Ilya Davidenok

Ilya Davidenok (born 19 April 1992 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport until April 2028.

Ilya Davidenok

Davidenok at the 2013 Tour de Bretagne
Personal information
Full name	Ilya Davidenok
Born	(1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 33) Almaty, Kazakhstan
Team information
Current team	Suspended
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2011	Odo–Astana
Professional teams
2012–2014	Continental Team Astana
2014	Astana (stagiaire)
2016	RTS–Santic Racing Team
2017	Tabriz Shahrdary Team
2018	Apple Team
2018–2019	Beijing XDS–Innova Cycling Team
2020	Ningxia Sports Lottery Continental Team[1]
2021	Almaty Cycling Team[2]

Doping

In 2014, Davidenok tested positive for Anabolic Steroids at the Tour of Qinghai Lake and the Tour de l'Avenir, a fourth such positive test for Continental Team Astana within seven weeks. He was suspended for two years by the UCI, losing his overall win at the Tour of Qinghai Lake in the process.^[3]

In November 2019, Davidenok returned a positive doping test for EPO and the 2019 Tour of Fuzhou. In December 2021, he was banned for eight years, eligible to return to competition in April 2028.^[4]

Major results

2011

1st Stage 2a Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

2013

7th Overall Tour of Estonia

2014

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir

8th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

Voided results

1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake

1st Stage 10

2016

6th Overall Tour of Hainan

7th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake

2017

2nd Overall Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)^[5]

1st Mountains classification

1st Young rider classification

6th Overall Tour de Kumano

2018

1st Overall Tour of Fuzhou

1st Points classification

7th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake

2019

Voided results

2nd Overall Tour of Fuzhou

1st Stage 1

9th Overall Tour of Xingtai