Vladislav Bobrik Explained

Vladislav Bobrik
Full Name:	Vladislav Bobrik
Birth Date:	1971 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Novosibirsk, Russia
Height:	^[1]
Weight:	62kg (137lb)
Currentteam:	Retired
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	1993–1996
Proyears2:	1997
Proyears3:	1998–1999
Majorwins:	One-day races and Classics Giro di Lombardia (1994)

Vladislav Bobrik (born 6 January 1971) is a Russian former road bicycle racer.^[2] He only had six victories in his career with the most prestigious being the 1994 Giro di Lombardia.^[3]

Career

Going into the 1994 Giro di Lombardia Bobrik was not seen as a contender but as a domestique for Bjarne Riis. So when Bobrik made it into the final breakaway no one thought twice. As the group thinned out he kept with the leaders before out sprinting Claudio Chiappucci and Pascal Richard^[4] .^[5] The bike he raced on was one of the first Titanium bikes made by De Rosa.^[6]

Bobrik started the 1996 Vuelta a España as the leader of .^[7] He was unable to follow the leaders up the mountains and lost time in the first week. With two 11th placings in the final few stages he finished in 16th overall his best performance in a Grand Tour.^[8]

Major results

Sources:^[9] ^[10]

1988

3rd Overall Vuelta a Navarra

1989

1st Overall Dusika Jugend Tour

1990

1st Stage 3, Tour de Trump

1991

3rd Overall Redlands Classic

1st Stage 3

4th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

10th Overall Tour de Trump

1992

3rd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia

3rd Overall Tour de Bretagne

4th Overall Région Pays de la Loire Tour

1993

5th Firenze–Pistoia

7th Coppa Sabatini

10th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda

1st Stage 2

1994

1st Giro di Lombardia

2nd Tre Valli Varesine

4th Coppa Sabatini

7th Giro dell'Appennino

9th Subida a Urkiola

9th Milano-Torino

9th Overall Vuelta a Aragón

1st Stage 1

10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1995

1st Josef Voegeli Memorial

2nd Overall Paris–Nice

1st Stage 8b

2nd Overall Critérium International

4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

5th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato

6th Giro di Toscana

10th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx

10th Milano-Torino

1996

9th Subida a Urkiola

1997

1st Memorial Gastone Nencini

2nd Overall Trofeo dello Scalatore

5th Overall Volta a Portugal

1998

10th Overall Tour de Pologne

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Source:^[11]

Grand Tour	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Giro d'Italia	61	—	28	—	DNF	23
Tour de France	—	62	—	—	—	DNF
Vuelta a España	—	—	DNF	16	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

Notes and References

Web site: Vladislav Bobrik . www.eurosport.com . 2 August 2024.
Web site: Vladislav Bobrik . www.procyclingstats.com . 2 August 2024.
Web site: Victories for Vladislav Bobrik . www.procyclingstats.com . 2 August 2024.
Web site: 88th Giro di Lombardia 1994 (Italy) . cyclingrevealed.com . 2 August 2024.
Web site: Caballero . Alberto Díaz . Gewiss-Ballan domina en las clásicas (1994) . Le Puncheur . 2 August 2024 . es . 8 March 2024.
Web site: De Rosa - Kings of Titanium . Cicli Corsa . 2 August 2024 . en.
Web site: Vuelta a Espana 1996 Startlist . autobus.cyclingnews.com . 2 August 2024.
Web site: Full Final Vuelta Results 1996 . autobus.cyclingnews.com . 2 August 2024.
Web site: Vladislav Bobrik . FirstCycling.com . 2 August 2024 . en.
Web site: Criterium International France, March 25-26, 1995 . autobus.cyclingnews.com . 2 August 2024 . 26 March 1995.
Web site: Vladislav Bobrik Grand Tours . FirstCycling.com . 2 August 2024 . en.