Dimitri Borisovich Konyshev (; born on February 18, 1966) is a retired
Russian
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road bicycle racer
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. During Konyshev's 17-year professional cycling career, he won nine
Grand Tour stages with at least one
stage win in all three Grand Tours. He won four stages each in the
Tour de France
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and
Giro d'Italia
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, and one stage in the
Vuelta a España
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. Konyshev was the first Soviet and Russian rider to win a medal in the
Men's Road race at the
UCI Road World Championships
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. He won a silver medal in
1989
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behind
Greg LeMond
Gregory James LeMond (born June 26, 1961) is an American former Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France thrice and the UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road Race World Championship twice, becoming t ...
, and a bronze medal in
1992
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* January 6
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behind
Gianni Bugno
Gianni Bugno (; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italy, Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Mi ...
and
Laurent Jalabert
Laurent Jalabert (born 30 November 1968) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002.
Affectionately known as ''"Jaja"'' (slang for a glass of wine; when he continued drinking wine as a professional, the nickname stuck ...
. He was also the first Soviet and Russian rider to win a stage at the Giro d'Italia.
While he did not win a
Monument
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, he recorded four top‑ten finishes in Monument classics, three of which were in the
Giro di Lombardia
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. At the
2000 Giro d'Italia
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, he won both the
Points classification
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and the Combativity classification. During the
1997
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* January 1 ...
race, he won a stage and the
Intergiro classification.
Following his retirement from racing, he became a sports director at . Konyshev then moved to
UCI World Team in 2009 where he was an assistant sports director for 11 seasons before the team folded in 2019. employed Konyshev from 2020 to March 2022, when they lost their UCI license following the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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.
Konyshev's son,
Alexander Konychev, is also a professional cyclist, although he represents Italy.
Early life
Dimitri Konyshev was born on February 18, 1966, in
Gorky,
Soviet Union
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(now
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia). He grew up within the Soviet sports system. Initially interested in ball sports, he played handball before taking up cycling at the age of 14. His first coach was his father, who led the local cycling team.
Career
Amateur years
Konyshev earned his first career victory, winning stage 10 of the 1986 edition of the
Coors Classic. He beat
Greg Lemond
Gregory James LeMond (born June 26, 1961) is an American former Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France thrice and the UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road Race World Championship twice, becoming t ...
and
Phil Anderson in the sprint.
In 1987, Konyshev had further victories, including 4 six-stage races, two overall and two at one-day events. His season began in January with the
Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Unio ...
, where he won with his teammates
Vasily Zhdanov and
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.
He won the
GP Liberazione in his second Italian race, out-sprinting West German
Bernd Gröne and finishing three seconds ahead of the
peloton
In a road Cycle sport, bicycle race, the peloton (, originally meaning ) is the main group or pack of riders. Riders in a group save energy by riding close (drafting (racing), drafting or slipstreaming) to (particularly behind) other riders. The ...
.
In the
USSR
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, Konyshev and his team raced in the Tour of Sochi, where Konyshev finished fifth overall. In May, Konyshev won three stage wins. This was followed by eighth overall at the
Course de la Paix, finishing over 5 minutes down on
Uwe Ampler. He went to Austria for the
Österreich-Rundfahrt, where he did not finish below ninth position in any of the nine stages. With a stage win in stage 3, he won the overall race by 1' 25" to Austrian
Helmut Wechselberger. Konyshev then headed to
France
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to race the
Tour de l'Avenir
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and finished within the top 10 for seven of the twelve-stage race. He won stage 7, a mountain stage, finishing in
Strasbourg
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from an early breakaway. He went on to win the Points classification and finish twenty-fourth overall.
1988 started with the Tour of Sochi, where Konyshev improved his fifth place from the previous year to third overall. February brought the
Vuelta a Cuba, where Konyshev won the red jersey for the points classification and two stages. He won two stages at the
Giro delle Regioni, a race he had won overall in 1987. This consistency continued with top 10 placements in most stages at the
Course de la Paix, finishing eleventh overall, just over two minutes down on
Uwe Ampler. Konyshev then won the amateur version of the
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
, the
Giro Ciclistico d'Italia. He also took three stage victories.
Alfa Lum (1989 to 1990)
1989: World silver medal
With creating a gateway for cyclists of the
Soviet Union
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to become professional, the race calendar for Konyshev was expanded greatly. The 1989 season started in Europe with the
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, the first stage was a sprint stage where Konyshev finished third behind seasoned professionals
Stefano Allocchio and
Sean Kelly.
The first major race of the season was the
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
, where he managed three top 10 places in bunch sprints. He then advanced onto the
Giro del Trentino, where he finished 17th overall at the three-stage race. At the
Giro di Toscana
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Konyshev finished second behind then world champion
Maurizio Fondriest
Maurizio Fondriest (born 15 January 1965) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Career
Born in Cles, Trentino, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa-Lum in 1988, winning the ...
and beat two-time
Giro di Lombardia
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winner
Gianbattista Baronchelli in an eight-man sprint for the line. The next race on the calendar for Konyshev was the
Giro d'Italia
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, a
Grand Tour. 1989 was the first year that a Soviet would ride a Grand Tour as previously all Soviet cyclists had been prevented from riding professionally. During stage 5, he earned fifth place, followed by tenth in stage 6. In stage 10, he beat the eventual winner
Laurent Fignon
Laurent Patrick Fignon (; 12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, as well as the Giro d'Italia in 1989. He held the title of FICP World No. 1 in 1989. Fignon came ...
in the bunch sprint to claim 6th. His best result of the Giro came during Stage 9 which finished in
Gubbio
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History Prehistory
The ol ...
at the top of a mountain. Konyshev ended second behind
Bjarne Riis
Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (; born 3 April 1964), nicknamed ''The Eagle from Herning'' (), is a Denmark, Danish former professional road bicycle racer who won the 1996 Tour de France. For many years he was the owner and later manager of the Oleg Tink ...
in the three-man sprint for the line. Konyshev's first win of the season came in August at the
Coppa Ugo Agostoni.
Later in August, he competed in the
road race at the
UCI Road World Championships
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and took second place behind
Greg Lemond
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. Konyshev then advanced onto
Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. First run in 1909, the race is considered a classic cycle race, and is traditionally grouped with the Giro del Piemonte and Giro di Lombard ...
, where he won a 10-man reduced bunch sprint to take his second victory of the year. His 1989 season ended with the
Firenze–Pistoia an ITT where Konyshev finished 24th over 5 minutes down on winner
Tony Rominger
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Career
He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition with his br ...
.
1990: First Grand Tour stage victory
Konyshev rode for for a second season. His season started with the
Dwars door België where he finished in the second bunch and sprinted to 10th place. He then competed in the
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
where once again Konyshev finished in the second bunch but sprinted to 8th. After the cobbled classics, he travelled Italy to prepare for the Giro d'Italia. The first preparation race was the
Giro del Trentino where he sprinted to 3rd place in Stage 1. He fared better at the
Giro di Toscana
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where he sprinted to ninth with the third bunch of cyclists to cross the line.
His second Grand Tour was once again the
Giro d'Italia
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. After the break-away got away in
Stage 6
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, Konyshev was in the chasing bunch and managed to sprint to 7th seven seconds down. The next chance at glory came during
Stage 9, and with race leader
Gianni Bugno
Gianni Bugno (; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italy, Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Mi ...
missing out on the decisive move, Konyshev and
Vladimir Poulnikov managed to get away on the final climb where Poulnikov then attacked to go solo. Konyshev won the sprint of the remaining riders, coming in second place.
Stage 14 was Konyshev's next chance to perform well. With 20 km to go, there were 16 riders left before 2 of them attacked and got a gap. The rest of the group fought hard to finish 13 seconds down where Konyshev came 6th.
Stage 16 was a mountain stage finishing up
Pordoi Pass. Gianni Bugno and
Charly Mottet
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Career
Mottet won a total of 67 races, including the Tour de Roman ...
got away up the hill. The chasing group slowly whittled away with Konyshev dropping and finishing in 6th. The last stage where Konyshev attained a top 10 was
Stage 17, where in the bunch sprint he finished 8th. Overall, Konyshev came 30th out of 163 finishers.
Following on from the Giro, Konyshev headed back to the Soviet Union to compete in the
national championships
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. He won the race, beating teammates
Piotr Ugrumov
Piotr Ugrumov ( Latvian: ''Pēteris Ugrjumovs'' or ''Pjotrs Ugrjumovs'', Russian: Пётр Угрюмов) (born 21 January 1961) is a former Russian-Latvian professional road racing cyclist who participated for Latvia after the dissolution of the ...
and
Vladimir Pulnikov in a sprint. Later in June the
GP Industria & Artigianato was held. Nearing the end of the race, Konyshev attacked multiple times to drop the other riders and win by 5 seconds to
Massimo Ghirotto
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Major results
;1982
:1st Coppa Città di San Daniele
;1987
:1st, Trofeo Baracchi
:1st, Trofeo Matteotti
:1st, Coppa Placci
:1st, Stage 10, Tour d ...
. 10 days later, he began his first
Tour de France
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. Konyshev would become the first-ever rider from the
Soviet Union
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to win a stage in the
Tour de France
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by winning
Stage 17. Konyshev made it into the break of the day. With
Greg Lemond
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puncturing and the
peloton
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waiting for him, it gave the breakaway the chance to succeed.
Johan Bruyneel
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attacked through the Mountain points with Konyshev on his wheel, and the two rode away from the bunch together. It came down to a sprint where Konyshev beat Bruyneel by 1 second, taking his first ever Grand Tour stage. After the Tour, Konyshev was in 25th and 3rd in the youth classification.
Konyshev only rode four further races in the 1990 season; the first was the
Giro del Veneto
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The UCI Continental Circuits ...
where a reduced bunch of five riders made their way to the line after the hilly course. Konyshev ended up finishing fourth. He then competed in the
UCI Road World Championships
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where he once again rode the
Road race, this time with considerable scrutinization from spectators following the previous year's performance. He ended up working for team-mate
Piotr Ugrumov
Piotr Ugrumov ( Latvian: ''Pēteris Ugrjumovs'' or ''Pjotrs Ugrjumovs'', Russian: Пётр Угрюмов) (born 21 January 1961) is a former Russian-Latvian professional road racing cyclist who participated for Latvia after the dissolution of the ...
who finished eleventh. Konyshev came home 45 seconds down in 30th. His final two races were the
Trofeo Baracchi
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An indiv ...
and the
Giro dell'Emilia
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; he didn't finish the first and came 77th in the second.
TVM (1991 to 1992)
1991: Two more Tour Stage wins
Konyshev started the 1991 season with a team change to the Dutch team. His first race was
Trofeo Pantalica where he finished 12th equal in the main bunch. He then competed in the
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
, where he sprinted to win Stage 3. Working for Dane
Jesper Skibby
Jesper Skibby (born 21 March 1964 in Silkeborg, Denmark) is a retired professional road racing cyclist. He won at least one stage at each of the major tours. He was one of the most popular in Denmark, not only because of his talent, but also bec ...
at the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
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, Konyshev came across the line in the fifth bunch of cyclists, placing 26th. Later in April, he rode the
Grand Prix Pino Cerami
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, finishing 8th as last place in the chasing bunch of lone winner
Andrei Tchmil
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. He then competed in the
Ardennes classics
The Ardennes classics are three cycling classics held in mid-April in the Belgian Ardennes and southern Limburg in the Netherlands: Liège–Bastogne–Liège, La Flèche Wallonne and Amstel Gold Race. First held in 1892, 1936 and 1966 respec ...
which started with
La Flèche Wallonne
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The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
, where Konyshev was joint leader. He finished in 5th position 3' 02" down on the winner. Following on was the
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
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where three riders got away and sprinted for the victory. However, Konyshev was in the main peloton and finished 77th in the sprint for the remaining places.
Starting in his first Grand Tour for the year, Konyshev lined up with the
number 111 on his back. It was his first time participating in the
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
. Stage 1 was a
Team time trial
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The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
in teams of three. Konyshev's team came 5th in the stage, placing him 15th going into the Vuelta. Stage 2a was a sprint where Konyshev came 12th. Stage 2b was another
TTT; this time all of the team's riders rode together on the 41 km course. TVM came fourth in the Stage, 1'37" behind winners . This moved him to 24th, overall almost 2 minutes down. Stage 3 was considerably more difficult. This time, Konyshev led out teammate Jesper Skibby who took the win with Konyshev finishing 5th. He abandoned the race during Stage 5 with a broken collarbone.
The next race for Konyshev was the
Tour de France
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where he came as a domestique for
Gert-Jan Theunisse
Gert-Jan Theunisse (born 14 January 1963) is a Dutch former road bicycle racer. He won the 1988 edition of the Clásica San Sebastián one-day race. In the 1989 Tour de France, he won the King of the Mountains competition.
Biography
Theuniss ...
, who would finish 13th overall, and hunt Stage wins. Konyshev's first opportunity came on Stage 9 when the breakaway he was in made it to the final two kilometers, with attacks from the Belgian Johan Bruyneel who was only caught with 800m to go.
Mauro Ribeiro attacked and held off with
Laurent Jalabert
Laurent Jalabert (born 30 November 1968) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002.
Affectionately known as ''"Jaja"'' (slang for a glass of wine; when he continued drinking wine as a professional, the nickname stuck ...
second and Konyshev in third.
Stage 19 was Konyshev's next chance at winning. He was in the breakaway of the day with
Pascal Richard
Pascal Richard (born 16 March 1964) is a Swiss former racing cyclist. He is most notable as a former King of the Mountains winner at the Giro d'Italia and Olympic Games gold medalist. He won the Swiss National Road Race Championships, Swiss Nati ...
. The two attacked early on in the stage and worked together the whole stage as a bunch was catching up. With 800m to go, Konyshev started his sprint Richard came around and celebrated; as he did so Konyshev passed him on the line, taking the stage victory. The final stage of the Tour finished as usual on the
Champs-Élysées
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in a bunch sprint. Lemond attacked and held the bunch off, getting a lead of 50 seconds but the team of winner
Miguel Induráin
Miguel Induráin Larraya (; born 16 July 1964) is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. Induráin won five Tours de France from 1991 Tour de France, 1991 to 1995 Tour de France, 1995, the fourth, and last, to win five times, and the only five- ...
paced him down, ensuring the race would end in a sprint. With 2km to go, the sprint trains of TVM and , who was riding for
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, were neck and neck. Abdoujaparov opened the sprint, and with his elbows out style, he crashed into the barriers, colliding with many of the competitors and knocking them over. Konyshev, on the other side of the road, was unaffected by this incident and finished in 1st place, taking his second stage this edition and the last Grand Tour stage win for a Soviet. Konyshev placed 52nd overall in the Tour.
In August, Konyshev had three races:
Züri-Metzgete
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, Trittico Premondiale I, and
Giro del Veneto
The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, the race has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits ...
, and he came 19th, 6th, and 19th respectively. The
Grand Prix de la Libération was a stand-alone
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
event where teams would field six riders over a 90 km course; TVM placed 5th 1' 33" down on winners . Konyshev's season ended at
Paris–Tours
Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
where he led
Johan Capiot
Johan Capiot (born 12 April 1964) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He was a professional rider from 1986 to 2000. His son Amaury is also a professional cyclist.
Major results
;1986
: 1st Stage 3 Danmark Rundt
: 2nd Grote ...
to victory in a mass bunch sprint.
1992: World Bronze medal
Following the
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
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in late 1991, all Soviet athletes were now to ride under the flag of their new country. Konyshev was now to ride under the Russian flag in all events. Still riding for the , his season started at
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
where he attacked the Cipressa and got away with another rider. The attempt was in vain as they were caught shortly after by the team pacing for
Moreno Argentin.
The first major result of the season came during the
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
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which was a 247.5 kilometer hilly classic ending in an uphill mass sprint. Winner
Olaf Ludwig was leading to the bottom of the hill and started his sprint early. Konyshev was part of the main pack that fought to catch Ludwig but ended up finishing in 3rd place.
Konyshev then competed in the first Grand Tour of the season, the
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
, which started with a prologue. Konyshev placed in the top 10 of stages 3, 4, 5, and 6 but did not start the 8th stage.
Stage 2b was a TTT with TVM finishing 1' 03" behind . The closest Konyshev came to victory was
Stage 4 where he came fourth in the bunch sprint. He then travelled to Germany, after recovering from the Vuelta, for the
Dekra Open Stutgart, helping
Peter Meinert Nielsen
Peter Meinert Nielsen (born 24 May 1966) is a retired road bicycle racer from Denmark, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2000. He represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South ...
to second overall. In June at the
Vuelta a Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...
, while riding as a domestique for Nielsen, once again he was allowed to ride for himself. He did just that by sprinting to victory in Stage 6 of the event.
Riding at the inaugural
Russian National Road Race Championships in late June, Konyshev finished second behind
Asiat Saitov of the team. In July, he competed in the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
, making his third appearance. The start of the Tour was considerably difficult for Konyshev, losing time in the hills during the first week.
Stage 5 provided him his first opportunity. He was in the break of the day, which at 30 km to go, he had a lead of 5 minutes, with the pacing in the peloton. An attack by
Guido Bontempi in the last 5 kilometers took a lead of 30 seconds to the finish. Konyshev then attacked in the final kilometer to gain 6 seconds on the rest of the breakaway and take second. Stages 6 & 7 were both bunch sprints where the breakaway had won, so Konyshev was only sprinting for the minor placings and managed 8th and 6th respectively. In
Stage 11, Konyshev was part of a three-man breakaway with
Laurent Fignon
Laurent Patrick Fignon (; 12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, as well as the Giro d'Italia in 1989. He held the title of FICP World No. 1 in 1989. Fignon came ...
and
Laurent Dufaux
Laurent Dufaux (born 20 May 1969 in Montreux, Switzerland) is a former professional road cyclist from 1991 to 2004. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1991. Despite being a climber, he also won the hilly Züri-Metzgete one-day classi ...
. The chase group caught them after the big hill and worked together until Fignon attacked and got away. As part of the second bunch, Konyshev sprinted to 5th position. At the start of the final mountain in
Stage 15,
Franco Chioccioli attacked and got clear of the led peloton. On the descent of that hill Konyshev attacked and got a small gap; further down the descent he was joined by
Giancarlo Perini. The two worked hard to catch Chioccioli; however, the Italian would win the stage. Coming into the finishing straight, the pair had a 50m lead on the peloton. Perini was in the lead until Konyshev opened his sprint with 200m to go and took second place on the stage. Konyshev went on to abandon during Stage 17 of the race.
After recovering from the Tour, Konyshev's next race was the
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
where he finished fourth with the chasing bunch 1' 12" down on the winner. He then travelled to the Netherlands for the
Ronde van Nederland
The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
where Konyshev achieved fourth place in stage 2. Konyshev concluded his season at the
UCI Road World Championships
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where he competed in the
Road race, placing third in the reduced bunch sprint behind
Gianni Bugno
Gianni Bugno (; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italy, Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Mi ...
.
Jolly–AKI (1993 to 1996)
1993: Giro d'Italia Stage wins
After leaving at the end of 1992 Konyshev joined for the 1993 season. Konyshev's season started at
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
where he sprinted to 10th in Stage 6. He then raced
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
this year not featuring in the action but finishing in 96th in the third bunch on the road. Konyshev then rode the Belgian classics not finishing above 35th in any of them. He would achieve a podium in Stage 3 of the
Giro del Trentino.
His results improved while competing in the
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
.
Stage 1a was an 85 km race which ended with
Moreno Argentin attacking the last rise and the peloton coming home 35s down with Konyshev sprinting to 10th place.
Stage 2
''Stage 2'' was a UK television anthology series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Thirteen episodes aired on BBC2 under ''Stage 2'' billing from 1971–73. They were all productions of classic plays shown previously or ...
ended in a bunch sprint with Konyshev taking third. The only notable hill in
Stage 5 occurred with 12 km to go, this was when Konyshev made his attack. He was joined by Italians
Stefano Della Santa and
Flavio Giupponi, whom which he worked hard with. The finish was an uphill sprint with Konyshev launching with 200m to go, the peloton just behind them. Konyshev won the stage by 2 seconds to Della Santa with the peloton finishing 4 seconds behind. This stage win moved him into 9th position in the Overall ranking. The following day,
Stage 6
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finished in a bunch sprint with Konyshev finishing in 5th place. In Stage 7 the break-away won the stage with Konyshev safely in the peloton, holding his ninth overall. With Stage 8 ending in another mass sprint, an out-of-position Konyshev sprinted to 12th, finishing at the same time as the winner. Konyshev held his 9th overall placing until
Stage 10: a 28 km
Individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also trac ...
(ITT) where he lost 3' 15", dropping to 26th place overall. Konyshev would not feature again until
Stage 12. He had his second stage win of the Giro, this time by a sprint of 20 riders who had ridden away from race leader
Bruno Leali and the controlled peloton. He featured twice more in reduced bunch sprints in this edition of the Giro, finishing 6th in
Stage 16 and 9th in
Stage 21. Konyshev finished 26th
Overall
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in the Giro, the best placing of his career.
In late June, Konyshev competed in the
Russian National Road Race Championships where he won beating last year's winner
Asiat Saitov. Of the twelve races, Konyshev would ride after winning in Russia; however in only 4 of them would he have some success. Stage 4 of the
Ronde van Nederland
The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
finished in a sprint where Konyshev came fourth. Another fourth in the one-day race
Giro della Romagna came later in September. The last two races of his 1993 season were
Gran Piemonte
The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Piedmont region, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. From 2005–2019, the race was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Eur ...
, often thought of as a warm-up race for his final race the
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
. At the Gran Piemonte Konyshev finished fourth in a sprint of 6 riders who escaped from the peloton earlier in the race. The Giro di Lombardia is thought to have been an exciting race with many attacks throughout the day. Konyshev missed the move of the day but kept working in the peloton. When the peloton was in the finishing straight Konyshev attacked, taking a gap of 5 seconds to secure 9th place in the race.
1994: Top-10's
Konyshev started his 1994 season with in February at the
Trofeo Laigueglia
The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a ...
where he finished in 23rd place. His first major race was in Italy the
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
, where he achieved third in three stages and tenth in another, finishing 26th overall.
The
1994 Milan–San Remo
The 1994 Milan–San Remo was the 85th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1994. The race started in Milan and finished in Sanremo, San Remo. The race was won by Giorgio Furlan of the Gewiss–Ballan team.
General ...
was won by
Giorgio Furlan
Giorgio Furlan (born 9 March 1966 in Treviso) is an Italian people, Italian former road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .
Major results
;1986
: 1st Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
: 1st Giro del Med ...
who won by attacking on the Poggio and holding off the chasing bunch to the line. Konyshev was part of the bunch chasing Furlan; he finished 20 seconds down, sprinting to tenth place. Konyshev then travelled to Belgium to prepare for the cobble classics where he finished in 24th place at
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 ki ...
, 30th at
Classic Brugge–De Panne and 12th at the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
. The Tour of Flanders ended in a photo-finish for the winners but Konyshev came home 1' 54" behind the winners in the bunch sprint for 6th. This result was followed by 7th at
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
and before Konyshev moved onto the "hell of the north",
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
. The conditions for Roubaix were unusual in 1994 because the surrounding areas had been covered in snow. The race was considerably difficult for the competitors as snow fell on them in short flurries over the day, which made the cobble slippery and muddy. Konyshev came home over 13 minutes down in 37th. With Konyshev not being in his best form and missing the moves of the day, he came home in 40th for the years
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
where the team took all three spots on the podium. The
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...
was held three days later on 23 April 1994, and Konyshev sprinted home in the second bunch on the road to 12th position. An eighth place in the mass sprint finish of
Eschborn–Frankfurt
Eschborn–Frankfurt, previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, is an annual Classic cycle races, semi classic cycling race in Germany, starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt. The event, sometimes referred to as the Frankfurt Grand ...
gave Konyshev a moral boost.
He then went to Italy to prepare for the
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
, riding first the
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...
and then
Giro del Friuli
Giro del Friuli is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The first edition took place in 1974. From 2005 to 2008 the race was suspended, but it returned in 2009 as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Euro ...
finishing 13th and sixth respectively. The
1994 Giro d'Italia started in
Bologna
Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...
with a flat stage which resulted in a mass bunch sprint where Konyshev came tenth. He achieved three more top-10 places in this year's Giro, his best being
Stage 12 where he came fourth 2 seconds behind the winner. On
Stage 19, Konyshev crashed and had to abandon the race. He did not race again until the end of July at the
Vuelta a Burgos
Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos (province), Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In ...
with a fourth place in the mass sprint of Stage 1.
He finished in the peloton for the One-day race
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
, coming home 2' 09" down on the winner in 16th. His only victory of the season came at the
Ronde van Nederland
The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
where Konyshev won Stage 1 of the race taking the lead by 23 seconds after escaping with
Luca Scinto. Konyshev completed his season with the
Autumn Classics bettering his last year's result in
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
to finish fourth
this year. During the
road race at the
1994 UCI Road World Championships
The 1994 UCI Road World Championships took place in Agrigento, Italy between 21 and 28 August 1994.
Events summary
References
{{UCI Road World Championships
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UCI Road World Championships by year
1994 ...
Konyshev got a bag stuck in his rear shifter, leaving access to only two of his gears. He managed to finish in 6th place, 15 seconds down on the winner.
In all of Konyshev's top-10 placements in the year's races, he finished 29th in the world rankings, his best result for his whole career.
1995: Stage race contender
Konyshev rode for the same team again this season, but the team had a sponsor change so was now called . Starting his season even earlier this year on 8 February 1995 at the
La Méditerranéenne
La Méditerranéenne, previously known as Le Tour Méditerranéen, was a professional road bicycle racing event held in Spain, France and Italy, close to the Mediterranean Sea. Run over four days, it holds a UCI race classifications, 2.1 rating on ...
. With his team losing time in the opening
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
Konyshev had some time to make up. He did this on Stage 3 by grabbing the bonus seconds that came with finishing third followed by Stage 6 third again this time in a mountain sprint. This moved him to finish fourth overall his best
Stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a racing, race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day race, multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages ...
result since 1989. After finishing ninth in
Nice–Alassio Konyshev headed to Spain to ride the
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...
where he finished third on the final stage.
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
was the first major race of the 1995 season for Konyshev. With the first 3 stages not being won by more than 5 seconds he did not lose too much time. Konyshev finished fourth in Stage 4, 10 seconds down on the winner. With
Gianluca Pierobon winning from the breakaway up the hilly Stage 5 Konyshev only lost 11 seconds to the race leader. The rest of the stages ended in mass sprints with Konyshev sprinting to seventh in Stage 7. This meant after the Tour Konyshev was third overall his top result in a Top-level stage race. Continuing in Italy the next race was
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
. Konyshev made the move of the day but was distanced on the Poggio from the leaders, he held off the peloton by 2 seconds to come home seventh, 15 seconds down on the winner. It was then off to the Belgium classics. First up was
Brabantse Pijl where Konyshev came third, losing the sprint for second place to
Alexander Gontchenkov. The pair came home 6 seconds down on winner
Edwig van Hooydonck after being distanced on the final climb. Participating in
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
for the third time, Konyshev finished in the main peloton sprinting to 12th 17 seconds down on the winner. The next classic on the schedule was
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
. With 22 km to go in the race there was a trio of riders 16 seconds ahead of the chase bunch where Konyshev was one of 20 riders. With 17 km to go
Gianni Bugno
Gianni Bugno (; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italy, Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Mi ...
's team starts chasing hard. With 4 km the breakaway has won the race with the chase group fighting for the remaining positions. With the finish being up a hill the chasing bunch came down to a straight sprint where Konyshev came 14th in the race 1' 03" down on the winners.
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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was won by another breakaway with Konyshev coming home 20th over 10 minutes down. The sixth spring and final spring classic for Konyshev his season was
Eschborn–Frankfurt
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where he finished in the main peloton in 13th position. Konyshev's first win of the season came at
Giro del Friuli
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a one-day race where he won the reduced bunch uphill sprint.
It was then off to the
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
where Konyshev had a very poor performance compared to recent years his best result was 14th in
Stage 5. He would abandon the race during
Stage 14. He did not race again until early June at
Euskal Bizikleta
Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: ''Bicicleta Vasca'', English: ''Basque Bicycle'') was an annual road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it ...
where he achieved eighth in Stage 4's sprint.
Konyshev's team only got an invite to the
1995 Tour de France in the week before the race began as the
Le Groupement team folded. Konyshev was named co-leader with
Zenon Jaskula. Konyshev did not achieve any notable results in the Tour and abandoned the race during
Stage 12. He did not race for a month after abandoning, resuming racing in late August at the
Championship of Zurich where he finished 84th almost 6 minutes down. He completed two more races in August: The
GP Ouest–France, where he came fourth, and Trittico Premondiale I, where he came sixth. In October, he rode the
Road race at the
1995 UCI Road World Championships
The 1995 UCI Road World Championships took place in Duitama, Colombia from October 4 to October 8, 1995. It was the last world championship that had an amateur road race: in 1996 this was replaced by an event for cyclists under 23 years.
Events ...
finishing in seventh. Konyshev closed his season with a fifth place in
Giro del Piemonte followed by 19th in
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
.
1996: Completing GT Stage triple
Konyshev started his fourth and final year at . His first race for the year was
Tour du Haut Var where he finished 17th in the bunch sprint. It was then off to Spain for the first stage race of the season
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...
. With the main GC men winning Stage 1 by over 11 minutes the first seven places were decided from day one. Konshev sprinted to fifth in the second stage and seventh in the fourth stage moving him to tenth overall dropping to 11th after the Tour. He did not race again until May at the
Giro del Trentino. Stage 2 of the race ended in a bunch sprint with Konyshev coming the closest so far to a victory being beaten by the slimmest of margins by
Fabiano Fontanelli.
Entering his sixth
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
being named as leader for his team. His only top 10 came in Stage 3 where he sprinted to seventh place. Konyshev did not start Stage 17 of the Giro. Seven days later he started the
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
finishing 12 seconds down on fellow countryman
Evgeni Berzin
Evgeni Valentinovich Berzin (; born 3 June 1970) is a Russian former road cyclist.
Coming from track cycling, where he successfully represented the Soviet Union at World Championships, he moved to Italy in 1992 and turned professional with in ...
in the opening prologue. Stage 2 was a mountain stage where Konyshev took the early break, he spent 80 km alone before being joined by others. Konyshev spent other stages in the break which gave him points in the mountain classification which he finished second behind teammate
Andrey Teteryuk.
He then headed home for the
Russian National Road Race Championships where he placed third. Before heading to the
Summer Olympics
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he raced in Germany. At the LUK Cup Bühl, he sprinted to second, of three, from an original breakaway of seven riders who attacked on lap four of 11. The last race before the Olympics was the
Hofbrau Cup
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a four-stage race. Konyshev won the first stage in a two-man sprint over two minutes ahead of the third-placed rider. He held the lead for the whole race which was solidified by winning Stage 4 once again in a two-up sprint.
The 1996 Olympics was the first edition since 1912 where Russia had participated separately from other countries. Konyshev was one of five
Russian Cyclists selected to ride the
Men's individual road race. He was the best-placed Russian in the race finishing 13th out of the 117 that finished. Returning to Europe, Konyshev headed to Spain for the one-day classic
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
where he did not feature coming home in 47th. Staying in Spain he headed to the
Tour of Galicia
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where a third place in stage one and not losing too much time of the remaining four stages gave him tenth overall. He rode three more races in August;
Coppa Agostoni
The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed du ...
,
Grand Prix de Suisse and the
Giro del Veneto
The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, the race has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits ...
with his best placing being tenth in Veneto and worst being 18th in Agostoni.
On 7 September the
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
started, having only in
1995
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moved to September from April. Konyshev wore the number 11 as the leader of his team. A flat 162 km stage started the Vuelta with Konyshev coming home in 23rd. Stage 2 was another flat stage resulting in a bunch sprint where he came 12th moving him to 14th in the Overall classification. Stage 3 ended with Konyshev sprinting to fifth place moving him into sixth place overall. With 700m to go in Stage 6 Konyshev attacked hoping to win, only for Italian
Fabio Baldato to pass him just before the line denying him victory. Another sprint ended Stage 7 with Konyshev once again in the top 10 placing sixth. It wasn't until 25 September during Stage 18 that Konyshev would feature again. This time he attacked in the middle of the stage forming a group of four riders. these four would gain an advantage of four minutes on the peloton and ride to the finish together. Konyshev was able to outsprint his companions taking his first Vuelta Stage victory and completing the triple for winning a stage in each
Grand Tour. After the Vuelta on 29 September Konyshev was 35th Overall and placed third in the
Mountains classification 70 points behind winner
Tony Rominger
Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.
Career
He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition with his br ...
.
Konyshev only rode three more races in the 1996 season the first being
Paris–Tours
Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
where he finished 31st, then it was the world championships, and finally the
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
where he came in 12th 8:26 down on the winner.
Roslotto-ZG Mobili (1997)
After four years with Konyshev moved to Russian sponsored Italian Team . He started his season in February at
Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 where he finished 85th in the mass bunch sprint for the line. His first signs of success in 1997 occurred at the
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...
where he sprinted to fifth in Stage 2 to sit 7 seconds down at the end of Stage 4. Only to lose time in the Stage 5b time trial and finish 24th overall 2' 11" down on the winner. Still in Spain, he rode the
Clásica de Almería leading out teammate
Massimo Strazzer to victory Konyshev managed to finish in 12th. His first stage race of the season was
Vuelta a Murcia
The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia () is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's fina ...
. Konyshev was there as a domestique for leader Strazzer so did not feature in Stage 1. However, in Stage 2 the main contenders escaped on the climbs and Konyshev was able to sprint to seventh in the peloton over 2 minutes down. Konyshev was then able to sprint to second in the following Stage after leading out Strazzer for the win, he had to brake to let Strazzer. Stage 4 was a reduced bunch coming to the line with Konyshev being the one led out this time by
Pavel Padrnos
Pavel Padrnos (born 17 December 1970) is a Czech former professional road racing cyclist, most recently with whom he was with between 2002 and 2007. His major individual success is the win in Peace Race in 1995. He competed at the 1992 Summe ...
he sprinted to take his first victory of the season. Going into the final Stage a time-trial Konyshev sat in sixth position 2 minutes down. He lost 2' 37" in the time trial dropping down to 16th Overall. Because of his consistent performance, Konyshev won the Green Points jersey. His next race was the 'Race of the Two Seas' better known as
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
. Konyshev did not feature in the results until the final few stages. Stage 5 ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev sprinting to tenth then Stage 6 brought his second win of the season. Konyshev attacked and finished 12 seconds ahead of the peloton on the hilly stage.
The first Classic for 1997 was the
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
. Konyshev was marked as a 3-star favourite for the race with
Laurent Jalabert
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Affectionately known as ''"Jaja"'' (slang for a glass of wine; when he continued drinking wine as a professional, the nickname stuck ...
the absolute favourite with 5 stars. Konyshev and
Andrea Ferrigato attacked on the Poggio but did not achieve a gap on the peloton. Konyshev came home in the 24th place as part of the 39 riders who made it to the line together. The following week he went to
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 ki ...
where Strazzer led the team, finishing in tenth with Konyshev in the peloton over three minutes behind. The final race of March was the
Grand Prix de Wallonie, a hilly classic of 199 km. Konyshev came to the finish line with
Laurent Madouas who he was able to beat in the two-up sprint to take his third victory of the season. It was then off to Belgium for the Spring Classics first up was the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
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with Konyshev finishing 29th, 4' 30" down on the winner. The next races were the
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
and
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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where he came 90th and 52nd respectively. Konyshev then headed to Switzerland as final preparation for the giro, he rode the
GP Kanton Aargau coming third in the bunch sprint. Then the
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
where he came home 72nd overall not placing in any stage.
The
1997 Giro d'Italia
The 1997 Giro d'Italia was the 80th edition of the Giro d'Italia, Giro. It began on 17 May with a mass-start stage that began and ended in Venice. The race came to a close on 8 June with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Mil ...
was Konyshev's seventh Tour of Italy.
Stage 1
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was a flat stage for the sprinters with Konyshev attacking 64 km into the stage to make it into the break-away but he was caught by the peloton before the finish as the team worked hard for
Mario Cipollini
Mario Cipollini (; born 22 March 1967), often abbreviated to Cipo, is a retired Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance (his first pro win came in 1988, his last in 2005; 170 pro ...
. Konyshev was first through the
Intergiro sprint which meant he led the Intergiro competition. This was like the Overall classification but time was taken from midway through the stage and the leader of this competition wore a blue jersey. With his sprint, he also took some bonus seconds. He finished the stage in 162nd 20 seconds down with bonus seconds which placed him 38th Overall, 26 seconds down on Cipollini. Konyshev lost 42 seconds in Stage 2 and over three and a half minutes in the Stage 3
Individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also trac ...
these losses solidified his position as a domestique for team leaders
Piotr Ugrumov
Piotr Ugrumov ( Latvian: ''Pēteris Ugrjumovs'' or ''Pjotrs Ugrjumovs'', Russian: Пётр Угрюмов) (born 21 January 1961) is a former Russian-Latvian professional road racing cyclist who participated for Latvia after the dissolution of the ...
and
Paolo Savoldelli
Paolo Savoldelli (born 7 May 1973) is a former Italy, Italian road racing cyclist and winner of the 2002 Giro d'Italia, 2002 and 2005 Giro d'Italia.
Savoldelli was a climbing specialist, climber but known for his fast downhill riding. He is nick ...
. He spent the rest of the Giro getting into the break and solidifying his lead in the InterGiro classification. He finished seventh in
Stage 6
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coming to the line with the peloton for the bunch sprint.
Stage 9 was won by Konyshev taking the mass bunch sprint after a hilly stage to take his third Giro stage. By the end of Stage 19 Konyshev had secured his victory in the Intergiro classification. He finished the Giro overall in 37th in his seventh appearance.
Konyshev did not enter another race until the
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
in August, which he did not finish. Later in August, he rode the
Trofeo Melinda
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where he sprinted to third in the second bunch coming 29th Overall. September brought the
Tour de Pologne
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where Konyshev's team had last year's winner
Viatcheslav Djavanian. Konyshev won Stage 6 of the race from a two-man breakaway with Kazakhstani
Alexandre Vinokourov, the pair finished 28 seconds ahead of the peloton. Stage 7 ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev being led out to aim for victory, he was no match for
Markus Zberg
Markus Zberg (born June 27, 1974 in Altdorf, Uri) is a retired Swiss professional road bicycle racer; he is the younger brother of Beat Zberg. Zberg retired after a severe fall in the Tour de l'Ain. He was the Swiss National Road Race champi ...
who took the stage ahead of Konyshev. At the
Giro del Lazio
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
Konyshev was in the front group of the race till he was distanced on the final climb finishing 20 seconds down in tenth position.
Konyshev ended his 1997 season in October with the
Road race at the
UCI Road World Championships
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, which he did not finish.
Mercatone Uno (1998 to 1999)
1998: Pantani's Giro Tour double
Konyshev's tenth season as a professional started with a change to a new team. He moved to the team to be a domestique to
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani (; 13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as one of the greatest climbing specialists in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and record ...
whilst still being able to occasionally ride for himself.
His first race in the new team colors was the
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...
where he raced in support of Pantani for the Overall. Konyshev was allowed to ride for himself on the fourth stage, a mountain stage. Pantani was already four minutes down on the current leader. Konyshev won stage 4 of the Tour in a two-man sprint in an uphill stage. This was his only win of the season. Pantani lost over 21 minutes in this stage making Konyshev the new team leader where he finished 24th overall after the 5 days of racing. The next race was the Spanish one-day
Clásica de Almería where Mercatone came into the race with both Pantani and Sprinter
Mario Traversoni as leaders. The race was calm until the midpoint where strong crosswinds split the group apart. Konyshev was in the front group with his teammates. The finish came down to a reduced bunch sprint where he led out Traversoni for the win. Konyshev still managed to get fifth after working for his leader. Once again with the plan to work for Pantani, Konyshev started the
Vuelta a Murcia
The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia () is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's fina ...
. Stage 1 was a flat stage where everyone kept up and Konyshev worked for Traversoni who placed fourth. In Stage 2 the lead out was more successful with Traversoni winning the stage. The third stage is where the bigger hills arrived, an attack by Pantani had allowed a group of 20 to be off the front Konyshev was part of this group. The 20 men came to the line together with Konyshev sprinting to fourth. Stage 4a was a short mountain climb where Konyshev lost almost four minutes to the winner dropping to 23rd overall. He did not start the final stage of the race. It was then off to Italy for
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
where Stage 1 ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev coming eighth. Stage 2 of the race had some of the worst race conditions Konyshev had experienced. It was raining the whole stage which caused unsafe conditions and with 50 km to go a major crash occurred causing around 128 riders to be halted. Konyshev was caught up in the crash. At the site, many riders asked the organisers to stop the race to allow those behind the crash to catch up. Their requests were denied so the 125-strong group rode to the finish together, these riders experienced more bad luck with more crashes throughout the stage. This resulted in them finishing outside of the time-limit and the race organiser kicked 125 riders from starting Stage 3.
Konyshev was chosen to ride
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
as his first cycling classic of the year. He finished over six minutes down in 89th. The only race he rode in April was the
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
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, Konyshev had podium-ed this race in 1992. Konyshev abandoned the race during the climb of the Loorberg within the first hours of the race.
In preparation to help Pantani win the
1998 Giro d'Italia, Konyshev went to the
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
where he finished 104th. The Giro started with an 8 km prologue in France, Konyshev finished 39 seconds down in 77th. Konyshev did not get to ride for himself in this tour he worked solely for Pantani who was able to win the Overall classification of the race.
Konyshev would ride again in support of Pantani at another
Grand Tour, he had been selected to ride the
1998 Tour de France
The 1998 Tour de France was the 85th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The race was composed of 21 stages and a prologue. It started on 11 July in Ireland before taking an anti-clockwise route t ...
. Before the Tour started Konyshev headed back to Russia to ride the
Russian National Road Race Championships he came away with a bronze medal finishing third 1' 26" down on winner
Sergei Ivanov
Sergei Borisovich Ivanov (, ; born 31 January 1953) is a Russian senior official and politician who has been serving as the Special Presidential Envoy on the Issues of Environmental Activities, Ecology and Transport since 12 August 2016. He h ...
.
The
Tour de France
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started in Ireland again with a prologue where Konyshev finished in 151st. Konyshev abandoned the Tour on stage 10. The day before he had been one of the last to finish in the heat and was last on the overall classification. Konyshev rode two more races in 1998: the
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
and the
Grand Prix de Suisse. His best result was in the Grand Prix de Suisse, where he came home in the second bunch sprinting to 14th.
1999: A Fourth Tour Stage
Staying with for a second season Konyshev started 1999 at the
Trofeo Luis Puig
The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain. Originally named the Gran Premio Valencia, it was held annually (except for 1980) from the first edition in 1969 until 2005, in which year it was promoted ...
in Spain. The one-day race ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev finishing 97th. His season started poor with
DNF's in
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...
,
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
and
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
. In those early months, he did however finish the
Vuelta a Murcia
The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia () is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's fina ...
where he came 85th overall while helping
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani (; 13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as one of the greatest climbing specialists in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and record ...
to win the race. This was followed by a poor result in the
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
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where he came home in grupetto 9' 20" down on the winner, but he did win the sprint in the Gruppeto to finish in 37th.
1 May brought about the best result of the season so far achieving 11th place in
Eschborn–Frankfurt
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finishing in the mass sprint. It was then off to the
Tour de Romandie
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where he once again came 11th in a mass sprint finish this time in the final stage. It wasn't until June at the
Volta a Catalunya
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It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...
that Konyshev was able to ride for himself. The race started with a Prologue where Konyshev lost over a minute finishing in 91st. The first stage was flat but with hills near the end. With 7 km to go Konyshev attacked on one of these hills he was third over the top grabbing two points in the
King of the Mountains
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used.
While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest ...
classification. The team worked hard in the peloton for
Mario Cipollini
Mario Cipollini (; born 22 March 1967), often abbreviated to Cipo, is a retired Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance (his first pro win came in 1988, his last in 2005; 170 pro ...
so Konyshev was caught soon after the hill. On Stage 2 Konyshev gained two more points in the KOM classification. On Stage 4 Konyshev gained 20 points in the KOM classification to sit second at the end of the day. But it was his performance on the stage that showed his class, he sprinted to third behind
Erik Zabel
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of in a reduced bunch sprint. Stage 5 also ended in a sprint this time Konyshev came seventh, still second in the mountain classification. In Stage 6 Konyshev made his way into the break of the day and won the third and fourth KOM sprints, gaining 16 points and moving him into the red jersey. Stage 7 was an
ITT where Konyshev came 44th, there were Mountain points on offer at the finish line. Luckily for Konyshev no one close in the KOM classification gained points. He won the red jersey at the end of the tour for winning the Mountain classification overall.
The
1999 Tour de France
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brought with it controversy around doping. With the
Festina affair being focused by everyone, the Tour started without many large contenders. Konyshev's team started with
Stefano Garzelli
Stefano Garzelli (born 16 July 1973) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 1997 and 2013. The high point of his career was his overall win in the 2000 Giro d'Italia, after a close three-way ...
as leader while Pantani was recovering from his expulsion from the
1999 Giro d'Italia
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.
The
prologue
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of the Tour had a hill in the middle and the fastest times up the hill got Mountain points. Konyshev had the second fastest time, resulting in him gaining 3 points in the
Mountains classification to sit second behind
Mariano Piccoli. At the finish line, Konyshev set the 162nd best time losing 1' 08" to
Lance Armstrong
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. Konyshev spent a lot of the Tour going into the break and gaining Mountain points. He never wore the Mountain jersey at the Tour, and he always sat no higher than second. In
Stage 11 Konyshev was in the break taking mountain points when
Ludo Dierckxsens attacked. Konyshev could not follow, resulting in Dierckxsens making it to the line first with Konyshev winning the four-way sprint for second place.
Stage 14 started with a crash at 7 kilometers into the stage. Shortly afterward, Konyshev initiated a breakaway. After 55 kilometers, four riders joined him, forming a group of six. Their lead shot up to over four minutes and grew more and more as each kilometer passed. With 36 kilometers to go, the gap was 14 minutes to the peloton.
Gianni Faresin attacked with 4 kilometers to go where only Konyshev could follow. Faresin ended up leading to the finish until Konyshev came around him with 400m to go, taking his fourth Stage win at the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
. Konyshev came 18th on the final stage of the tour, setting his 62nd overall in stone.
Following on from the Tour, Konyshev didn't race any more Stage-races instead only one-day events. the first one was the
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
where he came home in the second peloton 3' 14" down. One of his good results after the Tour was a victory in the
Grand Prix de Fourmies
The Grand Prix de Fourmies is a bicycle race held in the Fourmies commune of France. From 2005 to 2019 it was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2021, it joined the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's ...
. He made it into the move of the day, an 11-man group with two former winners. The 11 worked together with the group breaking apart at the end of the race so it came down to a six-man sprint. Konyshev was the fastest taking his second win of the season. Keeping his good form, Konyshev raced the
Giro del Lazio
The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
where he took third behind his teammate who won from an attack from 2 km before the line. The good results continued with another win. Konyshev once again made it into the winning move, this time with nine riders who all worked well together until
Marco Serpellini
Marco Serpellini (born 4 August 1972) is an Italian former road bicycle racer.
Major results
;1989
: 3rd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
::1st Stage 4
;1990
: 1st Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
: 1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
;1 ...
attacked. Konyshev was the only one who could follow, the two battled it out in the closing kilometres with Konyshev taking the victory in the sprint. The next race was the
Road race at the
1999 UCI Road World Championships. The course was 16 laps equaling 260 km. With three laps to go Konyshev was part of a group of seven who joined up with the group of six riders at the front. On the final lap, only nine riders remained with Konyshev being thought of as the Favorite to win. Unknown rider
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbe ...
attacked with the other eight looking at each other he got away. Freire won the race by four seconds to the others with Konyshev coming in ninth place. The final two races of the season were
Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ...
, where he sprinted to seventh, and the
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
. With 43 km to go in the
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
a group of five had a 30-second lead over a 24-man chase group. Konyshev was the only man capable of jumping across the gap between the two bunches joining the quintet to become a sextet. On the final climb, Konyshev and
Mirko Celestino
Mirko Celestino (born 19 March 1974 in Albenga) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, specializing in the classic cycle races. His biggest career achievements to date include winning the ''monumental classic''—Giro di Lombard ...
were distanced only to slowly catch up and Celestino sprung past everyone to win. Konyshev was only able to just hold on and take fifth in the race.
Fassa Bortolo (2000 to 2002)
2000: Winning the Cyclamen jersey
The start of the 21st Century brought a new team, , to the Top division of cycling and a new team for Konyshev. The Russian Cycling Federation owed money relating to Konyshev's old team , who he rode for in 1997. This meant that UCI was going to exclude Russian riders from entering the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
. A late call was made in early 2000 saying they should not punish riders and all Russians can compete at all international events.
His season started at
La Méditerranéenne
La Méditerranéenne, previously known as Le Tour Méditerranéen, was a professional road bicycle racing event held in Spain, France and Italy, close to the Mediterranean Sea. Run over four days, it holds a UCI race classifications, 2.1 rating on ...
where he came 130th over 34 minutes down. Followed by the
Trofeo Luis Puig
The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain. Originally named the Gran Premio Valencia, it was held annually (except for 1980) from the first edition in 1969 until 2005, in which year it was promoted ...
and
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...
. Konyshev got a top-10 in Stage Four of the latter. It wasn't until the
Trofeo Pantalica in March that Konyshev was back into the swing of things and showed some good form. He placed fifth, and second in his bunch sprint on the day. The next day he rode the
Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
The was a single-day road cycling held annually in the Province of Syracuse in Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Penins ...
finishing fifth in the bunch sprint after leading out teammate
Gabriele Balducci for third. Staying in Italy Konyshev headed to
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
where he achieved the best result of the season so far, he sprinted to fourth in Stage One. He would finish the race 55th overall after eight stages.
The first Classic of the year for Konyshev was
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
he sprinted to 20th while leading out
Fabio Baldato who came second. The following month he raced the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
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once again working for Baldato. The race finished with a solo winner followed by a mass bunch sprint with Konyshev coming home in 13th. The 'Hell of the North' was the next race for Konyshev. He was riding in his third
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
. Konyshev was part of a twelve-man break that got away after 35 km. After 171 km of racing the break had been reduced to four riders with Konyshev remaining. After 194 km of racing, they were caught by the favorite bunch. Konyshev held on for as long as he could coming home in 25th 3' 17" down on the winner. At
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
, the
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...
and
Eschborn–Frankfurt
Eschborn–Frankfurt, previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, is an annual Classic cycle races, semi classic cycling race in Germany, starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt. The event, sometimes referred to as the Frankfurt Grand ...
he came 70th, 48th and 55th respectively.
His first victory of the season came at the
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
. With Konyshev losing over 50 seconds in the opening prologue and coming home in 122 position his overall hopes were ruined. In stage 2 Konyshev was in the break of the day gaining 10 points in the points classification before being caught and coming home in 68th. Konyshev came second on Stage 3 of the Tour after
Eddy Mazzoleni () managed to hold the peloton off by three seconds. On the final stage of the Tour, the race had sprints in the middle of the stage which counted towards the sprint classification. Konyshev won both of these and secured his victory in the Sprints classification.
Konyshev rode the
2000 Giro d'Italia
The 2000 Giro d'Italia was the 83rd edition of the Giro. It began with a prologue that navigated through the Italian capital Rome. The race came to a close on June 4 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Twenty te ...
initially in support of
Fabio Baldato who suffered a bad crash in
Stage 2
''Stage 2'' was a UK television anthology series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Thirteen episodes aired on BBC2 under ''Stage 2'' billing from 1971–73. They were all productions of classic plays shown previously or ...
and did not start
Stage 3
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* Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage"
* ''The Stage'', a weekly Brit ...
. With Baltado out of the Giro, Konyshev led out
Matteo Tosatto
Matteo Tosatto (born 14 May 1974) is an Italian former road racing cyclist. He rode as a professional between 1997 and 2016, with his biggest personal victories coming in stages of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France. He contested 34 Gran ...
for the sprints in Stages 2 and 3. In Stage 3 Tosatto misjudged the leadout by Konyshev leading to a fourth in the stage but taking the
Maglia ciclamino as leader of the points classification.
Stage 4 ended a mass bunch sprint with Konyshev sprinting to second behind
Mario Cipollini
Mario Cipollini (; born 22 March 1967), often abbreviated to Cipo, is a retired Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance (his first pro win came in 1988, his last in 2005; 170 pro ...
gaining 20 points and moving to tenth in the points classification.
Stage 6
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of the Giro was an uphill mass sprint where it came down to two men Konyshev and
Jeroen Blijlevens. Konyshev's team led him out to the perfect point where he started his sprint. Blijlevens thought he could catch Konyshev but to no avail, he finished second a whole wheel length behind. Konyshev had won his fourth and final stage in the
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
. The following day,
Stage 7
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, was another flat stage but this time it ended with a solo breakaway. When the peloton came to the line Konyshev took second in the mass sprint gaining 16 points in the points classification. In the intermediate sprint, Konyshev was able to gain 6 points. These points moved him into the
Maglia ciclamino. The next Stage that Konyshev showed his sprinting form was
Stage 9 where he gained 6 points by sprinting to second in the intermediate sprint.
Stage 10 ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev sprinting to seventh.
Stage 12 brought the Giro to the mountains, and with that, Konyshev made it into the break of the day with 23 other men. With Konyshev wanting the day to end in a sprint he chased down many attacks over the day. But as the group reached the top of the only climb that day three riders attacked and gained a gap of 1' 10" by the summit. Konyshev slowly and surely paced them down creating a bunch sprint of 13 where he came third. He gained 20 points at this stage strengthening his lead in the points classification. During
Stage 13 Konyshev was in the break of the day gaining second in the intermediate sprint but then dropping on some of the steeper climbs.
Stage 16 is the next chance for Konyshev where the finish is flat and teammate
Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi (born 3 January 1974) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1996 and 2015. A specialist Cycling sprinter, sprinter, Petacchi has won 48 Grand Tour (cycling), grand tour stages ...
lead him out perfectly only for Konyshev to be blocked by a rider going back through the bunch. The final stage of the Giro,
Stage 21, ended in the unusual way that a breakaway won the stage Konyshev came second in the peloton and seventh on the stage. By finishing the race he won the Points classification by 40 points and he also won the award for being the most combative rider.
Konyshev did not race again until the
Vuelta a Burgos
Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos (province), Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In ...
in August where his top result was 17th on the final stage finishing 97th overall. Following him not finishing the
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
and
Züri-Metzgete
Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; ; ) was a European Classic cycle races, Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until 2014. It was a race with a long history ...
he rode the
Giro del Veneto
The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, the race has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits ...
where he finished over eight minutes down in 66th. In September he rode the
Giro della Romagna and won the mass sprint finish to claim his second non-classification win of the season. The next week he rode the
Brussels Cycling Classic
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first ...
which ended in a mass sprint where Konyshev came tenth. His two last top 10 results of the season came in
Coppa Sabatini
The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is t ...
, where he came eighth as part of an original 12-man breakaway he got dropped on the hilly climbs, and tenth at the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
Road race. Konyshev was part of a 5-man team selected to represent Russia at the Olympic games in the road race. He was active during the race attacking at the end of lap 8 starting a break of 5 men who were ultimately caught by the next lap. By the end of lap 11 a 12-man break had formed with Konyshev in the mix. Three riders from attacked and kept away with Konyshev in the sprint for fourth. He ended in tenth place 1' 26" down on winner
Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich (; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in fro ...
.
2001: Second Russian victory
Konyshev started his 2001 season with a Team training camp in
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence.
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
. It was his second year with the Italian team, at 35 years old he was the oldest in the team for the 2001 season. Konyshev started racing in France with the
La Méditerranéenne
La Méditerranéenne, previously known as Le Tour Méditerranéen, was a professional road bicycle racing event held in Spain, France and Italy, close to the Mediterranean Sea. Run over four days, it holds a UCI race classifications, 2.1 rating on ...
where he finished 88th at the completion of the six-stage race.
Konyshev's first podium of the season came from a sprint in Stage 2 of the
Giro della Liguria where Italian
Stefano Zanini
Stefano Zanini (born 23 January 1969 in Varese, Lombardy) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, the leadout man for Liquigas-Bianchi in 2006, after riding for Mapei, , and Quick-Step.
His palmares include the Milano–Torino of ...
() beat him on the line. He finished the race 18th overall. At the beginning of March at the
GP Open Campania Konyshev took his first victory of the season winning from a reduced bunch sprint. A week later at the
Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
The was a single-day road cycling held annually in the Province of Syracuse in Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Penins ...
Konyshev finished in the main peloton where an error in the finishing camera equipment meant everyone past eighth place was given eighth place.
The first major stage race that Konyshev raced was
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
. The eight-stage race started with a flat stage ending in a bunch sprint.
Biagio Conte () took the win ahead of Konyshev. Stage 2 also ended in a sprint with Konyshev coming home fifth and dropping to third overall. In Stage 3 Konyshev once again came second in the final sprint, this time gaining enough time to take the leader's jersey and enough points to take the Points jersey also. With one kilometer to go in Stage 4, four riders went up the road winning by five seconds over the peloton where Konyshev finished second. He lost his lead in the race to
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1992 and 2022 for twelve different teams, taking more than sixty professional wins. He was considered one of the ...
() and then sat three seconds down. Stage 5 was in an Individual time trial where Konyshev did not finish in the top 10 but kept his lead in the points classification. Konyshev crashed out of the race on Stage 5 while in the points jersey. The next race was the cycling monument
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
. Konyshev was amongst the favorites at the end of the race only to be caught in a large crash in the final kilometer. He eventually crossed the line in 120th and after being assessed by doctors was found to have a fractured radius. He did not race again until the end of April.
His first race back after injury was the
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...
where he did not finish the race. Two days later he rode the
Giro del Trentino in support of
Francesco Casagrande
Francesco Casagrande (born 14 September 1970 in Florence) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Casagrande was a professional cyclist between 1992 and 2005.
Biography
He was a proven performer in the Grand Tours and the major ...
who won the race overall. The next good result for Konyshev was fifth in Stage 5 of the
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
.
Konyshev only rode one
Grand Tour in 2001 the
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
where he was there to try and defend his Points jersey from the
2000 Giro d'Italia
The 2000 Giro d'Italia was the 83rd edition of the Giro. It began with a prologue that navigated through the Italian capital Rome. The race came to a close on June 4 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Twenty te ...
. He achieved two top 10 results in the race. He placed eighth in Stage 8 in a bunch sprint. In Stage 19 he came fifth in the bunch sprint at the end. This would be the closest he would come to a Giro Stage win this year.
Following the Giro he went to Switzerland to race the
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
. On stage 5 of the race, Konyshev was in the break of the day staying there until the first pass of
Saint-Gotthard Massif
The Gotthard Massif or Saint-Gotthard Massif ( or ; ; ) is a mountain range in the Alps in Switzerland, located at the border of four cantons: Valais, Ticino, Uri and Graubünden. It is delimited by the Nufenen Pass on the west, by the Furka ...
where he accelerated away from his breakaway companions. With 5 km to go his lead was 5 minutes. By the finish his lead had been reduced to 1' 57" but he won the stage and also pulled on the Mountain jersey after taking 90 points in the stage. He had spent 195 km of the 220 km stage at the front of the group. The final stage of the race, Stage 10, was 175.9 km long. Konyshev was in a break with five other riders who stayed away the whole stage with Konyshev leading the sprint to the line only to finish fourth. His 90 points in Stage 5 allowed him to hold the Mountain jersey to the end.
Konyshev took his second victory at the
Russian National Road Race Championships by attacking from a small group up the final climb, he won by 7 seconds. The final stage race that Konyshev rode in 2001 was the
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
where he did not finish. It wasn't until September when he was unable to get back-to-back victories in the
Giro della Romagna, he did manage to finish seventh in the sprint. Konyshev missed the move in the final kilometers of
Giro del Lazio
The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
but sprinted to third on the line. His final win of the season came at
Coppa Sabatini
The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is t ...
a race he won in 1999.
2002: Final Giro
The final season at for Konyshev was his worst season since he turned professional in 1989, he did not record a single win.
Konyshev started his season at the
Vuelta a Andalucía
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where he was very active in the breakaway eventually finishing 128th overall.
He came close a few times in the season with three top five in stages and a further two top 10s in one-day races. In his second race of the season the
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
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he sprinted to second behind teammate
Alessandro Petacchi
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. A fourth at Stage 2 of
Volta a Catalunya
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It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...
. His final top five placing came at the
Giro della Provincia di Lucca where he came fifth in the sprint of Stage 3.
The two one day events Konyshev did well in were
Eschborn–Frankfurt
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where he placed ninth in the bunch sprint. His final top 10 came at
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...
where he sprinted to seventh.
The
2002 Giro d'Italia
The 2002 Giro d'Italia was the 85th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began with a prologue that navigated through the streets of the Dutch city Groningen. The race came to a close with a mass-start stage t ...
was the last
Grand Tour for Konyshev, 13 years after he first rode the giro in
1989
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. In Stage 2 Konyshev crashed in the final 2 km he was not injured badly and finished the stage over three minutes down. During stage 4 he got in a break-away with
Daniele Contrini and stayed away for 90 km only caught with 30 km to go, Konyshev finished 189th on the stage over 13 minutes down. Konyshev finished the Giro in 103 place overall over two hours down on winner
Paolo Savoldelli
Paolo Savoldelli (born 7 May 1973) is a former Italy, Italian road racing cyclist and winner of the 2002 Giro d'Italia, 2002 and 2005 Giro d'Italia.
Savoldelli was a climbing specialist, climber but known for his fast downhill riding. He is nick ...
.
Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf (2003)
After three years at Konyshev joined the second division team . His first race was in Italy the
Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
The Gran Premio Costa degli Etruschi is a one-day professional cycling race between the towns of San Vincenzo and Donoratico on the Tuscany coast in Italy. The 193 kilometre long race takes place at the beginning of February and has now taken ov ...
he finished in 64th. Konyshev had a pinched nerve in his back so spent a few months early in the season off his bike. At 37 years of age, Konyshev was the
Road captain of the team. While riding for team leader
Dave Bruylandts at
Schynberg Rundfahrt Konyshev managed to finish seventh on the hilly course. His final good result of the season came at the
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese where he was once again helping Bruylandts and he finished seventh.
LPR - Nava (2004 to 2006)
2004: Back to winning
To start the 2004 season Konyshev joined a new Second division Italian team. Konyshev ended his drought of no wins for the past two years.
Konyshev was arrested in January for allegedly assaulting and robbing a prostitute in Italy. Two of his teammates,
Ruslan Pidhornyy and
Yuriy Ivanov, were dropped from the team due to the incident while Konyshev and
Andrey Karpachev were still part of the team. All four riders missed the team presentation in
Piacenza
Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...
as the team had them suspended at the time.
Konyshev was cleared by the team to start his 2004 season at
Trofeo Laigueglia
The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a ...
where he finished 32nd in the mass bunch sprint. In March the old Konyshev came to light with a third place at
Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, currently known as the Giro della Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria
The province of Reggio Calabria () was a province in th ...
. Followed by seventh at
Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau. Then in April at the
Tour du Lac Léman ended his drought and took his first win in over two years from a reduced bunch sprint.
His good season did not end there with a third placing in another sprint at
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...
. At the
Vuelta a Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...
Konyshev won the bunch sprint behind solo winner
Carlos Barredo on Stage 3. The following month he rode another Spanish Stage-race the
Euskal Bizikleta
Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: ''Bicicleta Vasca'', English: ''Basque Bicycle'') was an annual road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it ...
where after struggling to keep up with the peloton on the first three stages he won the mass bunch sprint of Stage 4a taking his second win of the season.
Following this race, he only rode one-day races for the remainder of the season. The first was
Giro d'Oro
The Giro d'Oro was an early season road bicycle race held annually in Trentino, Italy. The race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introdu ...
where he placed fourth. At
Coppa Sabatini
The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is t ...
,he sprinted to tenth in a reduced bunch which finished behind a trio led by
Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich (; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in fro ...
. His final race of the 2004 season was the
Road race at the
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
where he placed 25th winning the sprint of the peloton.
2005: Back to the Mountains
Remaining with for a second season, Konyshev started the year at the
Grand Prix La Marseillaise where he did not finish. As a
UCI Professional Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
team was able to get invites to
UCI World Tour
The UCI WorldTour is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon perfor ...
events. One such event was
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
where Konyshev had finished seventh in
1995
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. This year he finished in 115 coming home over seven minutes down on the winner.
The first race where Konyshev had some good results was
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali he was considered a strong rider by
Cyclingnews.com in their preview for the race. During Stage 1a of the race, Konyshev attacked and went solo off the front. He held the peloton off until the last lap of the course where he was caught and managed to finish 44th. He did, however, pull on the
King of the Mountains
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used.
While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest ...
jersey for most mountain points. After missing the breakaway on Stage 2 Konyshev made it to Stage 3 where he won the mountain sprint putting him back into the lead of the KOM classification. After five stages of racing Konyshev as still in the lead of the Mountains classification so took home the green KOM jersey.
Two days later he rode the
Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, currently known as the Giro della Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria
The province of Reggio Calabria () was a province in th ...
where he placed ninth in the bunch sprint. In May he raced the
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...
where he placed fourth while teammate
Mikhaylo Khalilov placed second. He would not feature in results until the
Vuelta a Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...
in mid-June. Konyshev won the first stage from a reduced peloton on the hilly course. He held the leader's jersey after the Stage 2 mass sprint where he finished third. When the race reached the hills in the following stages Konyshev lost over 24 minutes before pulling out in Stage 5.
Konyshev extended his contract with for one more year.
2006: The end of an era
Starting his final season as a professional Konyshev would be the second oldest cyclist in the peloton at 40 years of age. His third and final year at began at the
Grand Prix La Marseillaise much like many of his other seasons. Konyshev finished two races and six stages over the 2006 season with his best result being 44th in Stage 2 of
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a ...
.
Although he did not get good results he still rode in many prestigious races. He rode in
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
where he placed 149th over nine minutes down. Konyshev was the team's second leader in the race but ultimately he sacrificed himself for
Mikhaylo Khalilov who placed 77th.
Konyshev's final
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle racing, road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, i ...
race was the
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
. Konyshev was very active in the race although during the Stage 1 prologue, he finished second to last losing 53 seconds to the winner. During the second stage, Konyshev attacked 26 km into the 169 km stage where he built a lead of over nine minutes after 76 km. After spending 120 km alone out in front he was caught by the led peloton. He finished the stage over four minutes down but would start the next day in the Mountains jersey. Paying for his effort in Stage 2 Konyshev was in difficulty the whole stage finishing in last place 13 minutes down. He would abandon the race on Stage 3 after suffering during the second stage.
The final race of his career was the
2006 Paris–Roubaix.
Post racing career
Following his retirement in 2006, Konyshev joined for two years as sports director. He was part of the team which supported
Alexandr Kolobnev
Alexandr Vasilievich Kolobnev (; born 4 May 1981) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer. His major victories include winning the 2007 Monte Paschi Eroica, a stage of the 2007 Paris–Nice and he is a two-time winner of the Russi ...
in earning his silver medal in the
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
Men's road race.
In 2009 he was made the head coach of the Russian National cycling team.
Career achievements
Sources:
;1986
: 1st Stage 10
Coors Classic
: 3rd
Soviet National Road Race Championships
;1987
: 1st Overall USSR Tour
: 1st Overall
Österreich-Rundfahrt
::1st Stage 3
: 1st Overall
Giro delle Regioni
::1st Stages 2, 4 & 6
:
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir () is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joo ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 6
: 1st
Gran Premio della Liberazione
Gran Premio della Liberazione is an Italian road bicycle race that has been held annually on 25 April since 1946. It marks the anniversary of the 1945 fall of Benito Mussolini's Italian Social Republic. It is a Single-day race that is rated 1.2 ...
: 1st
GP Palio del Recioto
The Gran Premio Palio del Recioto is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Unio ...
: 5th Overall Tour of Sochi
::1st Stage 6
: 8th Overall
Peace Race
The Peace Race (, , , (), , , , ) is a cycling race that was established as the largest event in Eastern Europe after the Second World War. Since 2013, it has been run as one of the most prestigious stage races for national U23 teams.
Histo ...
;1988
: 1st Overall
Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
::1st Stages 2, 4 & 6
: 1st Stage 2 (
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
)
Tour de Pologne
The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
: 1st Stages 3 & 5
Giro delle Regioni
:
Vuelta a Cuba
::1st Points classification
::1st Stages 4 & 11
: 3rd
Gran Premio della Liberazione
Gran Premio della Liberazione is an Italian road bicycle race that has been held annually on 25 April since 1946. It marks the anniversary of the 1945 fall of Benito Mussolini's Italian Social Republic. It is a Single-day race that is rated 1.2 ...
: 3rd Overall Tour of Sochi
;1989
: 1st
Coppa Ugo Agostoni
: 1st
Giro dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. First run in 1909, the race is considered a classic cycle race, and is traditionally grouped with the Giro del Piemonte and Giro di Lombard ...
: 1st Overall
Cronostafetta
: 1st Mountain classification,
Tour of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium (; ) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries.
It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
: 2nd
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
: 2nd
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...
: 2nd
Trittico Premondiale I
: 3rd Overall
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
::1st Stage 2
: 4th
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital cit ...
: 6th
Trittico Premondiale
: 7th
Trofeo Baracchi
The Trofeo Baracchi was a major Italian cycling race that ran for 50 years. It was created by Giacomo Baracchi, in memory of his father Angelo who was a great cycle racing fan. Originally (from 1941) an amateur individual time trial
An indiv ...
;1990
: 1st
Soviet National Road Race Championships
: 1st Stage 17
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
: 1st
GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
: 4th
Giro del Veneto
The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, the race has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits ...
: 8th
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
: 9th
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...
: 10th
Dwars door België
;1991
: 1st Stages 19 & 22
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
: 1st Stage 3
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
: 5th
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
: 5th
GP de la Liberation (
TTT)
: 6th
Trittico Premondiale I
: 8th Overall
Critérium International
The Critérium International was a two-day Stage (bicycle race), bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in ...
: 8th
Grand Prix Cerami
;1992
: 1st Stage 6
Vuelta a Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...
: 2nd
Road race, National Road Championships
: 3rd
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
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: 3rd
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...
: 4th
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
;1993
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st Stages 5 & 12
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
: 4th
Gran Piemonte
The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Piedmont region, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. From 2005–2019, the race was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Eur ...
: 4th
Giro di Romagna
The Giro della Romagna is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Italian region of Romagna. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was discontinued in 2011, and in 2013, it merged with the M ...
: 9th
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
;1994
: 1st Stage 1
Ronde van Nederland
The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
: 3rd
Trittico Premondiale
: 4th
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
: 5th
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
: 5th
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital cit ...
: 5th
Giro del Lazio
The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
: 6th
Giro del Friuli
Giro del Friuli is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The first edition took place in 1974. From 2005 to 2008 the race was suspended, but it returned in 2009 as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Euro ...
: 7th
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
: 8th
Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ...
: 8th
Rund um den Henninger Turm
: 9th
Firenze–Pistoia
;1995
: 1st
Giro del Friuli
Giro del Friuli is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The first edition took place in 1974. From 2005 to 2008 the race was suspended, but it returned in 2009 as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Euro ...
: 3rd Overall
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
: 3rd
Brabantse Pijl
: 4th Overall
Tour Méditerranéen
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Travel
* Tourism, travel for pleasure
* Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service
* Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus
* Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...
: 4th
GP Ouest–France
: 5th
Gran Piemonte
The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Piedmont region, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. From 2005–2019, the race was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Eur ...
: 6th
Trittico Premondiale I
: 7th
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
: 7th
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
: 9th
Nice–Alassio
;1996
: 1st Overall
Hofbrau Cup
Hofbrau is an American cafeteria-style restaurant concept, similar to a carvery. The name is derived from the German term ''Hofbräu'', which originally referred to a brewery with historical ties to a royal court. Hofbraus emerged in San Francisco ...
::1st Stages 1 & 4
: 1st Stage 18
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
: 2nd Buhl International
: 3rd
Road race, National Road Championships
: 10th Overall
Tour of Galicia
The Tour of Galicia (; ) is an annual cycling race held in Galicia, Spain. It was first held in 1933 and was held a further five times between 1934 and 1984. The tour did not take place from the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, until ...
: 10th
Giro del Veneto
The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, the race has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits ...
;1997
: 1st
Grand Prix de Wallonie
:
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
::1st
Intergiro classification
::1st Stage 9
: 1st Stage 6
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
: 1st Stage 6
Tour de Pologne
The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
:
Vuelta a Murcia
The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia () is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's fina ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 4
: 3rd
GP du canton d'Argovie
: 10th
Giro del Lazio
The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
;1998
: 1st Stage 4
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...
: 3rd
Road race, National Road Championships
: 5th
Clasica de Almeria
;1999
: 1st
Coppa Sabatini
The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is t ...
: 1st
Grand Prix de Fourmies
The Grand Prix de Fourmies is a bicycle race held in the Fourmies commune of France. From 2005 to 2019 it was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2021, it joined the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's ...
: 1st Stage 14
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
: 1st Mountains classification
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...
: 3rd
Giro del Lazio
The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
: 5th
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...
: 7th
Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ...
: 9th
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
;2000
: 1st
Giro della Romagna
:
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
::1st
Points classification
The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning sprints at certain places along the route, most often called ''intermediate sprints''. The points c ...
::1st Stage 6
: 1st Sprint classification
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
: 5th
Trofeo Pantalica
: 5th
Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
The was a single-day road cycling held annually in the Province of Syracuse in Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Penins ...
: 8th
Coppa Sabatini
The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is t ...
: 10th
Road race,
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...
: 10th
Brussels Cycling Classic
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first ...
;2001
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st
Coppa Sabatini
The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is t ...
: 1st
Giro di Campania
The Giro di Campania was a one-day road cycling race held annually in the region of Campania
Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Pe ...
:
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stage 5
: 3rd
Giro del Lazio
The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
: 6th
Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
The Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (also known as GP Beghelli) is a late season men's road bicycle race held annually in Monteveglio, near the city of Bologna, Italy. From 2005 to 2013, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe T ...
: 7th
Giro di Romagna
The Giro della Romagna is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Italian region of Romagna. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was discontinued in 2011, and in 2013, it merged with the M ...
: 8th
Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
The was a single-day road cycling held annually in the Province of Syracuse in Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Penins ...
;2002
: 7th
GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
: 9th
Rund um den Henninger Turm
;2003
: 5th
Schynberg Rundfahrt
: 7th
GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese
;2004
: 1st
Tour du Lac Léman
: 1st Stage 4a
Euskal Bizikleta
Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: ''Bicicleta Vasca'', English: ''Basque Bicycle'') was an annual road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it ...
: 3rd
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...
: 3rd
Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, currently known as the Giro della Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria
The province of Reggio Calabria () was a province in th ...
: 4th
Giro d'Oro
The Giro d'Oro was an early season road bicycle race held annually in Trentino, Italy. The race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introdu ...
: 7th
Stausee Rundfahrt
The Stausee Rundfahrt-Klingnau () is a road bicycle race held annually in Klingnau in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Since 2005, it has been organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, ...
: 10th
Coppa Sabatini
The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is t ...
;2005
: 1st Stage 1
Vuelta a Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...
: 1st Mountain classification
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
: 4th
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...
: 9th
Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, currently known as the Giro della Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria
The province of Reggio Calabria () was a province in th ...
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1966 births
Living people
Soviet male cyclists
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Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Russian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Russian Tour de France stage winners
Russian Vuelta a España stage winners
Tour de Suisse stage winners
Tour de France Champs Elysées stage winners
Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod
20th-century Russian sportsmen