Vladimir Koev

Vladimir Koev (Bulgarian: Владимир Коев) (born 31 August 1979) is a Bulgarian road racing cyclist.

Vladimir Koev

Personal information
Born	(1979-08-31) 31 August 1979 Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Team information
Current team	Hemus 1896
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2003–2004	AS Marcoussis
2005	VC Rouen 76
2021	KK Rozova Dolina
2021–	Hemus 1896
Professional teams
2006–2007	Hemus 1896–Berneschi
2008–2009	Cycling Club Bourgas
2010–2011	Hemus 1896–Vivelo

Doping

In June 2006, he tested positive for stanozolol and was suspended for two years. In 2010, he tested positive again, this time for heptaminol. After this, Koev was given an eight-year suspension. All of his results for 2010 and 2011 were stripped. He then served an eight years suspension from June 2010 to June 2018 after testing positive for heptaminol.

Major results

2001

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

2004

1st Overall Tour of Romania

3rd Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise

2006

2nd Overall Tour of Greece

1st Stage 5

2nd Overall Paths of King Nikola

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

5th Overall GP Cycliste de Gemenc

10th Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey

2009

1st Time trial, Balkan Road Championships

2nd Overall Tour of Romania

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

2nd Overall Tour of Bulgaria

3rd Tour of Vojvodina II

7th Overall Tour of Szeklerland

1st Stage 3a

7th Tour of Vojvodina I

2010

1st Overall Paths of King Nikola

1st Stage 1

2nd GP Kranj

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

2nd Road race

1st Overall Tour of Romania

1st Stage 2

2011

1st Stage 4 Tour of Romania

1st Overall Cycling Tour of Sibiu

1st Stage 3

National Road Championships

2nd Road race

2nd Time trial

2012

2nd Grand Prix Dobrich II

External links

• Vladimir Koev at UCI
• Vladimir Koev at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Vladimir Koev at ProCyclingStats
• Vladimir Koev at Cycling Quotient