Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (cyclist)

Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov in 2018.
Personal information
Full nameVyacheslav Gennadyevich Kuznetsov
Born (1989-06-24) 24 June 1989 (age 35)
Togliatti, Russia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics rider
Amateur teams
2010–2012Itera–Katusha
2012Team Katusha (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2013–2019Team Katusha[1]
2020–2021Gazprom–RusVelo[2][3]

Vyacheslav Gennadyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Вячесла́в Генна́дьевич Кузнецо́в; born 24 June 1989[4] in Togliatti) is a Russian former professional cyclist,[5] who rode professionally between 2013 and 2021 for the Team Katusha–Alpecin and Gazprom–RusVelo teams.

In 2010, he won La Côte Picarde, one of the events of the Nations Cup U23. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[6] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[7]

Major results

Kuznetsov at the 2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen
2008
8th Grand Prix of Moscow
2010
1st La Côte Picarde
5th Duo Normand (with Anton Vorobyev)
6th Textielprijs
10th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
10th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
2011
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Coppa della Pace
4th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Under-23
5th Overall Tour of Yeroskipos
6th Omloop van het Waasland
9th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
2012
1st La Roue Tourangelle
2nd Overall Ronde de l'Oise
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Central European Tour Košice–Miskolc
2nd Ruota d'Oro
3rd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Stage 3 (TTT)
3rd Mayor Cup
3rd Grand Prix des Marbriers
4th Overall Tour of Bulgaria
1st Stage 7
6th Overall Olympia's Tour
10th Duo Normand (with Pavel Kochetkov)
2014
7th Overall Tour de Wallonie
2015
4th Road race, National Road Championships
8th Overall Tour of Belgium
2016
3rd Overall Tour de Wallonie
3rd Gent–Wevelgem
9th Overall Tour of Qatar
2018
7th Overall Tour de Wallonie
7th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
2020
7th Paris–Camembert
10th Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2016 2017 2018 2019
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 123 132 105 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — — 138
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Gazprom - RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Gazprom-RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Viacheslav Kuznetsov | ProCyclingStats". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18.
  5. ^ "The Cyclingnews guide to 2021-2022 rider transfers". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.