Saidkhuzhin, Gaynan Rakhmatovich

Born in Novosibirsk, where his family was exiled during collectivization. During the war, they returned to their homeland in the Chelyabinsk region. Since the age of 15, Gainan has been working at the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant , here in 1954 he began to engage in cycling in the local factory section. Already in 1957 he won his first title. In the same year he became a member of the national team and its captain for 10 years. During his career he was 10 times champion of the USSR.

Champion of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR: 1959 - in the multi-day race and in the team race of 100 km, 1963 - in the group race, 1967 - in the multi-day race (in the team event). USSR champion 1957 and 1959 in the team race for 100 km and in 1963 in the group race. He started nine times in the World bicycle race as a team captain and four times led the USSR national team to victory in the team event - 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966. In 1962 he won in the individual event. Four times he excelled at the stages of the World cycling race and twice at the international cycling race in France, the Tour de l'Avenir , 1978, 1979. In 1965 and 1967 he won the bicycle race for the prize of the Humanite newspaper in France ^{[1] [2] [3]} .

He graduated from the Smolensk Institute of Physical Education in 1967 and Moscow State University in 1973. After defending his dissertation for the degree of candidate of pedagogical sciences, he worked for 15 years as the head of the bicycle section of the Institute of Physical Education in Moscow. In parallel, he worked as a coach and an international referee. For his achievements he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor and the medal "For Labor Valor" ^[1] .

Saydzhuzhin died on May 13, 2015 in Miami at the age of 77 from a heart attack ^[4] .

• 1957
  • USSR champion in the 100 km team race as part of the RSFSR national team
  • Winner of the 14th and 15th stages of the USSR Tour
  • 10th - place in the overall standings of the USSR Tour
• 1958
  • • Winner of the race Leningrad-Kalinin-Leningrad
    • 10th - place in the Tour of Egypt and the winner of the 10th stage of the race
• 1959
  • • Winner of the race for prizes of the Soviet sport
    • Champion of the Games of the Peoples of the USSR and Champion of the USSR in the team race for 100 km.
• 1960
  • • Sochi Grand Prix Winner
    • 6th - place in the World Cycle Race
• 1961
  • • 14th - place in the World Cycle Race
• 1962
  • • World Cycle Race Winner
• 1963
  • • USSR champion in individual race
    • 03!   World Championship bronze medalist in the 100 km team race together with V. Kapitonov , Yu. Melikhov and A. Olizarenko
• 1964
  • • 5th - place at the Olympics in the team horse at 100km
• 1965
  • • 4th - place in the World Cycle Race

2-stage winner and points race winner

• 1966
  • • 6th - place at the Grand Prix of the newspaper Umanite
• 1967
  • • Grand Prix Winner
    • 10 - place in the World Cycle Race
• 1968
  • • 4 - place in the World Cycle Race
• 1969
  • • 9 - place in the World Cycle Race
    • Winner of the Maramaris Tour
• 1970
  • • 3 - place Tour of Ireland Winner of 3 stages of the race
    • 5 - place of the Grand Prix of Umanite
    • 10 - place in the World Cycle Race
• Olympic games
  • 1960 - 34 place
  • 1964 - 41 place
• World Championships
  • 30th place - 1960
  • 40th place - 1961
  • 24th place - 1963
  • 55th place - 1964
  • 20th place - 1965

• Gaynan Saydkhuzhin . sports-reference.com