# Mehdi Sohrabi

Mehdi Sohrabi (Persian: مهدی سهرابی; born 12 October 1981) is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport following an anti-doping rule violation.

## Career

Sohrabi was born in Zanjan, Iran. In 2010 and 2011, Sohrabi won the UCI Asia Tour. At the end of the 2011 season, Sohrabi had many UCI-points, and because of this was contracted by UCI ProTeam Lotto–Belisol, that needed these points to secure their ProTeam status for the next season. After one year as a rider for Lotto–Belisol, Sohrabi returned to his former team in 2013. After three years he moved to the Tabriz Shahrdari Team for 2016, but moved to the Pishgaman Cycling Team for 2017.

## Major results
### 2005

    National Road Championships
       1st Road race
       1st Time trial
    1st Stage 4 Kerman Tour

### 2006

    1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
    2nd Road race, Asian Games
    4th Overall Kerman Tour

### 2007

    1st Overall Jelajah Malaysia
       1st Asian rider classification
    Kerman Tour
       1st Stages 5 & 7
    1st Stage 1 Tour de East Java
    1st Stage 6 Tour de Hokkaido
    6th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)

### 2008

    2nd Overall International Presidency Tour
       1st Stage 2
    3rd Overall Jelajah Negeri Sembilan
       1st Stages 2 & 3
    6th Road race, Asian Road Championships
    7th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
       1st Stages 1, 5 & 6

### 2009

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Tour de Indonesia
       1st Points classification
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6
    1st Overall Milad De Nour Tour
       1st Stages 2 & 4
    1st Stage 4 International Azerbaïjan Tour
    6th Overall Presidential Cycling Tour Of Iran
    6th Overall Tour de East Java
       1st Points classification
    8th Overall Jelajah Malaysia
       1st Stage 2

### 2010

    1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st Stage 7 Tour de Singkarak
    Tour of Qinghai Lake
       1st Stages 6 & 9

### 2011

    1st Overall Jelajah Malaysia
       1st Asian rider classification
       1st Stages 1 & 6
    1st Overall Kerman Tour
       1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
    1st Overall International Azerbaïjan Tour
       1st Stage 3
    1st Stage 4 International Presidency Tour
    1st Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan
    1st Stage 7 Tour of Qinghai Lake
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    6th Overall Milad De Nour Tour

### 2012

    2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships

### 2013

    Tour of Borneo
       1st Stages 2 & 5
    1st Stage 3 Tour de Filipinas
    1st Stage 7 Tour de Singkarak

### 2014

    1st Stage 4 Tour de Ijen
    6th Road race, Asian Road Championships

### 2015

    1st Stage 3 Tour de Singkarak
    10th Road race, National Road Championships

### 2016

    National Road Championships
       1st Road race
       4th Time trial
    10th Overall Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)

### 2017

    National Road Championships
       1st Road race
       5th Time trial

### 2018

    Asian Road Championships
       2nd Team time trial
       3rd Road race

### 2019

    1st Road race, National Road Championships