Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (cyclist)
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.
![]() Kuznetsov in 2014.  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Vyacheslav Gennadyevich Kuznetsov | 
| Born | 24 June 1989 Togliatti, Russia  | 
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | 
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired | 
| Discipline | Road | 
| Role | Rider | 
| Rider type | Classics rider | 
| Amateur teams | |
| 2010–2012 | Itera–Katusha | 
| 2012 | Team Katusha (stagiaire) | 
| Professional teams | |
| 2013–2019 | Team Katusha[1] | 
| 2020–2021 | Gazprom–RusVelo[2][3] | 
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
 
 - 1st 
 - 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 132 | 105 | DNF | |
| — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | 138 | 
| — | Did not compete | 
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish | 
References
    
- "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
 - "Gazprom - RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
 - "Gazprom-RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
 - "Viacheslav Kuznetsov | ProCyclingStats". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18.
 - "The Cyclingnews guide to 2021-2022 rider transfers". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
 - "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
 - "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
 
External links
    
- Team Katusha profile
 - Vyacheslav Kuznetsov at UCI
 - Vyacheslav Kuznetsov at Cycling Archives
 - Vyacheslav Kuznetsov at ProCyclingStats
 - Vyacheslav Kuznetsov at Cycling Quotient
 - Vyacheslav Kuznetsov at CycleBase
 - Vyacheslav Kuznetsov at UCI
 
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