Zulfiya Zabirova

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Zulfiya Zabirova (Russian: Зульфия Забирова born: December 19, 1973) is a Russian professional cycle racer who won the Gold medal in the time trial event in the 1996 Olympics and later, in 2002, won the World Time Trial Championship.

[edit] Biography

Zulfiya was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on December 19, 1973. She is an ethnic Uzbek. In 1993 two years after the break up of the Soviet Union she emigrated to Russia and lived in Rostov-on-Don. As the main reason for her emigration she cited that the islamist leadership of the newly independent Uzbekistan is hostile to the women sports and the rights of women in general. In 1996 she became famous after winning the Olympic gold medal in Atlanta.

In 2005 she obtained the citizenship of Kazakhstan and announced her intention to compete as a member of the Kazakhstan team. As the reason for her decision she cited the better conditions for training and her desire to be closer to her native Uzbekistan (Kazakhstan has a reputation to be the much more secular and democratic than Uzbekistan) as well as her family circumstances. According to the Russian Newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, Zabirova's main place of residence and training is Lugano, Switzerland (as of 2005).

[edit] Palmarès

Note: Beginning in 1997, the Union Cycliste Internationale implemented a points listing whereby points were awarded riders based on their performances in racing events. For this purpose, the races were classified into categories. Although the exact system has evolved over the years, the major stage races are generally classified as category 1 (strongest), and category 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are given in parentheses. The abbreviation GC stands for General Classification.


2005
2004
  • UCI Points list - 7th place
  • UCI Women's Road World Championships
    • Road Race - 12th place
    • Time Trial - 3rd place (Bronze Medal)
  • 1st, Ronde van Vlaanderen World Cup
  • 1st, Primavera Rosa World Cup
  • 1st Overall and Stage win, Thuringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1)
  • 8th, Olympic Games Time Trial
  • 10th Overall and Stage win, Giro d'Italia Femminile (cat. 1)
2003
  • UCI Points list - 9th place
  • 3rd (Bronze Medal), UCI Women's Road World Championships Time Trial
  • 1st Overall and 2 stage wins, Castilla y Leon (cat. 1)
  • 1st, Primavera Rosa (Ita) World Cup
  • 2 Stage wins, Grande Boucle (cat. 1)
  • 4th Overall, Trophee d'Or (cat. 2)
2002
  • UCI Points List - 10th place
  • 1st (Gold Medal), UCI Women's Road World Championships Time Trial
  • 1st Overall and Stage win, Thüringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1)
  • 1st, GP Carnevale d'Europa (cat. 2)
  • 1st, Chrono Champenois-Trophee Europeen (cat. 2)
  • 2 Stage wins, Grande Boucle Féminine (cat. 1)
  • Stage win, Giro della Toscana (cat. 1)
  • 7th Overall, Giro d'Italia Femminile
  • 9th, GP Suisse (SUI) féminin World Cup
2001
Did not compete.
2000
  • UCI Points list - 15th place
  • 1st, Flag of Russia Russia National Time Trial Championships
  • 1st Overall and Stage win, Tour de Suisse Feminin (cat. 1)
  • 5th Overall and 2 Stage wins, Grande Boucle (cat. 1)
  • 7th, Olympic Games (Sydney, Aus) Road Race


1999

1998

1997
  • UCI Points list - 3rd place
  • 1st, Flag of Russia Russia National Road Championship
  • 2 Stage wins, Tour Cycliste Feminin
  • 1st Overall and Stage win, Etoile Vosgienne
  • 1st Overall and Stage win, Trois Jours de Vendee
  • 1st, Chrono der Herbiers
  • Stage win, Tour de Finistere
  • 2nd, Chrono Champenois
  • 2nd, GP des Nations Time Trial
  • 3rd Overall and 2 Stage wins, Women's Challenge
  • 2nd, Thrift Drug Classic
  • 3rd Overall, Grazia Tour
1996
  • 1st (Gold Medal), Olympic Games Time Trial
  • 1st, Flag of Russia Russia National Road Championships Time Trial
  • 2nd, Flag of Russia Russia National Road Championships Road Race
  • 1st, GP Kanton Zurich
  • 2 Stage wins, Tour Cycliste Feminin
  • 3rd, Tour du Finistere

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