Quick Facts
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
Young Rider Competition
- 1st
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
Young Rider Competition- 1993 - Lampre-Polti
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Young Rider Competition
- 1st
- 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
Overall Tour de Suisse- Stage 7
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1996 - Panaria-Vinavil
- 1st
Overall Giro d'Italia- Stage 13
- 2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
- 1997 - Mapei GB
- 1st 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
Mountains Competition Tour of the Basque Country
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
Overall Clasica Alcobendas- Stage 1
- 9th Overall Giro dell'Appennino
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 5 | WD | 13 |
 Tour | - | - | WD | WD | - | - | - | WD | - | - | - | - | - |
 Vuelta | - | - | - | - | - | WD | - | 4 | 3 | - | 67 | - | WD |
WD = Withdrew