Nazir Jaser

Nazir Jaser (born 10 April 1989) is a Syrian cyclist. He rode at the 2013 World Time Trial Championships and would ride again in 2017, 2019, and 2021.

Jaser was identified for the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was not selected.

Biography Jaser was born April 10, 1989, in Aleppo, Syria. He would begin cycling at age 4. Jaser's father would die when he was 10 years old, and starting at age 12 he would begin working as a tailor until war reached his town, forcing him to flee to Damascus. He would be part of a group that used an inflatable boat to travel from Turkey to Greece, before he began building a new life for himself in Germany which he reached in 2015. The refugees rejoin the world of competitive cycling in a velodrome in Berlin, bonded under Frank Röglin who would act as a coach and teacher as they acclimated to their new home and formed an amateur cycling team.

Major results

2011 4th Golan II 9th Overall Tour of Cappadocia 2015 National Road Championships 1st Road race 1st Time trial 4th Overall Tour d'Annaba 6th Circuit de Constantine 9th Critérium International de Sétif