Roman Kireyev
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Kireyev |
| Born | 14 February 1987 Petropavl, Kazakhstan |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Retired |
| Professional team | |
| 2008–2011 | Astana |
Roman Kireyev (born 14 February 1987) is a former Kazakhstani road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTeam XDS Astana Team.
On 22 August 2011 Astana announced his retirement from cycling after he had struggled with a back injury.[1] The timing of this announcement caused speculation that Kireyev was forced into retirement to make way for Andrey Kashechkin and Alexander Vinokourov to compete.[2] Before Kireyev's retirement, Astana was afoul of the UCI's rules regarding the maximum number of riders employed by a team.[3]
