Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)

Vladimir Gusev
Personal information
Gusev at the 2011 Tour de France
Full name	Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev Владимир Николаевич Гусев
Nickname	Goose
Born	(1982-07-04) 4 July 1982 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current team	Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional team(s)
2004–2005	Team CSC
2006–2007	Discovery Channel
2008	Astana
2010–2014	Team Katusha
2015	Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling
Major wins
National Time Trial Championships (2005, 2007, 2010)
Infobox last updated on 4 January 2015

Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Гусев, born 4 July 1982) is a Russian professional road racing cyclist for UCI Pro Continental team Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling.^[1] Gusev has been a professional since 2004, spending two years each at Team CSC and Discovery Channel before moving to Astana in 2008. On 25 July 2008 team Astana fired Gusev for showing "abnormal" values during an internal doping check,^[2] a decision the Court of Arbitration for Sport found to be unjust in a ruling the following June.^[3]

At the 2006 Paris–Roubaix, Gusev finished fourth but was later one of three riders disqualified by the race jury for illegally riding though a closed level-crossing.

Gusev joined Team Katusha in 2010 after not riding for a trade team since his dismissal from Astana.^[4]