Yaroslav Popovych Profile

Published: November 26, 2009Posted in: Roster

Yaroslav Popovych

Yaroslav Popovych (born January 4, 1980 in Drohobych) is a Ukrainian professional road racing cyclist who most recently rode for the Astana Team. He turned professional in 2002 with the Landbouwkrediet-Colnago Team after becoming the first and only amateur to win the silver medal and then the gold medal in the U23 UCI World Road Race Championships in successive years (2000 and 2001). Popovych has also raced professionally for Discovery Channel and Silence-Lotto.

Popovych was an impressive junior’s racer winning some 35 victories in 2000 and 2001 and has since turned into a consistently strong all-around stage racer appearing in 12 Grand Tours since 2002. He has finished in the top 25, eight times among the Vuelta, de Giro, and the Tour de France races. Having been considered a potential team leader because of his all-around capabilities, he has more recently been cast in a support role in the larger stage races.

His major results include 3rd overall in the 2003 Giro d’Italia, 5th overall in the 2004 Giro where he held the Maglia Rosa for stages 13-16, 1st in the 2004 Trofeo Androni Giocattoli, 1st overall in the 2005 Volta a Catalunya, 1st Young Rider Classification and 12th overall in the 2005 Tour de France where he helped Lance Armstrong win his seventh Tour de France victory. Popovych finished 1st in Stage 12 of the 2006 Tour de France, 3rd Overall and 1st in Stage 2 of the 2006 Tour de Georgia, 1st in the Stage 2 Time Trial of the 2006 Vuelta a Castilla y León, 1st in Stage 5 of the 2007 Paris-Nice, 3rd overall in the 2008 Paris-Nice, and 1st with his teammates in the Stage 4 Team Time Trial in the 2009 Tour de France.

By George Hurst

Nogueira

Posted November 26, 2009 at 9:50 PM

Just this comment, I like the way this atlete gives im self for the team leader in the bounch

George

Posted November 27, 2009 at 1:51 PM

As a fan of Team Astanna, it is great to see so many of Lance’s partners signing on to Team Radioshack. Thanks Popo!

Andy

Posted November 28, 2009 at 12:54 PM

Happy to see Popo in RadioShack. Be sure he won’t let his team down.
Good luck, Yaroslav! I strongly believe in you and hope that the most successful years of yours are yet to come

david

Posted November 30, 2009 at 6:18 PM

In my opinion one the most under rated riders. He does sacrifice himself for his team. All around excellent pro rider

Maria

Posted December 8, 2009 at 4:58 PM

I’m so glad Popo is riding with Team Radioshack! He is a great Cyclist and Team Player, always placing the Teams’ interests above his own!
Good Luck Popo in 2010 and to Team Radioshack!!

karen

Posted December 10, 2009 at 11:37 PM

Popo you are the best rider out there! I enjoy watching you control the entire field….excellent!!

gopopogo

Posted December 12, 2009 at 10:38 PM

so happy to see Popo riding with Team Radioshack!! I hope to see great results for him and the team in 2010! Go Popo Go!!!

Posted December 13, 2009 at 10:01 PM

Yaroslav you a great rider good luck & big wins!

Posted January 4, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Happy Birthday Popo!!
Hope you have a great day!
Maria

Posted January 11, 2010 at 2:32 PM

I can always expect Popo to be aggressive at the front when he needs to be, be the best super domestique when asked, to set the pace in the mountains for his leader, and doing it all with a smile!

Good Luck to Popo and Team Radioshack!