Career
Early years
Caisse d"Epargne (2009-2012)
Kiryienka moved to the Spanish Caisse d"Epargne squad for the 2009 season. In 2010 he finished second in the tenth stage of the 2010 Tour de France after he was outsprinted at the line in Gap by Sérgio Paulinho (Radioshack) after the pair"s decisive attack with 14km remaining. On 23 May 2011, during the 2011 Giro d"Italia, Kiryienka"s Movistar Team team mate Xabier Tondo was killed in a freak accident at home while preparing to train with teammates.
He was reportedly crushed between his car and a garage door.
Five days later, Kiryienka rode to victory in a solo effort on Stage 20, a mountain top finish at Sestriere, and he dedicated the stage victory to Tondó, pointing skyward as he crossed the finish line. The team had met to consider withdrawing from the race after Tondó"s death, but instead the riders unanimously voted to ride on.
In September 2012, Kiryienka finished third in the individual time trial at the road world championships. Team Sky (since 2013)
Kiryienka left Movistar Team at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Team Sky on a three-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.