Mehdi Sohrabi
FullnameMehdi Sohrabi
Birth date12 October 1981 (age 45)
Birth placeZanjan, Iran
Height1.70m
Weight69kg
CurrentteamTommi's Radltankstelle Team
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
MajorwinsUCI Asia Tour (2009–10, 2010–11)
Asian Road Race Championships (2006, 2010)
Jelajah Malaysia (2007, 2011)
Tour de Indonesia (2009)
Kerman Tour (2011)
International Azerbaïjan Tour (2011)
Melaka Chief Minister Cup (2008)
Milad De Nour Tour (2009)
National Road Race Championships (2005, 2010, 2016–2017)
National Time Trial Championships (2005, 2009)
Amateurteam 1Nosazi Madares Zanjan
Proyears 12005
Proteam 1Paykan
Proyears 22007–2009
Proyears 32009–2011
Proyears 42012
Proyears 52013–2015
Proyears 62016
Proyears 72017–2018
Proyears 82023
Proteam 8Iraq Cycling Project
Proyears 92025–
Proteam 9Tommi's Radltankstelle Team

Mehdi Sohrabi (Persian: مهدی سهرابی; born 12 October 1981) is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Tommi's Radltankstelle Team. He was suspended from the sport from 2019 to 2023 following an anti-doping rule violation.[1]

Career

Sohrabi was born in Zanjan, Iran. In 2010 and 2011, Sohrabi won the UCI Asia Tour. At the end of the 2011 season, Sohrabi had many UCI-points, and because of this was contracted by UCI ProTeam , that needed these points to secure their ProTeam status for the next season.[2] After one year as a rider for , Sohrabi returned to his former team in 2013.[3] After three years he moved to the for 2016, but moved to the for 2017.[4]

Major results

2005
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Stage 4 Kerman Tour
2006
1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
2nd Road race, Asian Games
4th Overall Kerman Tour
2007
1st Overall Jelajah Malaysia
1st Asian rider classification
Kerman Tour
1st Stages 5 & 7
1st Stage 1 Tour de East Java
1st Stage 6 Tour de Hokkaido
6th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
2008
2nd Overall International Presidency Tour
1st Stage 2
3rd Overall Jelajah Negeri Sembilan
1st Stages 2 & 3
6th Road race, Asian Road Championships
7th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
1st Stages 1, 5 & 6
2009
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour de Indonesia
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6
1st Overall Milad De Nour Tour
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st Stage 4 International Azerbaïjan Tour
6th Overall Presidential Cycling Tour Of Iran
6th Overall Tour de East Java
1st Points classification
8th Overall Jelajah Malaysia
1st Stage 2
2010
1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 7 Tour de Singkarak
Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st Stages 6 & 9
2011
1st Overall Jelajah Malaysia
1st Asian rider classification
1st Stages 1 & 6
1st Overall Kerman Tour
1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
1st Overall International Azerbaïjan Tour
1st Stage 3
1st Stage 4 International Presidency Tour
1st Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan
1st Stage 7 Tour of Qinghai Lake
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Overall Milad De Nour Tour
2012
2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships
2013
Tour of Borneo
1st Stages 2 & 5
1st Stage 3 Tour de Filipinas
1st Stage 7 Tour de Singkarak
2014
1st Stage 4 Tour de Ijen
6th Road race, Asian Road Championships
2015
1st Stage 3 Tour de Singkarak
10th Road race, National Road Championships
2016
National Road Championships
1st Road race
4th Time trial
10th Overall Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)
2017
National Road Championships
1st Road race
5th Time trial
2018
Asian Road Championships
2nd Team time trial
3rd Road race
2019
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2025
3rd Road race, National Road Championships

References

  1. ^ "UCI v. Mr Mehdi Sohrabi". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ van Eyck, Xylon (26 October 2011). "Mehdi Sohrabi helps Lotto-Ridley with WorldTour spot". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. ^ Malone, Alex (22 February 2013). "Sohrabi grateful for year with Lotto Belisol". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Mehdi Sohrabi » Pishgaman Cycling Team". Retrieved 21 October 2017.