Valery_Kaykov

Valery Kaykov

Valery Kaykov

Russian cyclist


Valery Kaykov (born 7 May 1988) is a Russian former professional racing cyclist.[1]

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Track

In 2010 Kaykov won the individual pursuit at the U-23 European Track Championships. He was also part of the Russian team that won the team pursuit. At the 2011 European Track Championships Kaykov took bronze with the Russian team in the team pursuit. Kaykov was on the Russian team that won the team pursuit at the 2012 European Track Championships. He also took silver with Artur Ershov in the madison event.

Road

Kaykov joined pro continental team RusVelo in 2012. His best result of the season was in the time trail at Russian Championships where he came 3rd, only beaten by Denis Menchov and Dimitry Sokolov.

Doping

Kaykov tested positive for the black market drug GW501516 in an out-of-competition control on 17 March 2013,[2] and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports. He was also sacked by RusVelo.[3]


References

  1. "Valery Kaykov". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 March 2015.



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