# Hossein Askari

Hossein Askari (Persian: حسین عسگری, born March 23, 1975) is an Iranian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the Giant Asia Racing Team, Tabriz Petrochemical Team, Ayandeh Continental Team and Pishgaman–Giant teams.

## Major results
### 1999

    6th Overall Tour of Saudi Arabia
       1st Stage 1

### 2000

    9th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan

### 2001

    3rd Overall Tour of Saudi Arabia

### 2002

    1st Prologue Azerbaijan Tour
    2nd Team pursuit, Asian Games
    8th Overall Tour of Saudi Arabia

### 2003

    5th Overall Azerbaijan Tour

### 2004

    1st Overall Tour of Milad du Nour
       1st Prologue
       1st Stage 2
       1st Stage 5
    2nd Time trial, Asian Road Championships
    2nd Individual pursuit, Asian Track Championships
    2nd Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
    9th Tour de Hokkaido

### 2005

    1st Overall Kerman Tour
    1st Overall Tour de Indonesia
       1st Stage 3
    Asian Road Championships
       2nd Time trial
       6th Road race
    2nd Individual pursuit, Asian Track Championships
    7th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
       1st Prologue
    8th Overall Tour de East Java
    8th Overall Tour de Taiwan

### 2006

    2nd Overall 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour
    Asian Games
       2nd Team time trial
       7th Road race
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Tour of Thailand
    2nd Overall Kerman Tour
       1st Stages 2 & 4
    2nd Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
    2nd Overall Tour de East Java
    2nd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
    4th Road race, Asian Road Championships
    4th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
       1st Stage 2

### 2007

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall 2006–07 UCI Asia Tour
    1st Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
       1st Stage 2
    1st Stage 2 Kerman Tour
    Asian Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       2nd Time trial
    2nd Overall Jelajah Malaysia
       1st Stage 4
    3rd Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
       1st Mountains classification
    3rd Overall Tour de East Java
    3rd Overall Milad De Nour Tour
    6th Overall Tour of Siam
    6th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
    10th Overall Tour de Langkawi

### 2008

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour
    1st Overall International Emirates Post Tour
    1st Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
       1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 6
    3rd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
    4th Overall Jelajah Malaysia
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 6
    4th Overall Tour de East Java
    9th Overall International Presidency Tour

### 2009

    1st Stage 1 International Presidency Tour
    2nd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
    3rd Overall Tour de East Java
    4th Overall Jelajah Malaysia
    4th Overall Tour de Indonesia
       1st Stage 1 (TTT)
    5th Overall Milad De Nour Tour
    7th Road race, Asian Road Championships

### 2010

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Stage 4 International Presidency Tour
    1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
    1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Singkarak
    2nd Time trial, Asian Road Championships
    2nd Overall Tour de Singkarak
    3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
    3rd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
    5th Overall Tour of China
    10th Mumbai Cyclothon

### 2011

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
       1st Stage 3
    Asian Road Championships
       3rd Road race
       3rd Time trial
    4th Overall Milad De Nour Tour
    6th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
    7th Overall International Presidency Tour
    8th Overall Tour de Langkawi
    8th Overall Kerman Tour

### 2012

    1st Overall Tour de Brunei
       1st Stage 2
    3rd Time trial, Asian Road Championships
    3rd Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
    5th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake

### 2013

    4th Overall Tour de Filipinas
    4th Overall Tour of Borneo
    7th Overall Tour de Singkarak
       1st Stage 1

### 2014

    2nd Overall Tour de Ijen
    3rd Time trial, Asian Games

### 2015

    Asian Cycling Championships
       1st Road race
       1st Time trial
    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Tour de Taiwan
    3rd Overall Tour of Japan
    3rd Overall Tour de Singkarak
       1st Stage 6
    5th Overall Tour of Fuzhou
    6th Overall Tour de Filipinas
       1st Mountains classification
    6th Overall Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 4

### 2022

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships