Alexander Sergeyevich Foliforov (russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Фоли́форов; born 8 March 1992) is a Russian professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s ...

, who last rode for

UCI Professional Continental The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

team . He was named in the start list for the

2016 Giro d'Italia The 2016 Giro d'Italia was the 99th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Apeldoorn on 6 May with a individual time trial, followed by two other stages in the Netherlands, both between Nijmegen an ...

, winning the

individual time trial 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 the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also track ...

on Stage 15.

Major results

;2012 : 6th Overall

Tour de Serbie Tour de Serbie is a road bicycle race held annually in Serbia. First held in 1939, since 2005 it has been ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle spor ...

::1st

Young rider classification : 10th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo ;2013 : 1st Stage 4

Grand Prix of Adygeya Grand Prix of Adygeya was a cycling race held between 2010 and 2015 in Russia, and was held as part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of ...

: 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 5th Overall

Giro della Valle d'Aosta Giro della Valle d'Aosta is a stage race road bicycle race held annually in August in Aosta Valley, Italy. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

: 7th

Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza The Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza (also known as Trofeo PIVA) is a professional cycling race held annually in the Province of Vicenza, Italy. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle rac ...

;2014 : 1st Stage 4

: 2nd Trofeo PIVA : 4th Overall

Tour de l'Avenir Tour de l'Avenir ( en, Tour of the Future) is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independen ...

: 6th Overall

Ronde de l'Isard The Ronde de l'Isard is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...

::1st

Points classification ::1st Jersey polkadot

Mountains classification ::1st Stages 1 & 4 ;2015 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Grand Prix of Sochi The Grand Prix of Sochi was a road cycling stage race held annually in Sochi, Russia until 2015. It was held as part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in ...

::1st Stage 4 ( ITT) : 2nd Grand Prix of Sochi Mayor : 10th Overall

Tour of Slovenia Tour of Slovenia is a stage race cycling race held in Slovenia. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle spor ...

;2016 : 1st Stage 15 ( ITT) Giro d'Italia ;2017 : 1st Jersey green

Mountains classification,

Tour of the Alps The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foliforov, Alexander 1992 births Living people Russian male cyclists People from Kovrov Russian Giro d'Italia stage winners Sportspeople from Vladimir Oblast