Yaroslav Popovych
Popovych at the 2009 Tour de France
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| Full name | Yaroslav Popovych | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 January 1980 Drohobych, Ukraine |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) | |||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Trek–Segafredo (manager assistant) | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||
| Professional team(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Discovery Channel | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Silence–Lotto | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Astana | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Team RadioShack | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | RadioShack–Nissan | |||||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||||
Paris–Nice, 1 stage (2007) |
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Medal record
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Paris–Nice, 1 stage (2007)
Volta a Catalunya (2005)
Yaroslav Popovych (Ukrainian: Ярослав Попович, born 4 January 1980) is a retiredUkrainian cyclist. From 2012 until 2016 he rode with the UCI ProTour team Trek–Segafredo. He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with Landbouwkrediet–Colnago, where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003. Upon joining Discovery Channel in 2005, his focus switched to the Tour de France, where he won the young riders' classification in 2005 and won stage 12 in 2006. When Discovery Channel folded at the end of 2007, Popovych moved to Silence–Lotto in 2008 and on to Astana in 2009. Popovych also raced for Team RadioShack in 2010 and 2011.
He was considered one of the most promising cyclists while riding in junior and under-23 races after catching 35 victories in 2000 and 2001. He won the Under-23 Men's road race in the 2001 UCI Road World Championships after finishing second the previous year. He also won the Paris–Roubaix edition for under-23 riders and palio del recioto. The Ukrainian turned pro in 2002 by joining the Belgian team Landbouwkrediet–Colnago and delivered some strong showings, most notably in the Giro d'Italia where he finished third in 2003 and fifth in 2004, when he wore the pink jersey during three stages.
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