Pavel Tonkov
Tonkov in 2005
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov |
Nickname | The Tsar |
Born | Izhevsk, Russia |
February 9, 1969
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Professional team(s) | |
1992 | Russ |
1993–1995 | Lampre |
1996 | Ceramiche Panaria-Vinavil |
1997–2000 | Mapei |
2001 | Mercury-Viatel |
2002 | Lampre-Daikin |
2003 | CCC-Polsat |
2004 | Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie |
2005 | Team LPR |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Infobox last updated on July 23, 2008 |
Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov (Russian: Павел Сергеевич Тонков; born February 9, 1969 in Izhevsk)[1] is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia. His talents were first showcased when winning the world junior title as part of the Soviet Union team in 1987. This alerted the world to his talents and he turned pro in 1992 with the RUSS-Baïkal team. His biggest success was the overall win in the 1996 edition of the Giro d'Italia. He also placed 2nd in the following two editions of the Italian race.
In 1995 he won the Tour de Suisse and in 1997 he won the Tour de Romandie.[2] In 2000 he placed 3rd overall in the Vuelta a España.[2] Throughout much of his career he was a client of the controversial Michele Ferrari.
He retired in 2005.
He is married to a Spanish woman and they have two sons and a daughter. He currently lives in Córdoba, Spain where he manages a hotel. Has a fourth daughter born in 2012.
Grand Tours overall classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Giro | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 5 | WD | 13 |
Tour | - | - | WD | WD | - | - | - | WD | - | - | - | - | - |
Vuelta | - | - | - | - | - | WD | - | 4 | 3 | - | 67 | - | WD |
WD = Withdrew
Major achievements
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- 1992 - Lampre-Colnago
- 7th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 1993 - Lampre-Polti
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
- Stage 4
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1994 - Lampre-Panaria
- 4th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1995 - Lampre-Panaria
- 1st Overall Tour de Suisse
- Stage 7
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1996 - Panaria-Vinavil
- 1st Overall Giro d'Italia
- Stage 13
- 2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
- 1997 - Mapei GB
- 1st Overall Tour de Romandie
- Stage 4
- Stage 13 & 15 Vuelta a Espana
- 1st Overall Giro dell'Appennino
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- Stage 3, 5, 21
- 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino
- 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1998 - Mapei-Bricobi
- 1st Overall Giro dell'Appennino
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- Stage 18
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1999 - Mapei-Quickstep
- 2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Espana
- 10th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2000 - Mapei-Quickstep
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Espana
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2001 - Mercury-Viatel
- 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1st Mountains Competition Tour of the Basque Country
- 2002 - Lampre-Daikin
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- Stage 17
- 2003 - CCC-Polsat
- 3rd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
- 2004 - Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
- 5th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 8th Overall Giro dell'Appennino
- 13th Overall Giro d'Italia
- Stage 17
- 2005 - Team LPR Brakes
- 1st Overall Clasica Alcobendas
- Stage 1
- 9th Overall Giro dell'Appennino
References
- Articles containing Russian-language text
- Pages using div col with unknown parameters
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Izhevsk
- Russian male cyclists
- Giro d'Italia winners
- Russian Giro d'Italia stage winners
- Russian Vuelta a España stage winners
- Olympic cyclists of Russia
- Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Tour de France cyclists
- Vuelta a España cyclists
- Giro d'Italia cyclists