Alexander Vasilievich [1] Kolobnev (born May 4, 1981 , Vyksa , Nizhny Novgorod Region ) is a Russian professional road cyclist . Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2012) [2] . The pupil of the Ufa bicycle center "Agidel".
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| Full name | Alexander Vasilievich Kolobnev | ||
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| Growth | 174 cm | ||
| Weight | 64 kg | ||
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| Current team | Gazprom-RusVelo | ||
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Silver medalist of the world championships 2007 and 2009 , bronze medalist of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games , champion of Russia 2004 and 2010 in the group road race. Multiple winner and prize winner of one-day and stages of multi-day races under the auspices of the UCI ProTour and UCI Europe Tour .
Sports career
2008 Olympic Games
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Alexander Kolobnev took part in the group race, the results of which took 4th place. Samuel Sanchez , David Rebellin and Fabian Cancellara finished in the top three. Later, the French anti-doping agency revealed the presence of erythropoietin CERA in the blood of athletes who participated in the 2008 Tour de France, including Rebellin. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee initiated a re-analysis of the doping samples of participants in the Beijing Olympics. On April 28, 2009, the results of the analysis of the first samples were published, the presence of prohibited substances was detected in 6 athletes, including cyclists Stefan Schumacher and David Rebellin [3] . Samples "B" confirmed a positive result.
On November 11, 2009, by the decision of the IOC, David Rebellin was disqualified and was deprived of the Olympic silver medal [4] . Silver of the Olympics passed to the Swiss Fabian Cancellara , and bronze to Alexander Kolobnev.
Doping scandal on the 2011 Tour de France
July 11 at the Tour de France doping test "A", taken from Alexander on July 6, gave a positive result for the presence in the body of a prohibited preparation hydrochlorothiazide [5] . The use of this drug does not incur disqualification or other sanctions from the International Cycling Union (UCI), however, in case of a positive result of the doping test “B”, Kolobnev will pay a fine to his team for the loss of image. He also voluntarily withdrew from the Tour and did not take part in the next competition [6] . July 20 published the results of the control doping test "B", taken after the fifth stage of the Tour de France, which confirmed the presence of hydrochlorothiazide in Alexander's organization. “Katyusha” pushed Alexander Kolobneva away from participating in any competitions as part of a team [7] . In order to establish all the circumstances of this case and make the appropriate decision, the Russian Cycling Federation initiated an investigation [8] .
On February 29, 2012, the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed charges of doping from Kolobnev and dismissed the UCI claim of disqualification [9] .
2015
In March 2015, he defended his diploma in "Management of Sports Institutions and Organizations" at the Barcelona School of Management at the Pumpeu Fabra University .
In May, he announced the suspension of his sports career, the cause of which was the injury sustained a month earlier in the Tour of the Basque Country [10] .
Achievements
- 2003
- Coppie and Bartali Week - Stage 2
- 2004
- Champion of Russia in the group race
- Coppie and Bartali Week - Youth Classification
- 2006
- Vuelta Valencia - Stage 4
- 2007
- Monte Paski Eroika
- Paris - Nice - Stage 3
- Tour of Germany - Stage 2 (TTT)
- World Championship , group race - 2nd place
- 2008
- Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - group road race (men) , group race - 3rd place
- 2009
- World Championship , group race - 2nd place
- Giro di Lombardy - 3rd place
- 2010
- Champion of Russia in the group race
- 2013
- Tour of Walloon - stage 1 and 3rd place in the overall standings
- 2016
- Volta Algarve - Mountain classification
Performance statistics on the Grand Tours
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Jiro | 21 | 71 | gathering | - | - | - | - |
| Tour | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | gathering |
| Vuelta | 54 | - | 54 | 40 | 31 | 29 | - |
Notes
- ↑ See the dossier in “Soviet Sport” , the order for awarding the title of PMS Russia. Some sources indicate the erroneous patronymic - "Viktorovich".
- ↑ Order "On awarding the honorary sports title" Honored Master of Sports of Russia "" dated March 26, 2012 No. 46-ng
- ↑ Doping rules sport. Lenta.ru
- ↑ Decision of the IOC Executive Body
- ↑ Kolobnev found dope
- ↑ Alexander Kolobnev is removed from the race
- ↑ Katyusha team dismisses Kolobneva from participating in competitions
- ↑ Russian Cycling Federation (FVSR) starts an investigation
- ↑ The Sports Arbitration Court of Lausanne acquitted the cyclist Kolobnev . Interfax (02/29/12). The appeal date is February 29, 2012.
- ↑ Kolobnev: I take a pause in my career in order to press the reset button and return. R-Sport
Links
- Personal site (rus.) (English)
- Alexander Kolobnev - Olympic statistics on the website Sports-Reference.com (eng.)
- Kolobnev, Alexander Vasilievich on Cycling Archives (eng.)
- The composition of the cycle team Katyusha (rus.) (English) (ital.)
- Official comment of Alexander Kolobnev. July 20, 2010