Vladimir_Malakhov_(cyclist)

Vladimir Malakhov (cyclist)

Vladimir Malakhov (cyclist)

Soviet cyclist

Vladimir Malakhov (Russian Владимир Малахов; born 1958) is a Soviet and Russian former road cyclist.

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Malakhov was the first Soviet cyclist to win a stage in a Grand Tour. He won Stage 19 of the 1985 Vuelta a España as part of the USSR amateur team. He won the mass sprint ahead of Noël Dejonckheere and Sean Kelly.[2] Originally Dejonckheere was declared the winner of the stage but after looking at the finish photo Malakhov was announced to have won.[3] In Stage 16 he won the bunch sprint for second place, 43 seconds behind winner Isidro Juárez.[4] He finished the race 71st overall over two hours down from winner Pedro Delgado. Malakhov also finished second in two of the race's other classifications: the sprint classification behind Ronny Van Holen and in the special sprint classification behind Jesús Suárez Cueva.[5]

Major results

Sources:[1][6]

1980
1st Overall Triptyque Ardennaise
1st Stage 3a
1981
1st Overall Gyros Thysias
1982
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Criterium
9th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1st Prologue (TTT)
1983
1st Stages 5 & 8 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1984
1st Trofeo Papà Cervi
1st Criterium, National Road Championships
1985
1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España

Grand Tour result

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References

  1. [1]
    "Vladimir Malakhov". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Pedro Delgado of Spain won the Spanish Cycling Tour... - UPI Archives". UPI. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Cycling Salamanca". The Age. 14 May 1985. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Cycling - Fastest Wheel". The Orlando Sentinel. 10 May 1985. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 May 1985. p. 43. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Vladimir Malakov". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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