour twice – in 2005–06 and 2008–09. Mizbani won the Iranian National Road Race Championships three times and the Iranian National Time Trial Championships twice.
David McCann is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode in the 1996, 2000 and 2012 Olympic Games. He was the Irish national road race champion in 2000, 2001 and 2006, and won the Irish national time trial championships a record 6 times. He last rode for the Synergy Baku Cycling Project, an Azerbaijan-registered UCI Continental team.
Hossein Askari is an Iranian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the Giant Asia Racing Team, Tabriz Petrochemical Team, Ayandeh Continental Team and Pishgaman–Giant teams.
Mehdi Sohrabi is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport following an anti-doping rule violation.
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy is a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer, who now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Vino SKO Team. Nepomnyachshiy previously spent three years with the Astana World Tour team.
Jonathan Alejandro Monsalve Pertsinidis is a Venezuelan road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Tianyoude Hotel Cycling Team. He was suspended from the sport after testing positive for anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) from July 2019 to July 2023. He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Ralph Monsalve.
Hossein Alizadeh is an Iranian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Mes Sungun–Azad. A former national champion, Alizadeh is an extremely powerful climber and, at his best, matches the best time-trialists. He is both able to sustain a high intensity during long, steep climb and he is feared and famous in Asia tours for his explosive attacks that often leaves the front group split into pieces.
The 2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake is the 13th edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Qinghai Province, China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is run at the highest category (apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and is rated by the International Cycling Union as a 2.HC race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.
Astana City was a professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Samruk-Kazyna, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan and named after its capital city Astana. Astana City acted as a junior feeder team to Astana Qazaqstan Team, alongside Vino 4ever SKO. The team disbanded at the end of the 2019 season.
Mirsamad Pourseyedi Golakhour is an Iranian cyclist who currently rides for UCI Continental team Mes Sungun–Azad. He was suspended from May 2011 to June 2013 because of testing positive to the use of erythropoietin (EPO).
Mykhaylo Mykhaylovich Kononenko is a Ukrainian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Sakarya BB Pro Team.
Kristjan Fajt is a Slovenian racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Adria Mobil. His only professional win to date came at the 2008 Tour of Qinghai Lake. He rode for Slovenia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Yevgeniy Gidich is a Kazakhstani professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. He rode in the men's team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.
Amir Kolahdouz Hagh is an Iranian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Mes Sungun–Azad.
Rahim Ememi is an Iranian professional cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport due to a doping infraction.
Artur Vitalyevich Fedosseyev is a Kazakh former professional cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Ningxia Sports Lottery Continental Team.
Stanislau Alexandrovich Bazhkou is a Belarusian cyclist, who currently rides for Belarusian amateur team Minsk Cycling Club.
Michel Hessmann is a German professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. He was suspended by his team on 16 August 2023, following a positive out-of-competition doping test for an unnamed diuretic.
Anatoliy Volodimirovich Budyak is a Ukrainian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Terengganu Cycling Team.
