Vasil Kiryienka

Vasil Kiryienka
Kiryienka at the 2011 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full nameVasili Vasilyevich Kiryienka
NicknameRobocop[1]
Born (1981-06-28) 28 June 1981 (age 43)
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Team information
Current teamBelAZ
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
Role
Rider type
  • Time trialist
  • Domestique
Professional teams
2006OTC Doors
2006Rietumu Banka–Riga
2007–2008Tinkoff Credit Systems
2009–2012Caisse d'Epargne
2013–2020Team Sky[2][3]
Managerial team
2021–BelAZ
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
3 individual stages (2008, 2011, 2015)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2013)

One-day races and Classics

World Time Trial Championships (2015)
National Time Trial Championships
(2002, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018)
European Games Time Trial (2015, 2019)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Richmond Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2016 Doha Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Valkenburg Time trial
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Time trial
Representing Team Sky
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tuscany Team time trial
Men's track cycling
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Bordeaux Points race

Vasili Vasilyevich Kiryienka (Belarusian: Васіль Васілевіч Кірыенка; Łacinka: Vasil Vasilevič Kiryjenka; born 28 June 1981) is a Belarusian former racing cyclist,[4] who rode professionally between 2006 and 2020 for the OTC Doors, Rietumu Banka–Riga, Tinkoff Credit Systems, Movistar Team and Team Ineos squads. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team BelAZ.[5]

  1. ^ Mills, Benjamin. "Team Sky Photo Gallery". Team Sky. BSkyB. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ Malach, Pat (30 January 2020). "Kiryienka retires due to recurring 'cardiac issues'". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ "BelAZ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.