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Olga Sergeyevna Zabelinskaya (also
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Zabelinskaia; russian: Ольга Серге́евна Забелинская; born 10 May 1980) is a
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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
i professional
racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, 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 ...
, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . While competing for Russia, she won three Olympic medals, before changing allegiances to Uzbekistan in 2018.


Career

Born in Leningrad (now
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
), Zabelinskaya twice became the junior world champion in 1997, in road and track individual races. She missed the 2004 Olympics because she was having a baby. In 2006, Zabelinskaya quit competitive cycling, but returned in 2009. She qualified for the
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in
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, where she won bronze medals in both the road race and the
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. Subsequently, she won a silver medal in the
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at the 2016 Olympics. She is the first Russian female cyclist to win two Olympic medals in road events.


Doping

In July 2014 it was reported that Zabelinskaya had tested positive for
octopamine Octopamine (molecular formula C8H11NO2; also known as OA, and also norsynephrine, ''para''-octopamine and others) is an organic chemical closely related to norepinephrine, and synthesized biologically by a homologous pathway. Octopamine is ofte ...
at an international race in the spring. In February 2016, she accepted an 18-month ban, which she already served and which expired in September 2015.


Personal life

Zabelinskaya is the daughter of the Olympic champion former cyclist Sergei Sukhoruchenkov. She was separated from her father and they first met when Zabelinskaya was 16. She has three children. , she spends winters in
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, where she trains, and summers in Saint Petersburg.


Major results

;1997 : 1st Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships : 1st Points race,
UCI Junior Track World Championships The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by t ...
;1998 : UCI Junior Road World Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd Time trial : 2nd Points race,
UCI Junior Track World Championships The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by t ...
;2001 : 3rd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2003 : 5th Time trial,
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
;2006 : 1st Stage 7b
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin The Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude Aude (; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Occi ...
;2010 : 1st Overall International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen : National Road Championships ::2nd Time trial ::5th Road race : 3rd
Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen The Chrono Champenois is a European individual time trial bicycle race held around Bétheny in France, in the Champagne region. The race has been organised as a 1.2 event since 1989 for women's and since 1998 there is also a men's race which is ...
: 3rd Overall Route de France Féminine : 4th
Memorial Davide Fardelli Memorial Davide Fardelli — Cronometro Individuale was a women's senior and men's under-23 time trial cycle race which took place in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a countr ...
: 9th Overall
Giro d'Italia Femminile The is an annual elite women's road bicycle racing stage race. It was rebranded from 2013-2020 as the Giro Rosa, having been branded the Giro Donne until 2012 and again in 2021. It has been considered the most prestigious stage race in women's roa ...
: 9th
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: 10th
Trofeo Alfredo Binda Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy. Sinc ...
;2011 : National Road Championships ::2nd Time trial ::10th Road race : 3rd
Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI E ...
: 4th
Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen The Chrono Champenois is a European individual time trial bicycle race held around Bétheny in France, in the Champagne region. The race has been organised as a 1.2 event since 1989 for women's and since 1998 there is also a men's race which is ...
: 5th
Memorial Davide Fardelli Memorial Davide Fardelli — Cronometro Individuale was a women's senior and men's under-23 time trial cycle race which took place in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a countr ...
: 6th
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TTT : 8th Trofeo Costa Etrusca : 9th Overall Energiewacht Tour : 9th Overall
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: 10th Trofeo Vannucci Alberto ;2012 : National Road Championships ::1st
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::8th Road race : 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige – Südtirol : 2nd Celtic Chrono : 2nd Celtic Chrono–Belfast :
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::3rd Road Race ::3rd Time Trial : 3rd
Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen The Chrono Champenois is a European individual time trial bicycle race held around Bétheny in France, in the Champagne region. The race has been organised as a 1.2 event since 1989 for women's and since 1998 there is also a men's race which is ...
: 5th
Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
,
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
: 8th National Road Race Championships : 9th Overall Tour de Free State ;2013 :
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::4th
Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
::7th
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 4th
Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI E ...
: 5th
Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen The Chrono Champenois is a European individual time trial bicycle race held around Bétheny in France, in the Champagne region. The race has been organised as a 1.2 event since 1989 for women's and since 1998 there is also a men's race which is ...
;2014 : 1st Overall
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::1st Stage 2 (ITT) : 1st
Grand Prix GSB The Grand Prix GSB (Grand Saint Bernard) is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in El Salvador. Past winners References {{reflist Cycle races in El Salvador Women's road bicycle races ...
: 2nd Grand Prix El Salvador : 3rd Overall
Vuelta a El Salvador The Vuelta Ciclista a El Salvador (''English'': Tour of El Salvador) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in late April and early May in El Salvador. The Vuelta a El Salvador carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the U ...
::1st Stage 1 (ITT) : 4th Grand Prix de Oriente : 7th
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy. Sin ...
: 8th Overall
Tour of Zhoushan Island Tour of Zhoushan Island is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in China and is currently rated by the UCI as 2.2. Winners References Cycle races in China Women's road bicycle races Spring (season) events in China {{ ...
::1st Stage 2 ;2016 : 2nd Time Trial,
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: 2nd Overall
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: 2nd Ljubljana–Domzale–Ljubljana : 2nd
Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen The Chrono Champenois is a European individual time trial bicycle race held around Bétheny in France, in the Champagne region. The race has been organised as a 1.2 event since 1989 for women's and since 1998 there is also a men's race which is ...
: 3rd Time trial, UEC European Road Championships : 4th Overall Gracia - Orlova :
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
::4th
Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
::4th
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: 5th Time trial, National Road Championships : 7th Overall
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::1st Stage 2 : 7th Crescent Vargarda TTT ;2017 : 1st Points race, National Track Championships : UEC European Road Championships ::3rd Road race ::8th Time trial : 4th
Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI E ...
: 6th Overall
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: 8th Team time trial,
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
: 8th Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes ;2018 : 1st Overall The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhorn's Cup "Women's Tour of Thailand" ::1st Stage 1a (TTT) : 1st Overall
Tour of Eftalia Hotels & Velo Alanya The Grand Prix Velo Alanya is an annual professional road bicycle racing for women in Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located main ...
::1st Prologue & Stage 1 : 1st Ljubljana-Domzale-Ljubljana TT : 1st
Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI E ...
: 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
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: 3rd Omnium, Six Days of Bremen : 7th Overall
Emakumeen Euskal Bira The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country, Spain. It was held annually from 1988 to 2019, starting out as a two-stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stages was always a double stag ...
;2019 : Asian Track Championships ::1st Points race ::2nd Individual pursuit ::3rd Madison ::3rd Omnium : Asian Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial :National Road Championships ::1st Road Race ::1st Time Trial :1st Aphrodite Sanctuary Cycling Race :1st Aphrodite Cycling Race Individual Time Trial :4th Grand Prix Justiniano Hotels :4th
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:4th Grand Prix Gazipasa :10th Grand Prix Velo Alanya


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