Viatcheslav Ekimov

Ekimov in the prologue of the 2006 Tour of California. The Amgen Tour of California is a professional Cycling Stage race on the UCI America Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour that made its debut
Personal information
Full name	Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov
Nickname	Eki
Date of birth	February 4, 1966 (1966-02-04) (age 42)
Country	Russia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1990-1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997-1998 1999 2000-2005	Panasonic Novemail WordPerfect Novell Rabobank US Postal Amica Chip US Postal, Discovery Channel
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 1 stage Tour de France, 1 stage Züri-Metzgete (1992)  Russia National Road Race Champion (1997)
Infobox last updated on:
September 6, 2007

Medal record
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	Track Team Pursuit
Competitor for  Russia
Road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Gold	2000 Sydney	Road Time Trial
Silver	2004 Athens	Road Time Trial

Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov (Russian Вячеслав Владимирович Екимов; born February 4, 1966 in Vyborg near St Petersburg, Russia), nicknamed Eki, was a heralded professional bicycle racer. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Track cycling is a Bicycle racing Sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or Velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different Bicycle racing disciplines were contested Road cycling, Track cycling, and Mountain biking The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines Road cycling, held on the streets of Athens. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Vyborg (Вы́борг Viipuri Viborg Wiborg is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending An Olympic gold and silver medalist, he was awarded the title of Russian Cyclist of the Century in 2001.

Ekimov started training as a cyclist at age 12 with a bicycle school affiliated with the famous centre of Alexander Kuznetsov. Alexander Kuznetsov (born on December 2, 1959) is a Russian actor however he has also appeared in many American television series He trained in Leningrad at Lokomotiv and later Armed Forces sports society during the Soviet era. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Lokomotiv (Локомотив English Locomotive) the All-Union Voluntary Sports Society of Rail transport workers' Trade Unions, one of the The Armed Forces sports society (Вооруженные Силы (ВС was one of the largest sports societies in the USSR. He first competed professionally in 1990. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Ekimov won two Olympic gold medals: in the track team pursuit in Seoul (1988) for the USSR, and in an upset, in the road time trial in Sydney (2000) for Russia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ekimov won the silver medal for Russia in the men's road individual time trial, losing to American Tyler Hamilton. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's An individual time trial (ITT is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French contre la montre - literally "against Tyler Hamilton (born March 1 1971, Marblehead Massachusetts) is an American professional Road bicycle racer and Olympic Hamilton's initial blood sample tested positive for blood doping, but the lab mistakingly froze the backup sample, rendering it unsuitable for the required second test. Though the Russian Olympic committee appealed the final standings on Ekimov's behalf, the lab's error made it impossible to definitively establish Hamilton's culpability and the American retained the gold medal. (Hamilton again tested positive a few weeks later and received a two-year competition ban. )

Ekimov joined the USPS team in 1997 as its first key international signing, briefly retiring in 2001 before rejoining the team the following year. In the 2003 Tour de France Ekimov placed 10th in the prologue. The 2003 Tour de France started and ended in Paris. Lasting from July 5 to July 27 the race covered 3350 km (2081 He was a key force in the winning team time trial effort in stage four and was important to Lance Armstrong's fifth Tour victory both on the flats and in the mountains. He missed the 2004 Tour de France due to a injuries received in a training ride with Armstrong in Texas. Stages Jersey progress Teams 188 riders in 21 teams started 147 riders finished Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. ^[1] During the final stage of the 2006 Tour de France, now racing for the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, he announced that the 2006 Tour would be his last. The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23 2006 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team ( UCI Team Code: DSC) was a US -based professional Road bicycle racing team. He was honored by the peloton on the final stage, who allowed him to lead them over the line on the first of the eight laps of the Champs-Elysees. Ekimov started and finished 15 Tours de France, tying him with Lucien Van Impe for the second most Tour finishes. Lucien van Impe (born 20 October 1946 in Mere, Belgium) was a Belgian cyclist from 1969 to 1987

In September 2006 he finished riding for Discovery, but stayed with the team as Assistant Directeur Sportif to Johan Bruyneel. Johan Bruyneel (born August 23 1964 Izegem, Belgium) is a former Road bicycle racer in professional cycling and a Directeur sportif for ^[2] He helped guide the Discovery riders during the U. S. Pro Cycling Championships in 2006 as well as the Tour of California and the Tour of Georgia.

Career highlights

References

The Regio-Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held between France, Switzerland and Germany. The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira ( English: Tour of Táchira is a multi-day Road bicycle racing Stage race held annually each January in the state of The Circuit Franco-Belge is a Stage race Cycling race held annually in Belgium and France. The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th Tour de France, taking place July 6 to July 28 1991 Züri-Metzgete ( Zürich German; Championship of Zürich Meisterschaft von Zürich is a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland The Clásica de Almería ( English: Classic of Almería) is a single-day Road bicycle race held annually in March in Almería, Spain The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held between 1991 and 1996 Veenendaal-Veenendaal is a semi classic professional Cycling race in the Netherlands starting and finishing in the town of Veenendaal The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held between 1991 and 1996 Paris-Roubaix is a single-day professional bicycle road race held in northern France starting in Compiègne and finishing in Roubaix, near the The Three Days of De Panne (KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde is a mid-week three-day stage race before the Ronde van Vlaanderen in De Panne in West Flanders Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending These are the results for the 38th edition of the Ronde van Nederland Cycling race, which was held from August 25 to August 29, 1998 "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different Bicycle racing disciplines were contested Road cycling, Track cycling, and Mountain biking Grand Prix Eddy Merckx was a cycle race around Brussels, where Eddy Merckx was born Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana The Three Days of De Panne (KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde is a mid-week three-day stage race before the Ronde van Vlaanderen in De Panne in West Flanders The 2003 Tour de France started and ended in Paris. Lasting from July 5 to July 27 the race covered 3350 km (2081 These are the results for the 43th edition of the Ronde van Nederland Cycling race, which was held from August 19 to August 23, 2003 These are the results for the 2003 edition of the Paris-Roubaix Cycling classic, in which Peter Van Petegem entered history by doing the double with his Ronde Stages Jersey progress Teams 188 riders in 21 teams started 147 riders finished These are the results for the 44th edition of the Ronde van Nederland Cycling race, which was held from August 24 to August 28, 2004 The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines Road cycling, held on the streets of Athens. The 2004 Tour de Georgia was the second annual Bicycle road racing event held in the state of Georgia, United States. Grand Prix Eddy Merckx was a cycle race around Brussels, where Eddy Merckx was born The Three Days of De Panne (KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde is a mid-week three-day stage race before the Ronde van Vlaanderen in De Panne in West Flanders

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