Alexandre Pliușchin
Alexandre Pliușchin (Russian: Александр Плюшкин, Romanian: Alexandru Pliușchin; born 13 January 1987) is a Moldovan former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2015. He is a four-time National Road Race Champion; winning in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Pliuschin also represented Moldova in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, having participated in the Men's Road Race and the Men's Individual Pursuit.
![]() Pliușchin at the 2011 Tour de Romandie | |
Personal information | |
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Full name |
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Born |
| 13 January 1987
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2008–2009 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
2010–2011 | Team Katusha |
2012 | Leopard–Trek Continental Team |
2013 | IAM Cycling[1] |
2014 | Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling[2] |
2015 | Synergy Baku |
Major wins | |
National Road Race Championships (2008, 2010–2012) |
On 25 February 2015, Pliușchin's Synergy Baku team announced it had suspended him for a non-negative test for salbutamol at the 2014 Sharjah International Cycling Tour, a race he won whilst riding for Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling.[3]
Major results
- 2004
- 3rd
Scratch, UCI Junior Track World Championships
- 6th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2005
- 1st Classique des Alpes
- 2nd
Time trial, UCI Juniors World Championships
- 2nd Overall Giro della Toscana
- 2006
- 9th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 2007
- 1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 1st Mountains classification Grand Prix du Portugal
- 3rd
Road race, UCI B World Championships
- 8th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2008
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2010
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Duo Normand (with Artem Ovechkin)
- 2011
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
- 2012
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour Alsace
- 3rd Overall Tour de Normandie
- 3rd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 7th Overall Flèche du Sud
- 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 9th Duo Normand (with Fábio Silvestre)
- 2014
- 1st
Overall Sharjah International Cycling Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st Melaka Governor's Cup
References
- "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- "Skydive Dubai, arriva anche Pliuschin" [Skydive Dubai, also comes Pliuschin]. Spazio Ciclismo (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
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