Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev (, born 4 July 1982) is a Russian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2015 for the , , , and teams.
Career
At the 2006 ParisâÂÂRoubaix, Gusev finished fourth but was later one of three riders disqualified by the race jury for illegally riding through a closed level-crossing.
On 25 July 2008, Gusev was fired by his team for showing "abnormal" values during an internal doping check, a decision the Court of Arbitration for Sport found to be unjust in a ruling the following June.
Gusev joined in 2010 after not riding for a trade team following his dismissal from Astana.
Major results
2000
2nd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2nd Overall Giro della Lunigiana
2001
10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
2002
2nd Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
2nd Coppa CittÃÂ di Asti
5th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
2003
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
:1st Stages 3 & 4b (ITT)
3rd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Gran Premio di Poggiana
4th Overall Giro delle Regioni
:1st Stage 1
4th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
8th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
2004
2nd Chrono des Herbiers
7th Cholet-Pays de Loire
8th GentâÂÂWevelgem
8th ParisâÂÂBourges
2005
National Road Championships
:2nd Road race
:2nd Time trial
2nd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
3rd Chrono des Herbiers
4th ParisâÂÂCamembert
8th HEW Cyclassics
9th Brabantse Pijl
10th Tour of Flanders
2006
1st Overall Sachsen Tour International
3rd Japan Cup
4th Overall Deutschland Tour
:1st Young rider classification
:1st Prologue
4th Chrono des Nations
8th ZüriâÂÂMetzgete
UCI Road World Championships
:10th Time trial
:10th Road race
2007
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour of Belgium
:1st Stage 3 (ITT)
Tour de Suisse
:1st Mountains classification
:1st Stage 7
Vuelta a Mallorca
:2nd Trofeo Pollença
:7th Trofeo Sóller
5th Overall Three Days of De Panne
5th Tour of Flanders
5th Chrono des Nations
5th FirenzeâÂÂPistoia
6th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
6th Overall Eneco Tour
Tour de France
:Held after PrologueâÂÂStage 6
2008
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour of Austria
8th Chrono des Nations
2010
National Road Championships
:1st Time trial
:2nd Road race
6th Overall Tour of Austria
10th Giro di Lombardia
2011
3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
10th Overall ÃÂtoile de Bessèges
10th Münsterland Giro
2012
2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
3rd Overall BayernâÂÂRundfahrt
7th Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2013
National Road Championships
:2nd Road race
:2nd Time trial
2014
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2015
2nd Overall Tour du Maroc
:1st Stage 8
5th Overall Tour de Ijen
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
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