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Pavel Tonkov
Russian racing cyclist

Pavel Tonkov

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Russian racing cyclist
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Izhevsk
Age
55 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov (Russian: Павел Сергеевич Тонков; born February 9, 1969 in Izhevsk) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia. His talents were first showcased when winning the world junior title as part of the Soviet Union team in 1987. This alerted the world to his talents, and he turned pro in 1992 with the RUSS-Baïkal team. His biggest success was the overall win in the 1996 edition of the Giro d'Italia. He also placed 2nd in the following two editions of the Italian race.
In 1995 he won the Tour de Suisse and in 1997 he won the Tour de Romandie. In 2000 he placed 3rd overall in the Vuelta a España. Throughout much of his career, he was a client of the controversial Michele Ferrari.
He retired in 2005.
He currently lives in Córdoba, Spain where he manages a hotel.

Career achievements

Major results

1992 - Lampre-Colnago
7th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Jersey white.svg Young Rider Competition
10th Giro dell'Emilia
1993 - Lampre-Polti
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Jersey white.svg Young Rider Competition
5th Overall Tour de Suisse
Stage 4
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
1994 - Lampre-Panaria
4th Overall Giro d'Italia
8th Overall Tour de Romandie
1995 - Lampre-Panaria
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Suisse
Stage 7
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
8th Overall Tour de Romandie
1996 - Panaria-Vinavil
1st Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro d'Italia
Stage 13
2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
1997 - Mapei GB
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Romandie
Stage 4
Stage 13 & 15 Vuelta a Espana
1st Overall Giro dell'Appennino
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
Stage 3, 5, 21
2nd Overall Giro del Trentino
5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1998 - Mapei-Bricobi
1st Overall Giro dell'Appennino
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
Stage 18
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
1999 - Mapei-Quickstep
2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
4th Overall Vuelta a Espana
10th Overall Tour de Romandie
2000 - Mapei-Quickstep
3rd Overall Vuelta a Espana
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
2001 - Mercury-Viatel
2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains Competition Tour of the Basque Country
2002 - Lampre-Daikin
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
Stage 17
2003 - CCC-Polsat
3rd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
2004 - Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
5th Overall Giro del Trentino
8th Overall Giro dell'Appennino
13th Overall Giro d'Italia
Stage 17
2005 - Team LPR Brakes
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Clasica Alcobendas
Stage 1
9th Overall Giro dell'Appennino

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour1992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004
Pink jersey Giro7546122-5-5WD13
Yellow jersey Tour--WDWD---WD-----
red jersey Vuelta-----WD-43-67-WD

WD = Withdrew

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