Andrei Georgievich Vedernikov (Russian: Андрей Георгиевич Ведерников; 1 October 1959 — 29 February 2020) was a Soviet cyclist. In 1981 he became the first Soviet cyclist to win the individual amateur road race at world championships, and was named the road racer of the year by the Union Cycliste Internationale.[1][2]
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| Born | 1 October 1959 Izhevsk, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
| Died | 29 February 2020 (aged 60) Izhevsk, Russia | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1980, he won the Vuelta Mexico Telmex. Next year, he won the Tour de Slovaquie and finished second in the Milk Race.[3]
Vedernikov was married and had a daughter, Lena, and a son, Andrei. His brother Mikhail is also a cyclist.[2]
He died on February 29, 2020, on the territory of one of the health resorts in Izhevsk as a result of a falling tree.[4][5]
Major results
edit- 1979
- 3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1980
- 2nd Overall Tour of Yugoslavia
- 1st Stage 7
- 1981
- 1st
Men's amateur road race, UCI Road World Championships - 1st
Overall Okolo Slovenska - 1st Stage 11 Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stages 2, 6, 8 & 9 Vuelta a Cuba
- 2nd Overall Milk Race
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 10
- 1st
- 1982
- 1st Stage 7 Giro Next Gen
- 2nd Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 3
- 1983
- 1st Prologue Giro Next Gen
- 1984
- 3rd Overall USSR Tour
- 1985
- 1st
Overall USSR Tour - 1986
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Cuba
- 1989
- 3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1990
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard
References
edit- ^ Andrej Wedernikow. munzinger.de (28 September 1981)
- ^ a b Ведерников Андрей Георгиевич. velorider.ru
- ^ Andrej Vedernikov. siteducyclisme.net
- ^ Погибшим на территории санатория в Ижевске оказался чемпион мира по велоспорту Андрей Ведерников
- ^ Чемпиона мира по велоспорту насмерть придавило деревом
- ^ "Andrej Vedernikov". FirstCycling.com (in Danish). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Andrei Vedernikov". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
External links
edit- Andrei Vedernikov at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Andrei Vedernikov at ProCyclingStats
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