Sergei Yakovlev, ( kz, Сергей Яковлев, born April 21, 1976 in
Temirtau
Temirtau ( kz, Теміртау, translit=Temırtau; russian: Темиртау) is a city in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. The population was 170,481 in the 1999 census, rising to 210,590 in 2015.
The city is located on the Nura River (the ...
,
Karaganda Region
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On 17 March 2022 it was an ...
,
Soviet Union
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, now
Kazakhstan
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) is a Kazakhstani (ethnic Russian) professional
road bicycle racer
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. He is currently without a team. He turned professional in 1999 and rode for Besson Chaussures for two seasons, then
Acqua & Sapone
Acqua & Sapone () was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. They were managed by Palmiro Masciarelli, assisted by directeur sportifs Lor ...
and then he moved to
Team Telekom
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which became T-Mobile. After fellow Kazakhstani
Alexander Vinokourov
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left T-Mobile at the end of 2005, Yakovlev went with him to
Liberty Seguros-Würth team
ONCE cycling team, () also known as Liberty Seguros, Liberty Seguros–Würth and in succession in its final year, Astana–Würth and Astana was a Spanish cycling team. It competed in the UCI ProTour circuit.
On 25 May 2006, Liberty Mutual ("s ...
and then the
Astana cycling team
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. Yakovlev's victories include being the national champion of Kazakhstan in 2000, the 2000 edition of the Tour de l'Ain and a stage in the
Tour de Suisse
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.
Major results
*
Tour d'Indonesia
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History
Several ...
- 1 stage (2005)
*
Tour de Suisse
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- 1 stage (2003)
* National Road Race Champion (2000)
*
Tour de l'Ain
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G.P. de l'Amitié
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(2000)
* Asian Road Race Champion (1999)
*
Circuit Franco-Belge
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- 1 stage (1999)
References
Kazakhstani male cyclists
1976 births
Living people
Olympic cyclists of Kazakhstan
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Tour de Suisse stage winners
People from Temirtau
Cyclists at the 2002 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan
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