Alexey Alexandrovich Lutsenko (russian: Алексей Александрович Луценко; born 7 September 1992) is a Kazakh professional cyclist, who rides for

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Career

In 2012 he won the under-23 road race at the

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in the Netherlands. At the 2015 Tour de Suisse, Lutsenko put in an attack after the penultimate climb of the day and it led him to victory on stage 8. In 2019, Lutsenko had his most prolific season to that point, with ten individual victories. His first start of the season, the

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, saw him win three stages, the points classification and the overall general classification. After top-ten finishes at

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(fourth) and

Strade Bianche The Strade Bianche is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name ''Strade Bianche'' (Italian for ''White Roads'') st ...

(seventh), Lutsenko won a stage and the mountains classification at

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important prep ...

. He finished seventh overall at the

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...

, before winning both the

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and the road race by more than a minute at the Kazakh National Road Championships. After finishing inside the top twenty placings at the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

, Lutsenko won the Arctic Race of Norway on the final stage, overturning a three-second pre-stage deficit to

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. He finished fourth at the

Deutschland Tour The Deutschland Tour (English: ''Tour of Germany'' and sometimes ''Deutschland-Rundfahrt'' in German) is the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but from 2005 until 2008 it was moved t ...

and second at the

Coppa Ugo Agostoni The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed during World War II. It is also called ''Gi ...

before two wins in three days, at the

Coppa Sabatini The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is t ...

and the

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– becoming the latter race's first non-Italian winner. At the start of the 2020 season, and prior to the

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-enforced suspension of racing, Lutsenko took third-place overall finishes at the

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(winning the points classification), and the

UAE Tour The UAE Tour ( ar, جولة الإمارات) is a road cycling stage race in the United Arab Emirates. It was first held in 2019 as part of the UCI World Tour. It was created as a result of the merging of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. ...

. He then won the sixth stage of the

following a solo attack. Lutsenko's next victory did not come until the 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné, when he won the fourth stage

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. He moved into the race lead after the sixth stage, but ultimately finished second overall behind

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. He recorded his best overall finish at the

with a seventh-place finish in the 2021 edition, but took only one further victory during the rest of the year, at the

. Lutsenko opened his 2022 season with victory in the inaugural edition of the

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, soloing the last to the win. He finished inside the top ten placings at the

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI P ...

(ninth), missing out on a stage victory to

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in a two-up sprint in Baza. At the

, he worked his way up the general classification, moving into the top ten overall after two high stage finishes on consecutive summit finishes at

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and

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. He ultimately finished 9th, almost 23 minutes down on race winner

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Personal life

Lutsenko and his family live in

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Major results

Source: ;2010 : Asian Junior Road Championships ::1st Gold medal asia

Road race ::2nd Silver medal asia

Time trial ;2011 : 9th ZLM Tour ;2012 : 1st Jersey rainbow

Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 1st Stage 5

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 ...

: 1st Stage 1b

Tour of Bulgaria The Tour of Bulgaria is an annual international professional bicycle race held in Bulgaria that was first staged on 21 August 1924. It is part of UCI Europe Tour and is category 2.2. The race covers about 1,500 kilometres and lasts two weeks. As ...

: 1st Stage 5

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 ...

: National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd

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: 2nd

Grand Prix des Marbriers The Grand Prix des Marbriers is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 1.2 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 ...

: 3rd Overall

Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay The Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay was a bicycle stage race held annually in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It was part of the UCI America Tour and the race was reserved to riders between 19 and 22 of age and was rated 2.Ncup by the UCI. It was the o ...

: 5th

Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie The Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Arona, Italy between 1997 and 2015. It was held primarily as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ra ...

: 8th Overall

Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 was a bicycle road race held annually in the German state of Thuringia. It was a stage race reserved to athletes under the age of 23. Since 2005, it was organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour. After the 201 ...

;2014 : 1st Gold medal blank

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: 1st

Tour of Almaty The Tour of Almaty is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Kazakhstan. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 race, as part of the UCI Asia Tour. From 2013 to 2016, the race was held as a one- ...

: 4th Overall

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Po ...

::1st

Points classification ::1st Stage 5 ( ITT) ;2015 : 1st MaillotKaz

, National Road Championships : 1st

: 1st Stage 8

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...

;2016 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour of Hainan The Tour of Hainan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hainan Province, China. The race consists of nine stages and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The event was first held in 2006. It was made a UCI 2.1 race from 2 ...

::1st Stage 8 : 1st

: 1st Stage 5

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...

: 3rd Overall

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;2017 : 1st Gold medal asia

Team time trial, Asian Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 :

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

::1st Stage 5 :: Jersey green number

Combativity award Stage 5 : 3rd

Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI ...

: 9th Road race,

;2018 : 1st MaillotKaz

Road race, National Road Championships :

::1st

Road race ::1st Gold medal blank

: 1st

Overall

: 1st Stage 6

Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ...

: 2nd Overall

Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...

::1st Stage 4 ;2019 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotKaz

Road race ::1st MaillotKaz

: 1st

Overall

::1st

Points classification ::1st Stages 2, 3 & 5 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Arctic Race of Norway ::1st Jersey green

Points classification : 1st

: 1st

::1st

Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd

: 4th Overall

: 4th

: 7th Overall

: 7th

;2020 : 1st Stage 6

: 3rd Overall

::1st

Points classification : 3rd Overall

;2021 : 1st

: 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 4 ( ITT) : 2nd

GP Miguel Induráin The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin ( es, Gran Premio Miguel Induráin), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race. History The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after ...

: 4th

Veneto Classic The Veneto Classic is a one-day road cycling race held annually since 2021 in Veneto, Italy. Since 2023, it has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar, having previously been on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...

: 7th Overall

: 8th Overall

Okolo Slovenska Okolo Slovenska ( en, Tour of Slovakia; french: Tour de Slovaquie) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes f ...

;2022 : 1st Clásica Jaén : 8th Overall

: 9th Overall

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lutsenko, Alexey 1992 births Living people Kazakhstani male cyclists Kazakhstani Tour de France stage winners Kazakhstani Vuelta a España stage winners Asian Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2014 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2018 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Tour de Suisse stage winners Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Olympic cyclists of Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games People from Petropavl Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Kazakhstani people of Ukrainian descent