Yousif Mirza

Yousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza Al-Hammadi (Arabic: يوسف محمد احمد ميرزا الحمادي) (born 8 October 1988) is an Emirati racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[3]

Yousif Mirza
Personal information
Full nameYousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza Al-Hammadi
Born (1988-10-08) 8 October 1988
Khorfakkan
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2009Doha Team
2016Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
2017–UAE Abu Dhabi[1][2]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2010, 2013–2019)
National Time Trial Championships (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016–2019)

Mirza has won multiple Emirati national titles as well as winning the silver medal in the road race at the 2015 Asian Cycling Championships, qualifying him for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[4] He was the first Emirati cyclist to compete in the Olympic road race. After his team Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai disbanded at the end of the 2016 season, he joined the UAE Abu Dhabi team for 2017, becoming the first Emirati to ride for a UCI WorldTeam.[5]

Major results

2008
2nd Overall UAE International Emirates Post Tour
3rd Time trial, Arab Gulf Cycling Championships
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
3rd President's Cup Ras al Khaima
2009
1st Team time trial, Arab Gulf Cycling Championships
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Road race, Arab Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf
1st Stage 5
3rd Sharjah Chrono
2010
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st United Arab Emirates Season Opener
2nd Sharjah Chrono
Arab Gulf Cycling Championships
3rd Road race
5th Time trial
3rd Overall Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf
1st Stages 1, 3 & 5
3rd Bakhan Chrono
3rd Vice President Cup
4th President's Cup Ras al Khaima
10th Road race, Asian Road Championships
2011
Arab Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
4th Road race
1st Overall UAE International Emirates Post Tour
1st Stage 1
1st Sharjah Chrono
Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf
1st Stages 7 & 8
2nd Time trial, Arab Club Cycling Championships
2nd President's Cup Ras al Khaima
3rd Road race, GCC Games
5th Road race, Pan Arab Games
2012
1st Time trial, Arab Gulf Cycling Championships
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Overall Tour of Sharjah
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Overall Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf
1st Stage 2
1st Al Khan (Sharjah)
1st Stage 3 Tour de Ijen
2013
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Overall Tour of Al Zubarah
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
Challenge du Prince
3rd Trophée de l'Anniversaire
6th Trophée Princier
4th Overall Sharjah International Cycling Tour
1st Stage 2
2014
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Overall Sharjah International Cycling Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
Tour of Al Zubarah
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
4th Road race, Asian Games
10th Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Mountains classification
2015
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships
4th Overall Tour d'Egypte
2016
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
4th Overall Tour de Tunisie
1st Stage 1
2017
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships
2018
1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2019
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2nd Overall Tour d'Egypte
1st Stage 5

References

  1. "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Profile". Incheon 2014 official website. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. Abulleil, Reem (30 January 2017). "Dubai Tour: Mirza ready to step it up with UAE Abu Dhabi". Sport 360. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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