THIS WEEK IN PRO CYCLING »

Get the VeloNews Email Newsletter FREE

  Learn More | Archive

Country Flag
Yuriy Krivtsov

Key Stats

Nationality: Ukrainian
Born: February 7, 1979
Hometown: Nikolaev, Ukraine
Height: 5-foot-7
Weight: 132 pounds
Strengths: time trialing
Turned Pro: 2002

Palmares

Career Highlights:

2009
7th overall, Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

2008
4th, Het Volk

2007
4th, Chrono des Nations Herbiers
5th, Ukraine time trial championship

2006
1st, mountains competition, Circuit de la Sarthe
2nd, Ukraine time trial championship

2005
1st, points and mountains competition, Tour of Bavaria
6th, GP Denain

2004
1st, Ukraine time trial championship

Biography

Krivtsov’s time trial abilities have pushed him onto the world’s stage. The team believes there’s more that what he’s shown so far and have signed him through the 2009 season. Despite his bulky build, Krivtsov can also stick his nose into the wind to hunt for stages.