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{{Infobox cyclist
| name          = Roman Kireyev
| image         = Roman Kireyev.jpg
| caption       =
| fullname      = Roman Kireyev
| nickname      =
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|2|14}}
| birth_place   = [[Petropavl]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| height        =
| weight        =
| currentteam   =
| discipline    = Road
| role          = Retired
| ridertype     =
| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1  =
| proyears1     = 2008–2011
| proteam1      = {{ct|AST|2008}}
| majorwins     =
| updated       = 26 December 2007
}}
'''Roman Kireyev''' (born 14 February 1987) is a former [[Kazakhstan]]i [[road bicycle racer]] who rode for [[UCI ProTeam]] {{ct|AST}}.

On 22 August 2011 Astana announced his retirement from cycling after he had struggled with a back injury.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/astana-reduces-roster-thanks-to-kireyev-retirement |title=Astana reduces roster thanks to Kireyev retirement |date=2011-08-24 |accessdate=2011-08-24 |publisher=Cycling News}}</ref> The timing of this announcement caused speculation that Kireyev was forced into retirement to make way for [[Andrey Kashechkin]] and [[Alexander Vinokourov]] to compete.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://inrng.com/2011/08/astana-uci-questions/ |title=More questions for Astana and the UCI |date=2011-08-25 |accessdate=2011-08-39 |publisher=Inner Ring}}</ref> Before Kireyev's retirement, Astana was afoul of the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]]'s rules regarding the maximum number of riders employed by a team.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://inrng.com/2011/08/max-team-size-uci-rules/ |title=Max team size explained |date=2011-08-25 |accessdate=2011-08-29 |publisher=Inner Ring}}</ref>

==Major results==
Source:<ref>{{cycling archives|18067}}</ref>
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;2004
: {{brca}}, Asian Junior Games, Road Race
: {{brca}}, Asian Junior Games, Ind. Time Trial
;2005
: 3rd, [[Giro di Toscana|Giro della Toscana]] – U19 version
;2006
: {{KAZ}} U23 Road Race Champion
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Cycling archives|18067}}


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[[Category:Kazakhstani male cyclists]]
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Petropavl]]
[[Category:Giro d'Italia cyclists]]


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