Soviet Union National Road Race Championships Explained

The Soviet Union National Road Race Championships were cycling races that were held annually to determine the Soviet cycling champion in road racing, across several categories of riders. The event was first held in 1947 and was won by Vladimir Lassi.[1] Up until 1989 the Soviet cyclists were not allowed to compete as professionals so all the national championships were classed as amateur events.[2] From 1989 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the race was considered professional.

Men

Amateur (1947 to 1989)

This list is as complete a possible with the sources available.Source:[3]

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956 Leonid Kolumbet
1957 Vladimir Krioutschkov
1958
1959 Alexei Stepanovitch Petrov
1960 Alexander Pavlov
1961 Gainan Saidkhuzhin
1962
1963
1964 Alexandre Kulibin
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 Evgeni Smetanin
1973 Yuri Lavrushkin
1974
1975 Boris Issaev
1976 Said Gusseinov
1977
1978
1979 Aleksandr Averin
1980 Ramazan Galialetdinov
1981 Sergei Prybyl
1982
1983 Andrei Toporischev
1984 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
1985 Guennadi Tarassov
1986 Dimitri Konyshev
1987 Piotr Ugrumov
1988 Asiat Saitov
1989 Vladimir Diatchenko

Professional (1989 to 1991)

Source:[4]

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1989 Riho Suun
1990 Vladimir Poulnikov
1991 Piotr Ugrumov

1992 onward

Following on from the Dissolution, each country started their own national championships in the year's following.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Championship, Road, Amateurs, USSR 1947 . www.cyclingarchives.com . 15 December 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Fotheringham . William . Alfa Lum Italy meets Russia . PressReader . 15 December 2022 . en . 3 December 2019.
  3. Web site: National Championship, Road, Amateurs, USSR . www.cyclingarchives.com . 15 December 2022 . en.
  4. Web site: National Championship, Road, Profs, USSR . www.cyclingarchives.com . 15 December 2022 . en.