Ivailo Gabrovski
{{short description|Bulgarian racing cyclist}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Ivailo Gabrovski
| image = Ивайло_Габровски_на_Обиколката_на_България_през_2009_година.jpg
| fullname = Ivailo Gabrovski
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|01|31}}
| birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria
| height =
| weight =
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 2008
| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|TKT|2008}}
| amateuryears2 = 2011
| amateurteam2 = CC Nessebar
| proyears1 = 2000–2002
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|JDT|2000}}
| proyears2 = 2003
| proteam2 = MBK-Oktos
| proyears3 = 2004
| proteam3 = Oktos
| proyears4 = 2005
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|MIE|2005}}
| proyears5 = 2006
| proteam5 = Flanders
| proyears6 = 2007
| proteam6 = Storez Ledecq Materiaux
| proyears7 = 2009
| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|TKT|2009}}
| proyears8 = 2012
| proteam8 = {{UCI team code|TRK|2012}}
| proyears9 = 2014
| proteam9 = {{UCI team code|JLS|2014}}
| manageyears1 =
| manageteam1 =
| majorwins = Tour of Bulgaria 5 times
Tour of Turkey 2007
Tour de l'Ain 2001
}}
Ivailo Gabrovski ({{langx|bg|Ивайло Габровски}}; born January 31, 1978) is a Bulgarian former racing cyclist. He holds the record for most Tour of Bulgaria wins, which he won 5 times.{{cite news|url=http://www.bikemap.net/pages/the-tour-of-bulgaria|title=Tour of Bulgaria 2010|work=bikemap.net|publisher=Toursprung|accessdate=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914193619/http://www.bikemap.net/pages/the-tour-of-bulgaria|archive-date=14 September 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://maxcombike.com/en/news/167-Ivailo-Gabrovski-won-for-the-fifth-time-_Cycling-Tour-of-Bulgaria_|title=Ivailo Gabrovski won for the fifth time "Cycling Tour of Bulgaria"|work=maxcombike.com|publisher=MaxEurope|accessdate=26 April 2012}}
Career
Gabrovski was born in Sofia. In April 2012, he won the third stage of the Tour of Turkey. Racing for Turkish Continental team {{UCI team code|TRK|2012}}, Gabrovski accelerated 8 kilometers from the finish line in the first mountain top finish stage in the race's history. He went on to win solo, with a gap of 1 minute and 29 seconds to his nearest competitor, Alexsandr Dyachenko of {{UCI team code|AST|2012}}. With that win, he took the leader's jersey,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gabrovski-makes-a-surprise-come-back-in-turkey|title=Gabrovski makes a surprise come back in Turkey|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=25 April 2012|accessdate=26 April 2012|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2012/stage-3/results|title=Grabovski wins Tour of Turkey stage 3|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=24 April 2012|accessdate=26 April 2012}} which he held for the rest of the race to take the overall title.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2012/stage-8/results|title=Grabovski wins 2012 Tour of Turkey|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=29 April 2012}} Later that year he lost his title since he tested positive for EPO.
Gabrovski speaks French fluently, a skill that he attributes to his beginnings in professional cycling, where he was part of the {{UCI team code|JDT|2002}} team.
Doping
In 2003 he was prevented from racing the 3 Days of West Flanders when he came in over the hematocrit limit. In 2005, he was prevented from riding the world championship in Madrid after failing a blood test conducted by the UCI. He claimed at that time that being an athlete, his body was producing more red blood cells than the average person.
In 2012, Gabrovski tested positive for EPO at that year's Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, which he won.{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12433/Tour-of-Turkey-winner-Gabrovski-suspended-for-A-sample-EPO-positive-doping-test.aspx|title=Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski suspended for A-sample EPO positive doping test|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=18 July 2012|accessdate=18 July 2012|first=Shane|last=Stokes}}{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12858/Tour-of-Turkey-winner-Gabrovski-faces-disqualification-with-B-sample-also-positive-for-EPO.aspx|title=Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski faces disqualification with B sample also positive for EPO|work=Velo Nation|publisher=Velo Nation LLC|date=14 September 2012|accessdate=14 September 2012|author=Shane Stokes}} He was banned for two years and lost the title. Alexsandr Dyachenko, who had finished second, was awarded the victory.{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13011/Disqualified-Tour-of-Turkey-winner-Ivailo-Gabrovski-gets-a-two-year-suspension-for-EPO.aspx|title=Disqualified Tour of Turkey winner Ivaïlo Gabrovski gets a two-year suspension for EPO|work=Velo Nation|publisher=Velo Nation LLC|date=7 October 2012|accessdate=7 October 2012|author=Shane Stokes }}
Major results
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;2001
: 1st 20px Time trial, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall Tour de l'Ain
: 2nd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
::1st Stage 1
: 2nd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
: 3rd Druivenkoers-Overijse
;2002
: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships
;2003
: National Road Championships
::1st 20px Time trial
::2nd Road race
: 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
::1st Prologue, Stages 5 & 7
;2004
: 1st 20px Time trial, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
::1st Stages 5 & 9
: 1st Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine
;2005
: National Road Championships
::1st 20px Time trial
: 1st Overall Tour of Romania
;2006
: National Road Championships
::1st 20px Time trial
: 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
::1st Stages 1, 5b & 8
: 1st Overall Tour of Serbia
::1st Stages 3 & 6
: 3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
;2007
: National Road Championships
::1st 20px Time trial
: 1st Overall Tour of Turkey
::1st Stages 3 & 6
: 1st Overall Tour de Liège
::1st Stage 6
: 1st Romsée–Stavelot–Romsée
: 1st Stage 3a Tour of Bulgaria
;2008
: 1st 20px Time trial, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall The Paths of King Nikola
::1st Stage 4
: 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
: 1st Stage 3 Tour of Serbia
;2009
: National Road Championships
::3rd Time trial
: 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
::1st Stages 1 & 2
: 1st Grand Prix of Sharm el-Sheikh
: 1st Tour of Vojvodina II
: 3rd Overall Tour of Serbia
;2011
: 1st Overall Tour of Bulgaria
::1st Stage 8a
;2012
: 1st 20px Overall Tour of Turkey
::1st Stage 3
: 3rd Overall Tour of Morocco
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References
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External links
- {{Procyclingstats}}
- {{cycling archives|439}}
- [http://www.bikemagazine.com.br/2012/04/10366-bulgaro-ivailo-gabrovski-vence-etapa-rainha-da-volta-da-turquia-2012/ External Images]
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Category:Sportspeople from Sofia
Category:Bulgarian male cyclists
Category:Doping cases in cycling