Emirati cyclist (born 1988)
Yousif Mirza Personal information Full name Yousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza Al-Hammadi Born (1988-10-08 ) 8 October 1988 (age 37) Khorfakkan , United Arab EmiratesHeight 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Team information Current team Retired Disciplines Role Rider Rider type All-rounder Professional teams2009 Doha Team 2016 Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai 2017–2022 UAE Abu Dhabi [ 1] [ 2] Major winsOne-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2010, 2013–2019, 2021–2022) National Time Trial Championships (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016–2022)
Yousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza Al-Hammadi (Arabic :يوسف محمد احمد ميرزا الحمادي ) (born 8 October 1988) is an Emirati formerracing cyclist , who competed as a professional forUCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates from 2017 to 2022.[ 3]
Mirza has won multiple Emirati national titles as well as winning the silver medal in the road race at the2015 Asian Cycling Championships , qualifying him for the2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[ 4] He was the first Emirati cyclist to compete in theOlympic road race . After his teamAl Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai disbanded at the end of the 2016 season, he joined theUAE Abu Dhabi team for 2017, becoming the first Emirati to ride for aUCI WorldTeam .[ 5]
His older brother,Badr , also competed as a professional road cyclist.
2008 2nd Overall UAE International Emirates Post Tour 3rd Time trial, Arab Gulf Cycling Championships National Road Championships3rd Road race 3rd Time trial 3rd President's Cup Ras al Khaima 2009 1st Team time trial, Arab Gulf Cycling Championships 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 3rd Road race, Arab Road Championships 3rd Overall Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf1st Stage 5 3rd Sharjah Chrono 2010 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st United Arab Emirates Season Opener 2nd Sharjah Chrono Arab Gulf Cycling Championships3rd Road race 5th Time trial 3rd Overall Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf1st Stages 1, 3 & 5 3rd Bakhan Chrono 3rd Vice President Cup 4th President's Cup Ras al Khaima 10th Road race,Asian Road Championships 2011 Arab Road Championships1st Road race 1st Time trial National Road Championships1st Time trial 4th Road race 1st Overall UAE International Emirates Post Tour1st Stage 1 1st Sharjah Chrono Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf1st Stages 7 & 8 2nd Time trial, Arab Club Cycling Championships 2nd President's Cup Ras al Khaima 3rd Road race,GCC Games 5th Road race,Pan Arab Games 2012 1st Time trial, Arab Gulf Cycling Championships National Road Championships1st Time trial 2nd Road race 1st Overall Tour of Sharjah1st Stages 1 & 2 1st Overall Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf1st Stage 2 1st Al Khan (Sharjah) 1st Stage 3Tour de Ijen 2013 National Road Championships1st Road race 2nd Time trial 1st OverallTour of Al Zubarah 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 & 2 Challenge du Prince 3rd Trophée de l'Anniversaire 6th Trophée Princier 4th OverallSharjah International Cycling Tour 1st Stage 2 2014 National Road Championships1st Road race 1st Time trial 1st OverallSharjah International Cycling Tour 1st Points classification 1st Stage 1 Tour of Al Zubarah 1st Points classification 1st Stages 2 & 3 4thRoad race ,Asian Games 10th OverallTour d'Algérie 1st Mountains classification 2015 National Road Championships1st Road race 3rd Time trial 2nd Road race,Asian Road Championships 4th OverallTour d'Egypte 2016 National Road Championships1st Road race 1st Time trial 4th OverallTour de Tunisie 1st Stage 1 2017 National Road Championships1st Road race 1st Time trial 2nd Road race,Asian Road Championships 2018 1st Road race,Asian Road Championships National Road Championships1st Road race 1st Time trial 2019 National Road Championships1st Road race 1st Time trial 2nd OverallTour d'Egypte 1st Stage 5 2021 National Road Championships1st Road race 1st Time trial 2022 National Road Championships1st Road race 1st Time trial Asian Road Cycling Championships 4th Time trial 7th Road race