Rostam Sirjani was born and raised in the village of Khar?naq. His father often took him to the mountains nearby to play, while he worked in his pomegranate orchard. Over the years young Rostam fell in love with these mountains. It wasn't strange that, aged thirtheen, he started to explore the region on his first bike. The boy enjoyed the few climbs suitable for climbing but even more going downhill.
Experts thinks the base for his strength lies in those years. Rostam himself ascribes his succes to his many visits to ChakChak, the important Zorastrian place of worship. "Seeing the holy water drip and the eternal flame flicker gives me peace and a sense of self worth. I can do more when in touch with these forces of nature", is what Sirjani says about it.
Years of sacrifices brought him to the first serious Iranian cycling team, Team Oasis, who saw a future in him where few othe...
Read moreRostam Sirjani was born and raised in the village of Khar?naq. His father often took him to the mountains nearby to play, while he worked in his pomegranate orchard. Over the years young Rostam fell in love with these mountains. It wasn't strange that, aged thirtheen, he started to explore the region on his first bike. The boy enjoyed the few climbs suitable for climbing but even more going downhill.
Experts thinks the base for his strength lies in those years. Rostam himself ascribes his succes to his many visits to ChakChak, the important Zorastrian place of worship. "Seeing the holy water drip and the eternal flame flicker gives me peace and a sense of self worth. I can do more when in touch with these forces of nature", is what Sirjani says about it.
Years of sacrifices brought him to the first serious Iranian cycling team, Team Oasis, who saw a future in him where few others did. Many training camps around Tabriz and Natanz followed till he was ready to conquer the world. His momentum came sooner than expected when he won Race of the Minutemen during season 20.
He never won such a prestigious race again. Erwin Geitz quickly took over his role as captain. Rostam did not complain and liked his role more on the background. However every now and then he got his shot at glory, mostly in tours and downhill races, with respectable succes. So far he managed to score 3 GC results in three different tours and won several downhill races. In his home at Yazd Sirjani is now planning his last moment in the spotlights before he retracts himself to the Towers of Silence.
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