Alexandre Usov (born 27 August 1977) is a Belarusian retired racing cyclist.[2] His specialty is sprinting.
 At the 2009 Tour Down Under | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Usov |
| Born | 27 August 1977 Minsk, Soviet Union |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2004 | Phonak |
| 2005–2008 | AG2R Prévoyance[1] |
| 2009 | Cofidis |
| 2010 | ISD Continental Team |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Championship (2002) | |
Career
editUsov came so close to victory at the 2005 GP Ouest-France with both himself and winner George Hincapie celebrating the win and unsure who won. Hincapie was awarded the win in a photo finish but years later after Hincpie admitted to doping his result was annulled so usov finished second to no one.[3][4] Usov re-signing with AG2R Prévoyance for the 2007 season was only going to happen if Francisco Mancebo did not return to the team as the team could not afford them both. Mancebo was implicated in Operación Puerto doping case and was facing possible suspension.[5] Mancebo left the team and AG2R Prévoyance signed Usov.[6] After four top 10's in stages at the 2007 Giro d'Italia, Usov had his lead-out in the perfect position to contest the stage 18 sprint finish. The bunch went around one of the final corners too fast and Usov did not break in-time, crashing into his teammate and out of contention.[7]
Usov went to the 2008 Giro d'Italia as the nominated sprinter for Ag2r–La Mondiale, he achieved three top 10 finishes in bunch sprints.[8] He did however get second place in the final bunch sprint at the 2008 Vuelta a España.[9]
Major results
edit- 2000
- 1st Stage 10, Tour de l'Avenir
- 2001
- 1st Stages 3 & 5, Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 1, Tour de l'Avenir
- 2002
Belarus Road Race Champion- 1st Stage 2, Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 1, Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2003
- 1st Trofeo Soller
- 1st Trofeo Cala Millor
- 1st Stage 1, Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
- 2004
- 1st Berner Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 5, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2005
- 1st Stage 4, Hessen Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 1, Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Stage 1, Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2nd GP Plouay
- 2007
- 1st Stage 4, Tour du Limousin
- 2008
- 1st Stage 7, Tour de Langkawi
- 2009
- 1st Mountains Classification, Tour de Luxembourg
References
edit- ^ Salmerón, Antonio J. (27 October 2007). "AG2R Prévoyance signs Efimkin". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Alexandre USOV". UCI. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "GP Plouay wrap-up: George king of the jungle in Plouay". cyclingnews.com. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Beaudin, Matthew (10 October 2012). "George Hincapie admits to doping, giving information on Armstrong". Velo. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Usau's contract depends on Mancebo case". cyclingnews.com. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Kröner, Hedwig (25 January 2007). "Ag2r Prévoyance: Time to confirm". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Ale-Jet flies to fourth victory". cyclingnews.com. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Haake, Bjorn (30 April 2008). "French teams finalise Giro line-ups". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Haake, Bjorn (21 September 2008). "Breschel tunes up for Worlds in Spain". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Alexandre Usov". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Alexandre Usov". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Alexandre Usov". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links
edit
- Alexandre Usov at UCI
- Alexandre Usov at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Aliaksandr Usau at Olympedia
- Aliaksandr Usau at Olympics.com
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