Alexandre Pliușchin
 Pliușchin at the 2011 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name |
Alexandre Pliușchin Alexandru Pliușchin |
| Born |
January 13, 1987 Chişinău, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Synergy Baku Cycling Project |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2008–2009 | Ag2r-La Mondiale |
| 2010–2011 | Team Katusha |
| 2012 | Leopard-Trek Continental Team |
| 2013 | IAM Cycling[1] |
| 2014 | Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling |
| 2015 | Synergy Baku Cycling Project |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2008, 2010–2012) | |
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Infobox last updated on 30 April 2014 | |
Alexandre Pliușchin (Russian: Александр Плюшкин, Romanian: Alexandru Pliușchin; born January 13, 1987 in Chişinău) is a Moldovan road bicycle racer for UCI Continental Team Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling.[2] He is a four-time National Road Race Champion; winning in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
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.
For the 2014 season, Pliuschin joined the Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling squad.[2]
On February 25 Pliușchins Synergy Baku Cycling Project announced it had suspended him for a non-negative test for Salbutamol at the Sharjah Cycling Tour (a race he won) whilst riding for Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling.[3]
Palmarès
- 2004
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UCI World Junior Scratch Championships - 2005
- 1st, Classique des Alpes
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UCI World Junior Time Trial Championships - 2nd, Overall, Giro della Toscana
- 2007
- 1st, Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- UCI World Level-B Road Race Championships
- 8th, UCI World Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 2008
- 1st,
National Road Race Championships - 2010
- 1st, National Road Race Championships
- 1st, Duo Normand (with Artem Ovechkin)
- 17th, Olympic Individual Pursuit
- 75th, Olympic Road Race
- 107th, Overall, Tour de France
- 2011
- 1st, National Road Race Championships
- 2012
- 1st, National Road Race Championships
- 2nd, Overall, Tour Alsace
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de Normandie
- 7th, Overall, Flèche du Sud
- 8th, Overall, Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 9th, Duo Normand (with Fábio Silvestre)
- 2014
- 1st Melaka Governor Cup
- 1st
Overall Sharjah Cycling Tour, Alexandr Pliuschin
- 1st Stages 1 & 3, Alexandr Pliuschin
References
- ↑ "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Skydive Dubai, arriva anche Pliuschin" [Skydive Dubai, also comes Pliuschin]. Spazio Ciclismo (in Italian) (Tutto Mercato). 22 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.bakucyclingproject.com/synergy-baku-team-statement-concerning-alexandr-pliuschin/
External links
- Alexandre Pliușchin profile at Cycling Archives
- Palmarès by cyclingbase.com
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