Volodymyr Hustov

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**Volodymir Gustov**
Personal information
Date of birth	15 February 1977
Country	Ukraine
Team information
Current team	Team CSC
Rider type	Domestique
Professional team(s)
2000-2005 2006-	Fassa Bortolo Team CSC

Volodymir Gustov (Ukrainian: Володимир Густов; born 15 February 1977) is a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team CSC. He began his career in 2000 with Italian team Fassa Bortolo.

Before the 2002 Tour de Romandie, Gustov was tested with a hematocrit level above fifty percent, which indicates doping usage and he was suspended for fifteen days, but in the middle of May, Fassa Bortolo announced that he could ride again. After laboratory tests accredited by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the governing body of cycling, it was stated that his high hematocrit and hemoglobin values were physiologically determined. As his contract ended prior to the 2006 season, former team mate Ivan Basso arranged for him to ride alongside him at Danish Team CSC.