Alexander Foliforov Explained

Alexander Foliforov
Fullname:Alexander Sergeyevich Foliforov
Birth Date:8 March 1992
Birth Place:Kovrov, Russia
Height:1.80 m
Weight:68 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2012
Proyears2:2013
Proyears3:2014
Proyears4:2015–2018
Proteam4:[1]
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia

1 individual stage (2016)

Alexander Sergeyevich Foliforov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Фоли́форов; born 8 March 1992) is a Russian professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team .[2] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia,[3] winning the individual time trial on Stage 15.[4]

Major results

2012
  • 6th Overall Tour de Serbie
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 10th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
    2013
  • 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix of Adygeya
  • 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
  • 5th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
  • 7th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
    2014
  • 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix of Adygeya
  • 2nd Trofeo PIVA
  • 4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
  • 6th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Stages 1 & 4
    2015
  • 1st Overall Grand Prix of Sochi
  • 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
  • 2nd Grand Prix of Sochi Mayor
  • 10th Overall Tour of Slovenia
    2016
  • 1st Stage 15 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
    2017
  • 1st Mountains classification, Tour of the Alps

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour20162017
    Giro d'Italia4540
    Tour de France
    Vuelta a España
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. News: Gazprom-RusVelo invests in youth with reduced 2018 roster. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 December 2017. 23 January 2018.
    2. News: Evtushenko, Kurbatov, Stash e Vorobyev completano la Gazprom 2019. Menchov nuovo ds. Italian. Evtushenko, Kurbatov, Stash and Vorobyev complete Gazprom in 2019. Menchov new DS. Cicloweb.it. Cicloweb. 26 December 2018. 19 January 2019.
    3. Web site: 99th Giro d'Italia Startlist . 6 May 2016 . Pro Cycling Stats.
    4. Web site: Stage 15: Foliforov stuns as Nibali falters in TT . 22 May 2016 . Velo News . 23 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160523112153/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/05/race-report/giro-foliforov-stuns-with-stage-15-tt-win_406898 . dead .