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Dmytro Grabovskyy
Grabovskyy in 2005
Personal information
Full name Dmytro Grabovskyy
Дмитро Грабовський
Born (1985-09-30)30 September 1985
Simferopol, Ukraine
Died 23 January 2017(2017-01-23) (aged 31)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
Jersey green.svg Mountains Classification, Tirreno–Adriatico (2009)

Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukrainian: Дмитро Грабовський, Hebrew: דימיטרי גרבובסקי; 30 September 1985 – 23 January 2017) was a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer. He was known for his strong performances in cycling races. He last competed for the team Jilun Shakeland Cycling Team before he passed away in 2017.

Dmytro Grabovskyy's Cycling Career

Dmytro Grabovskyy showed great talent in cycling from a young age. In 2005, he achieved impressive results at the World Championship Cycling in Madrid. He finished second in the time trial event for junior cyclists. Even more exciting, he won the road race at the same championship.

After these successes, Dmytro signed his first professional contract. This was with the team Quick-Step–Innergetic. He rode with them for two years. In 2009, he moved to another team, ISD. He stayed there for two years as well. His final year as a professional cyclist was in 2011, when he joined ISD-Lampre.

During his career, Dmytro competed in one Grand Tour. A Grand Tour is a very long and challenging multi-stage bicycle race. His Grand Tour was the 2009 Giro d'Italia, a famous race held in Italy.

In 2015, Dmytro Grabovskyy became a citizen of Israel. Sadly, Dmytro passed away on January 23, 2017, due to a heart attack.

Dmytro Grabovskyy - Tour Of California Prologue 2008
Dmytro Grabovskyy racing in the 2008 Tour of California

Major Achievements

Dmytro Grabovskyy had many important wins and high finishes in his career. Here are some of his major results:

2003
  • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2005
  • UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
    • 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Road race
    • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Time trial
  • 1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
  • 1st Stage 5 Five Rings of Moscow
2006
  • 1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
  • 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Giro delle Regioni
    • 1st Stages 2, 3 & 5b
  • 2nd Overall Girobio
    • 1st Stage 2
  • 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2007
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2008
  • 5th Firenze–Pistoia
2009
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2010
  • 1st Jersey green.svg Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico
2015
  • 3rd Overall Israman Negev Israel (1st Israeli)

See also

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