Yousif Mirza

Yousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza Al-Hammadi (Arabic: يوسف محمد احمد ميرزا الحمادي) (born 8 October 1988) is an Emirati former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates from 2017 to 2022.[3]

Yousif Mirza
Mirza at the 2018 Tour of California
Personal information
Full nameYousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza Al-Hammadi
Born (1988-10-08) 8 October 1988
Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2009Doha Team
2016Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
2017–2022UAE Abu Dhabi[1][2]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2010, 2013–2019, 2021–2022)
National Time Trial Championships (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016–2022)
Medal record
Representing  United Arab Emirates
Men's cycling
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 NaypyidawRoad race
Gold medal – first place2018 NilaiPoints race
Gold medal – first place2022 New DelhiPoints race
Silver medal – second place2015 Nakhon RatchasimaRoad race
Silver medal – second place2015 Nakhon RatchasimaPoints race
Silver medal – second place2017 ManamaRoad race
Silver medal – second place2018 NilaiOmnium
Silver medal – second place2019 JakartaOmnium
Bronze medal – third place2017 New DelhiPoints race

Mirza has won multiple Emirati national titles as well as winning the silver medal in the road race at the 2015 Asian Cycling Championships, qualifying him for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[4] He was the first Emirati cyclist to compete in the Olympic road race. After his team Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai disbanded at the end of the 2016 season, he joined the UAE Abu Dhabi team for 2017, becoming the first Emirati to ride for a UCI WorldTeam.[5]

His older brother, Badr, also competed as a professional road cyclist.

Major results

Road
2008
2nd Overall UAE International Emirates Post Tour
3rd Time trial, Arab Gulf Cycling Championships
National Road Championships
3rd 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 Gulf
1st Stage 5
3rd Sharjah Chrono
2010
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st United Arab Emirates Season Opener
2nd Sharjah Chrono
Arab Gulf Cycling Championships
3rd Road race
5th Time trial
3rd Overall Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf
1st 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 Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
4th Road race
1st Overall UAE International Emirates Post Tour
1st Stage 1
1st Sharjah Chrono
Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf
1st 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 Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Overall Tour of Sharjah
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Overall Tour of the AGCC Arab Gulf
1st Stage 2
1st Al Khan (Sharjah)
1st Stage 3 Tour de Ijen
2013
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Overall Tour of Al Zubarah
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
Challenge du Prince
3rd Trophée de l'Anniversaire
6th Trophée Princier
4th Overall Sharjah International Cycling Tour
1st Stage 2
2014
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Overall Sharjah International Cycling Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
Tour of Al Zubarah
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
4th Road race, Asian Games
10th Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Mountains classification
2015
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships
4th Overall Tour d'Egypte
2016
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
4th Overall Tour de Tunisie
1st Stage 1
2017
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships
2018
1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2019
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2nd Overall Tour d'Egypte
1st Stage 5
2021
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2022
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
Asian Road Cycling Championships
4th Time trial
7th Road race

Track
2011
3rd Points race, Arab Track Championships
2013
Arab Track Championships
1st Scratch race
1st Team pursuit
2nd Omnium
2nd Points race
2015
2nd Points race, Asian Track Championships
2017
3rd Points race, Asian Track Championships
3rd Omnium, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2018
Asian Track Championships
1st Points race
2nd Omnium
2019
2nd Omnium, Asian Track Championships
2022
1st Points race, Islamic Solidarity Games
1st Points race, Asian Track Championships

References
  1. "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Profile". Incheon 2014 official website. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. Abulleil, Reem (30 January 2017). "Dubai Tour: Mirza ready to step it up with UAE Abu Dhabi". Sport 360. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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