Ivan Stević

Ivan Stević (Serbian: Иван Стевић) (born March 12, 1980 in Belgrade) is a Serbian professional road bicycle racer for team Partizan SRBIJAN. He turned professional in 2005, riding for the Aerospace Engineering-VMG squad, before joining Toyota-United in 2006. In that year, he won the Serbian National Championship.

He rode for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Olympics and for Serbia in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, having qualified by winning the 'B' World Championships, in South Africa on 1 July 2007.

Prior to racing in America, from 2000 to 2005 he rode as an amateur in Italy, amassing 20 Victories for Team Aran Cucine-Cantina Tollo and Zilio.

On July 20, 2010, Stević gave a middle finger salute while winning the fourth stage of the Tour of Qinghai Lake. He was subsequently thrown out of the race for his gesture.[1]

On October 22, 2010, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) disqualified all his results between September 17, 2008 and September 16, 2010 for the use or attempted use of a prohibited substance or method.[2]

Victories

2001
 Yugoslavia U23 National Road Championships
2002
 Yugoslavia U23 National Road Championships
2003
 Serbia and Montenegro National Road Championships
2005
 Serbia and Montenegro National Road Championships
Stage 6, Tour of Serbia
Stage 5, Paths of King Nikola
Stage 2, Sea Otter Classic
Overall, La Vuelta de Bisbee
Stage 1, La Vuelta de Bisbee
Stage 2, La Vuelta de Bisbee
Prologue, La Vuelta de Bisbee
6th Mediterranean Games Road Race
2006
 Serbia National Road Championships
Maxxis Georgia Cup
Habitat for Humanity Criterium
Habitat for Humanity Road Race
Stage 5, Nature Valley Grand Prix
Stage 1, Tri-Peaks Challenge
Stage 3, Tri-Peaks Challenge
2007
'B' World Championships
Stage 2, Tour de Georgia
Stage 3, Tri-Peaks Challenge
Driveway Criterium
Overall, Nature Valley Grand Prix
Stage 1, Nature Valley Grand Prix
2008
67th overall, Beijing Olympic road race
2010
Stage 4, Tour of Qinghai Lake
2011
1st Overall, Tour de Serbie

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