Alexander Mironov

Alexander Mironov

Alexander Mironov at the Trois jours de Flandre-Occidentale in 2010
Personal information
Nickname Miron
Born January 22, 1984 (1984-01-22) (age 28)
Oryol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team RusVelo
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Amateur team(s)
2006
2007–2008
2009
2010
 Premier
Rietumu Banka-Riga
Katyusha Continental Team
Itera-Katusha
Professional team(s)
2011
2012–		 Team Katusha
RusVelo
Major wins
Single-Day Races and Classics
Trofeo Franco Balestra (2010)
U-23 National Road Race Champion (2005)
Infobox last updated on
3 January 2012

Alexander Mironov (Russian: Александр Миронов; born 22 January 1984) is a Russian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental Team RusVelo.[1] He is the 2005 U-23 national road race champion and the winner of 2010 Trofeo Franco Balestra. He turned professional in 2011, riding for the UCI ProTour team Team Katusha,[2] but moved to RusVelo for the 2012 season.

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Personal life

Mironov is married. His hobbies include listening to music and spending time with the family. During his childhood he supported the cycling champion Miguel Indurain. He considers the Memorial Franco Balestra 2010 as the best race ever. He is also fan of soccer and he supports Manchester United and Real Madrid. His dream is to win the Tour de France.[3]

Palmares

Sources: [2] [3]

2005
  • GP Sochi
    • 3rd, Stage 3
  • Five rings of Moscow
    • 2nd, Stage 2
  • Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour
    • 1st, Stage 7
  • U-23 National Road Race Champion
    • Winner
  • Tour de la Guadeloupe
    • 3rd overall classification
    • 3rd, Stage 6
    • 2nd, Stage 7
  • U-23 Triptyque des Barrages
    • 3rd, Stage 1
2007
  • Mayor Cup
    • 2nd overall
  • Five rings of Moscow
    • 3rd overall classification
    • 3rd, Stage 1
    • 2nd, Stage 4
2008
2009
2010
  • Wanzele
    • 7th overall
  • Trofeo Franco Balestra
    • Winner
  • Tour de Normandie
    • 6th overall classification
    • 1st, Stage 6
  • Nogent-sur-Oise
    • 2nd overall
  • Tour du Loir-Et-Cher
    • 5th, Stage 1
  • U-23 Memorial Oleg Dyachenko
    • Winner
  • GP of Moscow
    • 6th overall
  • Five rings of Moscow
    • 4th overall
  • National Road Championship
    • 3rd overall
  • Tour de Slovaquie
    • 4th in overall classification
    • 3rd, Stage 4

References

  1. ^ "RusVelo (RVL) – RUS". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2012&teamnameid=3363&npage=&search=&l=ENG. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  2. ^ a b "Alexander Mironov". Cycling Archives. http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=18451. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Alexander Mironov". Katusha Management. http://www.katushateam.com/2011/eng/main.php?mod=scAtleti&id=MIRONOV. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 

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