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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Volodymyr Poulnikov |
| Born | (1965-06-06) 6 June 1965 (age 59) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| - | USSR Amateur team |
| Professional teams | |
| 1989–1990 | Alfa Lum–STM |
| 1991–1994 | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni |
| 1995 | Team Telekom |
| 1996 | TVM–Farm Frites |
| 1997–1998 | Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Volodymyr Pulnikov (Ukrainian: Володимир Пульніков; born 6 June 1965 in Kyiv) is a Ukrainian former road racing cyclist.
Career
He debuted in the amateur categories for Soviet Union. As a professional, his best results include a 4th place overall in the 1990 Giro d'Italia, a 10th overall place at the Tour de France in 1993 and 1994, and a second place overall at the 1994 Tour de Suisse and the stage victory in the Giro. He also competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Poulnikov retired from professional cycling in 1998.
Major results
- 1985
- 1st Stage 6 GP Tell
- 1986
- 2nd Overall Course de la Paix
- 1987
- 3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1988
- 2nd Overall Course de la Paix
- 2nd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 1989
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 9
- 1st Overall Cronostaffetta (TTT)
- 3rd Memorial Gastone Nencini
- 1990
- 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 4th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1991
- 7th Tre Valli Varesine
- 1992
- 1st Overall Cronostaffetta (TTT)
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
- 1st Stage 5 Clásico RCN
- 3rd Giro del Lazio
- 1993
- 7th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
- 10th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 10th Overall Tour de France
- 10th Subida a Urkiola
- 1994
- 1st Giro del Friuli
- 1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 10th Overall Tour de France
- 1996
- 4th Overall Route du Sud
- 1997
- 3rd Giro di Toscana
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España
|
31 | DNF | 66 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Giro d'Italia
|
11 | 4 | 11 | — | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | DNF |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | 88 | — | 10 | 10 | 25 | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Volodymyr Pulnikov". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimir Poulnikov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
External links
- Vladimir Poulnikov at Cycling Archives (archived)
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