Vladimir Malakhov (cyclist)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66)[1] Soviet Union |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Vladimir Malakhov (Russian Владимир Малахов; born 1958) is a Soviet and Russian former road cyclist.
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Source:[5]
| Grand Tour | 1985 |
|---|---|
 Vuelta a España
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71 |
 Giro d'Italia
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– |
| Tour de France
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– |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vladimir Malakhov". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Delgado of Spain won the Spanish Cycling Tour... - UPI Archives". UPI. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Cycling Salamanca". The Age. 14 May 1985. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Cycling - Fastest Wheel". The Orlando Sentinel. 10 May 1985. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 May 1985. p. 43. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Vladimir Malakov". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Vladimir Malakhov at Cycling Archives
