Aleksandr Kuschynski (born October 27, 1979) is a Belarusian former professional road bicycle racer,[3] who rode professionally between 2004 and 2015 for the Amore & Vita–Beretta, Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce, Liquigas–Doimo, Team Katusha and Minsk teams. Kuschynski was a three-time winner of the Belarusian National Road Race Championships. Kuschynski now works as a directeur sportif for both the men's and women's Minsk Cycling Club teams.[4][5]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Kuschynski |
| Nickname | Kuchy |
| Born | October 27, 1979 Orsha, USSR |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
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| Rider type | One-day races |
| Amateur team | |
| 2001–2003 | Grassi–Mapei |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Amore & Vita–Beretta |
| 2006 | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce |
| 2007–2010 | Liquigas |
| 2011–2014 | Team Katusha |
| 2015 | Minsk |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2016 | Gazprom–RusVelo |
| 2017– | Minsk Cycling Club (men)[1] |
| 2020– | Minsk Cycling Club (women)[2] |
Major results
edit- 1997
- 1st Overall La Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziądz
- 2000
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 2001
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 8th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 9th Giro del Belvedere
- 2002
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2003
- 1st Gran Premio San Giuseppe
- 2004
- 1st Châteauroux Classic
- 1st Giro d'Abruzzo
- 2nd Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Tour du Finistère
- 6th Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo
- 7th Giro d'Oro
- 2005
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
- 9th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 10th E.O.S. Tallinn GP
- 2006
- 1st Memorial Oleg Dyachenko
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 3rd Overall Five Rings of Moscow
- 3rd Gran Premio di Lugano
- 6th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2007
- 1st Overall Five Rings of Moscow
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Mayor Cup
- 7th Tour du Haut Var
- 10th Memorial Oleg Dyachenko
- 2008
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 5th Omloop Het Volk
- 2009
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 2010
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 2011
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2012
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2013
- 9th Rund um Köln
- 2014
- 8th Tour of Almaty
- 2015
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- Race Horizon Park
- 3rd Classic
- 5th Race for Peace
- 4th Sochi Cup
- 4th Grand Prix of ISD
- 5th Krasnodar–Anapa
- 5th Grand Prix of Vinnytsia
- 6th Overall Tour of Szeklerland
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 9th Grand Prix of Sochi Mayor
- 10th Overall Five Rings of Moscow
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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— | — | — | — | 90 | 118 | — |
 Tour de France
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89 | 128 | 92 | 86 | — | 145 | 141 |
 Vuelta a España
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— | — | — | — | 143 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Minsk Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Minsk Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Aleksandr Kuschynski". procyclingstats. procyclingstats. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Minsk Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Minsk Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aliaksandr Kuchynski.
- Aleksandr Kuschynski at UCI
- Aleksandr Kuschynski at ProCyclingStats
- Aleksandr Kuschynski at trap-friis.dk
- Profile on Katusha official website
