# Hichem Chaabane > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hichem_Chaabane > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hichem_Chaabane.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hichem_Chaabane > Source revision: 1255110793 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Algerian cyclist (born 1988)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Hichem Chaabane | image = | caption = | fullname = Hichem Chaabane | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Blida](/source/Blida), [Algeria](/source/Algeria) | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | currentteam = Retired | discipline = [Road](/source/Road_bicycle_racing) | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2015 | amateurteam1 = Olympique Team Algérie Tour Aglo37 | proyears1 = 2008 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|KON|2008}} | proyears2 = 2009 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MTN|2009}} | proyears3 = 2012–2013 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|VCS|2012}} | proyears4 = 2014 | proteam4 = Olympic Team Algérie Tour Aglo37 | majorwins = | medaltemplates = }} '''Hichem Chaabane''' ({{langx|ar|هشام شعبان}}; born 10 August 1988 in [Blida](/source/Blida)) is an Algerian former professional road cyclist.{{cite sports-reference|title = Hichem Chaabane|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/hichem-chabane-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064527/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/hichem-chabane-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 6 October 2013}} He represented his nation [Algeria](/source/Algeria) at the [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics). ==Career== Riding for {{UCI team code|KON|2008}}, Chaabane qualified for the Algerian squad, as a 19-year-old, in the [men's road race](/source/Cycling_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_road_race) at the [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics) in [Beijing](/source/Beijing) by receiving a berth and finishing fourth from stage four of [Giro del Capo](/source/Giro_del_Capo) in [Cape Town, South Africa](/source/Cape_Town%2C_South_Africa).{{cite news|title=Hichem Chaâbane prend la 4e place|trans-title=Hichem Chaâbane takes fourth place|language=French|url=http://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/articles/2008/03/09/article.php?sid=65510&cid=5|publisher=[Le Soir d'Algérie](/source/Le_Soir_d'Alg%C3%A9rie)|date=9 March 2008|accessdate=6 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227083322/http://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/articles/2008/03/09/article.php?sid=65510&cid=5|archive-date=27 December 2013|url-status=dead}} Passing through the {{convert|161.2|km|abbr=off|adj=on}}km mark, Chaabane could not achieve a best possible result with a severe fatigue under Beijing's intense heat and a lapped violation, as he failed to complete a grueling race against a vast field of nearly a hundred cyclists.{{cite web|title=Men's Road Race |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc=CRM012100/index.html |work=[Beijing 2008](/source/Beijing_2008) |publisher=[NBC Olympics](/source/NBC_Olympics) |accessdate=21 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213124/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCRM012100/index.html |archivedate=19 August 2012 }} Chaabane signed an annual contract with {{UCI team code|MTN|2009}} pro cycling team in 2009. On that same year, he and four other international cyclists were stabbed and injured on a house robbery in [Potchefstroom](/source/Potchefstroom), losing some cash, laptops, and five cellphones from their respective belongings.{{cite news|title=Olympic cyclist stabbed in robbery|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/olympic-cyclist-stabbed-in-robbery-1.445034#.UlDmWBCbF7c|publisher=[Independent Online (South Africa)](/source/Independent_Online_(South_Africa))|date=2 June 2009|accessdate=6 October 2013}} When {{UCI team code|MTN|2009}} folded after the 2009 season, Chaabane was left with no contract, and ultimately decided to return to Algeria as a freelance agent. In 2010, Chaabane earned his first career title in road cycling for the under-23 division at the African Championships in [Tunis](/source/Tunis), [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia).{{cite news|title=Cyclisme – Championnat arabe: Troisième place pour le cycliste algérien Hichem Chaabane|trans-title=Cycling – Arab Championships: Third place for Algerian cyclist Hichem Chaabane|language=French|url=http://www.radioalgerie.dz/fr/sports/cyclisme/1825-cyclisme-championnat-arabe-troisieme-place-pour-le-cycliste-algerien-hichem-chaabane-|publisher=Radio Algérienne|date=20 October 2010|accessdate=6 October 2013}} When he joined with Vélo Club Sovac in 2012 under a bi-annual contract, Chaabane added two more titles for an elite level at the Tour de Blida and at the Algerian Road Championships in [Mostaganem](/source/Mostaganem).{{cite news|title=Cyclisme Championnat d'Algérie, Hichem Chaâbane vainqueur|trans-title=Algerian Cycling Championships, Hichem Chaâbane is the winner|language=French|url=http://www.radioalgerie.dz/fr/sports/cyclisme/1825-cyclisme-championnat-arabe-troisieme-place-pour-le-cycliste-algerien-hichem-chaabane-|publisher=Algerie 360|date=15 June 2013|accessdate=6 October 2013}} In April 2015, it was announced that Chaabane had tested positive for two undisclosed prohibited substances and was provisionally suspended from racing.{{cite news|url=http://www.tsa-algerie.com/20150423/hichem-chaabane-controle-positif/|title=Hichem Chaâbane contrôlé positif|work=TSA|publisher=Entrecom|date=23 April 2015|accessdate=24 April 2015|language=French|author=Mourad Zemmouri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064624/http://www.tsa-algerie.com/20150423/hichem-chaabane-controle-positif/|archive-date=28 April 2015|url-status=dead}} ==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2007 : 5th Road race, [UCI B World Championships](/source/UCI_B_World_Championships) ;2008 : 4th Overall [Giro del Capo](/source/Giro_del_Capo) : 5th Road race, [African Road Championships](/source/African_Road_Championships) ;2010 : 1st 15px Road race, Arab Road Championships : National Road Championships ::2nd [Time trial](/source/Algerian_National_Time_Trial_Championships) ::2nd [Road race](/source/Algerian_National_Road_Race_Championships) ;2012 : 1st 15px Road race, Arab Road Championships : 1st Stage 4 [Tour du Faso](/source/Tour_du_Faso) : 2nd [Time trial](/source/Algerian_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships : [African Road Championships](/source/African_Road_Championships) ::3rd 15px Team time trial ::7th Road race : 4th Overall [Kwita Izina Cycling Tour](/source/Kwita_Izina_Cycling_Tour) : 5th Overall [Tour d'Algérie](/source/Tour_d'Alg%C3%A9rie) : 8th Overall [Tour of Greece](/source/Tour_of_Greece) : 9th Challenge Youssoufia, [Challenge des phosphates](/source/Challenge_des_phosphates) ;2013 : National Road Championships ::1st 20px [Road race](/source/Algerian_National_Road_Race_Championships) ::2nd [Time trial](/source/Algerian_National_Time_Trial_Championships) : 1st Overall [Tour de Blida](/source/Tour_de_Blida) ::1st Stage 3 : 2nd 15px Team time trial, [African Road Championships](/source/African_Road_Championships) : 5th Overall Tour de Wilaya de Tipaza : 8th [Circuit d'Alger](/source/Circuit_d'Alger) : 9th Overall [Tour of Eritrea](/source/Tour_of_Eritrea) : 10th Overall [Tour d'Algérie](/source/Tour_d'Alg%C3%A9rie) : 10th Overall [Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)](/source/2013_Tour_of_Iran_(Azerbaijan)) : 10th Trophée de l'Anniversaire, [Challenge du Prince](/source/Challenge_du_Prince) ;2014 : 2nd [Grand Prix d'Oran](/source/Grand_Prix_d'Oran) : 6th Overall [Tour de Constantine](/source/Tour_de_Constantine) ::1st Mountains classification : 7th [Critérium International de Sétif](/source/Crit%C3%A9rium_International_de_S%C3%A9tif) : 8th [Circuit d'Alger](/source/Circuit_d'Alger) : 9th Overall [Tour d'Algérie](/source/Tour_d'Alg%C3%A9rie) ::1st Stage 5 : 9th Overall [Tour de Blida](/source/Tour_de_Blida) ;2015 :1st Overall [Tour d'Annaba](/source/Tour_d'Annaba) ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 : 1st [Circuit de Constantine](/source/Circuit_de_Constantine) : 1st [Circuit d'Alger](/source/Circuit_d'Alger) : [Tour Internationale d'Oranie](/source/Tour_International_de_la_Wilaya_d'Oran) ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 3rd Overall [Tour de Blida](/source/Tour_de_Blida) ::1st Stage 3 : 5th Team time trial, [African Road Championships](/source/African_Road_Championships) {{div col end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021838/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=56898/bio/index.html NBC 2008 Olympics profile] *{{Procyclingstats}} *{{cycling Archives|30468}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaabane, Hichem}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Algerian male cyclists Category:Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic cyclists for Algeria 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