Denis Galimzyanov

Denis Galimzyanov
	Galimzyanov at the 2011 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full name	Denis Ramilievitch Galimzianov; Денис Рамильевич Галимзянов
Born	7 March 1987 (age 37); Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional teams
2006–2007	Premier
2008	Katusha Continental
2009–2012	Team Katusha

Denis Ramilyevich Galimzyanov (Tatar: Денис Рамил улы Галимҗанов, Russian: Денис Рамильевич Галимзянов; born 7 March 1987 in Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Russian racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha. He obtained a major victory in the classic Paris–Brussels in 2011, where he imposed himself in a massive sprint after 218.5 kilometers of racing.^[1]

Doping

On 16 April 2012, Galimzyanov was provisionally suspended by the UCI, after testing positive for EPO in an out-of-competition drugs test in March.^[2] He admitted the charge the next day and said he took sole responsibility and had acted without the knowledge of his team.^[3] In December, it was announced that Galimzyanov was suspended for two years, starting retroactively on 13 April 2012.^[4]

He did not return to the peloton after completion of the ban.