Igor Abakoumov

**Igor Abakoumov**
Personal information

Riding the prologue of the Tour de Romandie 2007
Full name	Igor Abakoumov
Date of birth	May 30, 1981 (1981-05-30) (age 27)
Country	Belgium
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team	Mitsubishi-MKG-Jartazi
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2002–2003 2004 2005–2006 2007 2008–	Van Hemert Chocolade Jacques Jartazi Astana Mitsubishi-MKG-Jartazi
Infobox last updated on:
December 29, 2007

Igor Abakoumov (born 30 May 1981)^[1] is a professional road bicycle racer for Mitsubishi-Jartazi. Born in Berdyansk in the Ukraine, Abakoumov became a naturalized Belgian citizen on 15 September 2001. He turned professional in 2002. Abakumov was left in limbo by his former team, Astana, when the sponsors pulled the plug on funds following a drugs scandal.^[2] He now rides for the Mitsubishi-Jartazi UCI Professional Continental team.

[edit] Palmarès

2001: 2nd Omloop van de Westhoek Ichtegem (BEL); 3rd GP Claude Criquielion (BEL); 3rd Stage 6 Tour de Namur, Jambes (BEL)

2002: 1st Stage 2, Okolo Slovenska, Žiar nad Hronom (SVK); 3rd Stage 4, Okolo Slovenska, Humenné (SVK); 2nd Stage 1, Spar Arden Challenge, Nadrin (BEL); 3rd Stage 5, Spar Arden Challenge, Libramont (BEL); 3rd Stage 3, Volta Ciclista Provincia Tarragona, Cambrils (ESP)

2003: 1st Romsée-Stavelot-Romsée (BEL); 1st Stage 4, Volta Provincia Tarragona, La Pineda (ESP); 1st Proving Grounds (USA); 2nd Trofee van Haspengouw (BEL); 3rd Rund um Düren (GER); 2nd Stage 4 Olympia's Tour, Veendam (NED); 2nd Stage 6 Olympia's Tour, Mierlo (NED); 1st Stage 5 International Cycling Classic, Burlington, Wisconsin (USA)

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