Alexander Sergeyevich Foliforov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Фоли́форов; born 8 March 1992) is a Russian professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Gazprom–RusVelo.[2] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia,[3] winning the individual time trial on Stage 15.[4]

Alexander Foliforov
Foliforov in 2016
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Sergeyevich Foliforov
Born (1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 (age 32)
Kovrov, Russia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Time trialist
  • Climber
Professional teams
2012Itera–Katusha
2013Russian Helicopters
2014Itera–Katusha
2015–2018RusVelo[1]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2016)

Major results

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2012
6th Overall Tour de Serbie
1st   Young rider classification
10th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
2013
1st Stage 4 Grand Prix of Adygeya
5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
5th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
7th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
2014
1st Stage 4 Grand Prix of Adygeya
2nd Trofeo PIVA
4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
6th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1st   Points classification
1st   Mountains classification
1st Stages 1 & 4
2015
1st   Overall Grand Prix of Sochi
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
2nd Grand Prix of Sochi Mayor
10th Overall Tour of Slovenia
2016
1st Stage 15 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
2017
1st   Mountains classification, Tour of the Alps

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2016 2017
  Giro d'Italia 45 40
  Tour de France
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Gazprom-RusVelo invests in youth with reduced 2018 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Evtushenko, Kurbatov, Stash e Vorobyev completano la Gazprom 2019. Menchov nuovo ds" [Evtushenko, Kurbatov, Stash and Vorobyev complete Gazprom in 2019. Menchov new DS]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Stage 15: Foliforov stuns as Nibali falters in TT". Velo News. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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