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Vladimir Gusev

Key Stats

Nationality: Russian
Born: July 4, 1982
Hometown: Veliky Novgorod, Russia
Residence: Guardamiglio, Italy
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 160 pounds
Strengths: classics, stage racing
Turned Pro: 2004

Palmares

Career Highlights:

three-time Russia time trial champion (2005-2007)

2007
5th, Tour of Flanders
1st, mountains competition, Tour de Suisse (plus
1st, stage 7, Tour de Suisse
1st overall, Tour of Belgium (plus stage 3)
1st, Russian time trial championship
6th, world time trial championship

2006
1st overall, Sachen Tour International
1st, best young rider, Deutschland Tour (plus stage 1)
4th, stage 12, Vuelta a España
7th stages 3 and 7, Tour of California
7th, stage 7 Tour of California
10th, world time trial championship
10th, world road championship

2005
1st, Russian time trial championship
8th, HEW Cyclassics
10th, Tour of Flanders

2004
8th, Ghent-Wevelgem

2003
1st, Russian time trial championship

Biography

Gusev is as good with languages as he is in time trials: he speaks five (Russian, English, Italian, French and German). Gusev has been a professional since 2004, spending two years each at Team CSC and Discovery Channel before moving to Astana in 2008. At the 2006 Paris-Roubaix, Gusev finished fourth but was later one of three riders disqualified for riding though closed train crossing.