Petr Ignatenko Explained

Petr Ignatenko
Fullname:Petr Ignatenko
Nickname:Ignaten
Birth Date:27 September 1987
Birth Place:Omsk, Soviet Union
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:63kg (139lb)
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climbing specialist
Proyears1:2009–2010
Proteam1:Itera–Katusha
Proyears2:2011–2014
Proyears3:2015
Proteam3:RusVelo

Petr Ignatenko (born 27 September 1987) is a Russian professional road racing cyclist.[1]

Doping

In June 2015, Petr Ignatenko tested positive for human growth hormone (hGH) in an out-of-competition test on 8 April 2015. This is only the second hGH positive since Patrick Sinkewitz returned an adverse analytical finding for the substance. This represented RusVelo's fifth positive in less than two years, Ignatenko was subsequently fired by the team.[2]

Palmarès

2008
  • 2nd Overall Way to Peking
    2010
  • 1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Stage 7 Tour of Bulgaria
    2012
  • Tour de Romandie
  • 1st Sprints classification
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 9th Overall Tour of Austria
    2013
  • 6th Overall Tour of Austria
    2014
  • 5th Overall Tour de Langkawi

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2013
    Giro d'Italia40
    Tour de France
    Vuelta a España
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Team Katusha (KAT) – RUS. January 2, 2014. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. https://archive.today/20140102050727/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(fi4p1rxrmda3macuk4uui3pf))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/2998. January 2, 2014. dead.
    2. News: RusVelo's Ignatenko, Southeast's Carretero test positive for banned substances. VeloNews. 9 June 2015. 10 June 2015. Caley Fretz.