He went on to win solo, with a gap of 1 minute and 29 seconds to his nearest competitor, Alexsandr Dyachenko of Astana.

Gabrovski speaks French fluently, a skill that he attributes to his beginnings in professional cycling, where he was part of the Jean Delatour team.

In 2005, he was prevented from riding the world championship in Madrid after failing a blood test conducted by the UCI.

He claimed at that time that being an athlete, his body was producing more red blood cells than the average person.

In 2012, Gabrovski tested positive for EPO at that year's Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, which he won.