Dmitry Fofonov ( kk, Дмитрий Фофонов; born 15 August 1976 in

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) is a former Kazakh professional

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who was fired from

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for doping. Fofonov tested positive for

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after the 18th stage of the

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. Fofonov had completed the race in 19th place, and was fired by Crédit Agricole after the test. After his doping ban ended, Fofonov joined the team for the 2010 season. He retired after the 2012 season and became an assistant sporting director for Astana.

Major results

;1998 : Sprint Champion : 1st, Touf of China : 1st, Stage 15,

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;2000 : Sprint Champion : 1st,

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;2001 : 57th,

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

;2002 : 14th,

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...

:: Winner Stage 7 ;2004 : 4th,

Züri-Metzgete Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; en, Championship of Zürich; german: Meisterschaft von Zürich) was a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 unt ...

: 87th,

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

;2005 : 4th, National Road Race Championship : 89th, Giro d'Italia ;2006 : 20th,

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: 32nd,

;2007 : 16th, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;2008 : 19th overall,

;2009 : 1st, Asian Cycling Championships Road Race

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* * 1976 births Doping cases in cycling Living people Kazakhstani male cyclists Kazakhstani sportspeople in doping cases Asian Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan {{Kazakhstan-cycling-bio-stub

Major results

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