Yaroslav Popovych

Yaroslav Popovych is an Ukrainian racing cyclist born the January 4th 1980 with Drogobych. It becomes professional in 2002 in the team Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, with whom it appears on the Tour of Italy, finishing 12th in 2002, 3rd in 2003 and 5th in 2004.

Regarded as the changing on the Large Lathes, it is recruited by the team Discovery Channel to prepare the succession of Lance Armstrong. After having gained the Turn of Catalonia 2005, it makes a success of a good Tour de France 2005, where it helps its American leader to gain its 7th and the Tour last and obtains the white shirt of better young person.

But since, it is long in confirming the hopes places in him, as of many runners of the East. It gains nevertheless victories of stage over the Tour de France 2006 and Paris-Nice 2007. After a campaign the traditional of the Ardennes ones where one often saw it with the attack but too limited on these undulating courses to fight with the best, it is very awaited on the Tour of Italy 2007, following the non-participation of that which was to be its leader, Ivan Basso. Certain people, whose cyclists, then did not hesitate to place it like one of the favorites for the final victory. But victim of two falls, Popovych is constrained with an abandonment without glory at the evening of the 12th stage. However, " Popo" begins again themselves well and finishes eighth of the Tour de France 2007 after having served its leader, Alberto Contador, to lead it to the final victory. Following the disappearance of the Discovery Channel formation, it engages for the team.

Prize list

Results on the large lathes

Tour de France

  • 2005 : 12th of general classification, better young person
  • 2006: 25e of general classification, victorious of the 12th stage
  • 2007: 8th of general classification

Turn of Italy

  • 2002 - 12th of general classification
  • 2003 - 3rd of general classification
  • 2004 - 5th of general classification and pink shirt during 3 days
  • 2007 - Abandonment

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