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Dmytro Grabovskyy

Dmytro Grabovskyy was a Ukrainian-Israeli road cyclist and triathlete who won the under-23 world road race title in 2005.

1985 to 20172005 under-23 world road titleRiding the 2009 Giro d'ItaliaWinning the 2015 Half Israman

Born: 30 September 1985, Simferopol
Died: 23 January 2017, Arad
Occupation: sport cyclist

Dmytro Grabovskyy was born in 1985 in Simferopol

Grabovskyy was born in 1985 in Simferopol, in Crimea, then part of the Soviet Union. He trained there in road cycling.

As a young rider he won European titles in track cycling and time trials. At the 2005 World Championships in Madrid he won the under-23 road race with a solo breakaway and finished second in the time trial.

He signed his first professional contract with the Belgian team Quick-Step. He later rode for the Italian-Ukrainian team ISD and took part in the 2009 Giro d'Italia, finishing 67th. In 2010 he said he had struggled with alcoholism during his time with Quick-Step.

In 2013 he moved to Israel and settled with his parents in Arad, training with the Dynamo Racing team. He turned to triathlon and in 2015 won the Israeli category of the Half Israman in the Negev. He died of a heart attack in January 2017.