Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)
Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Гусев, born 4 July 1982) is a Russian former professional road racing cyclist,[1] who rode professionally between 2004 and 2015 for the Team CSC, Discovery Channel, Astana, Team Katusha and Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli teams.
 Gusev at the 2011 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev Владимир Николаевич Гусев |
| Nickname | Goose |
| Born | 4 July 1982 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Team CSC |
| 2006–2007 | Discovery Channel |
| 2008 | Astana |
| 2010–2014 | Team Katusha |
| 2015 | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli |
| Major wins | |
| National Time Trial Championships (2003, 2007, 2010) | |
Career
At the 2006 Paris–Roubaix, Gusev finished fourth but was later one of three riders disqualified by the race jury for illegally riding through a closed level-crossing.
On 25 July 2008, Gusev was fired by his Astana team for showing "abnormal" values during an internal doping check,[2] a decision the Court of Arbitration for Sport found to be unjust in a ruling the following June.[3]
Gusev joined Team Katusha in 2010 after not riding for a trade team following his dismissal from Astana.[4]
Major results
- 2000
- 2nd
Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships - 2nd Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 2001
- 10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2002
- 2nd Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 5th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 2003
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 1st Stages 3 & 4b (ITT)
- 3rd
Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships - 3rd Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 4th Overall Giro delle Regioni
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 8th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 2004
- 2nd Chrono des Herbiers
- 7th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 8th Gent–Wevelgem
- 8th Paris–Bourges
- 2005
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 3rd Chrono des Herbiers
- 4th Paris–Camembert
- 8th HEW Cyclassics
- 9th Brabantse Pijl
- 10th Tour of Flanders
- 2006
- 1st
Overall Sachsen Tour International - 3rd Japan Cup
- 4th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Prologue
- 1st
- 4th Chrono des Nations
- 8th Züri–Metzgete
- UCI Road World Championships
- 10th Time trial
- 10th Road race
- 2007
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st
Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 7
- 1st
- Vuelta a Mallorca
- 2nd Trofeo Pollença
- 7th Trofeo Sóller
- 5th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 5th Chrono des Nations
- 5th Firenze–Pistoia
- 6th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 6th Overall Eneco Tour
- Tour de France
- Held after Prologue–Stage 6
- Held
- 2008
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour of Austria
- 8th Chrono des Nations
- 2010
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 6th Overall Tour of Austria
- 10th Giro di Lombardia
- 2011
- 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 10th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 10th Münsterland Giro
- 2012
- 2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 3rd Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
- 7th Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2013
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2014
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2015
- 2nd Overall Tour du Maroc
- 1st Stage 8
- 5th Overall Tour de Ijen
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 60 |
| Tour de France |
— | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 23 | DNF | — | — |
| Vuelta a España |
93 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 62 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
External links
Media related to Vladimir Gusev at Wikimedia Commons
- Vladimir Gusev at ProCyclingStats