Alexandre Pliuschin

At the Tour de Romandie 2011

Personal information

Full name

Alexandre Pliuschin

Born

January 13, 1987 (age 25)
Chişinău, Soviet Union

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

66 kg (150 lb; 10.4 st)

Team information

Current team

Leopard Trek

Discipline

Road/Track

Role

Rider

Professional team(s)

2008–2009
2010–2011
2012–

Major wins

Road Race Champion (2008, 2010, 2011)

Infobox last updated on
3 January 2012

Alexandre Pliuschin (Russian: Александр Плюшкин, born January 13, 1987 in Chişinău) is a Moldovan road bicycle racer for UCI Continental Team Leopard Trek.^[1] He won the National Road Race Champion (2008, 2010, 2011).

Pliuschin also represented Moldova in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, having participated in the Men's Road Race and the Men's Individual Pursuit.

Palmares

2004 – U19: World U19 Scratch Championship
2005 – U19: European Pursuit Champion; 1st, Classique des Alpes; Junior World Time Trial Championship; 2nd, Overall, Giro della Toscana
2006 – U23: 1st, GP Oberes Fricktal; 9th, Overall, GP Tell
2007 – U23: 1st, Ronde van Vlaanderen (U23); 1st, Stage 3, GP Tell; European Pursuit Championship; B World Championships, Road Race; 8th, U23 World Time Trial Championship
2008–2009 – Ag2r-La Mondiale: Road Race Champion
2010 – Team Katusha: Road Race Champion; 1st, Duo Normand (with Artem Ovechkin)
2011 – Team Katusha: Road Race Champion