Vladimir Pulnikov ( uk, Володимир Пульніков; born 6 June 1965 in Kiev) is a Ukrainian former road racing cyclist.

Career

He debuted in the amateur categories for

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. As a professional, his best results include a 4th place overall in the

1990 Giro d'Italia The 1990 Giro d'Italia was the 73rd edition of the race. It started off in Bari on May 18 with a individual time trial. The race came to a close with a mass-start stage that began and ended in Milan on June 6. Twenty-two teams entered the r ...

, a 10th overall place 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 ...

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and

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

, and a second place overall at the 1994

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 ...

and the stage victory in the Giro. He also competed in the men's individual road race at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. Poulnikov retired from professional cycling in 1998.

Major results

;1985 : 1st Stage 6

GP Tell The Grand Prix Guillaume Tell (, "William Tell Grand Prize") was a professional cycling race held annually in Switzerland. It was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were in ...

;1986 : 2nd Overall Course de la Paix ;1987 : 3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska ;1988 : 2nd Overall Course de la Paix : 2nd Overall

Giro Ciclistico d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian road bicycle racing amateur stage race created in 1970. Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 is the most important race on Italy's U23 calendar, ...

;1989 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 9 : 1st Overall Cronostaffetta (TTT) : 3rd Memorial Gastone Nencini ;1990 : 2nd Overall

Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...

: 4th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Young rider classification ;1991 : 7th

Tre Valli Varesine The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually the first and most important race of Trittico Lombardo, which con ...

;1992 : 1st Overall Cronostaffetta (TTT) : 1st MaillotUcrania

Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco : 1st Stage 5

Clásico RCN The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The event is sponsored b ...

: 3rd

Giro del Lazio The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

;1993 : 7th Overall Giro d'Italia : 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco : 10th Overall Giro del Trentino : 10th Overall

: 10th

Subida a Urkiola Subida a Urkiola is a one-day cycling race in Durango, Biscay of the Basque Country. The route starts in Durango and ends at the Sanctuary of Urkiola. The first edition began in 1931 and is organized by the Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina, but has not ...

;1994 : 1st

Giro del Friuli Giro del Friuli is a road bicycle race held annually in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. The first edition took place in 1974. From 2005 to 2008 the race was suspended, but it returned in 2009 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Contine ...

: 1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia : 2nd Overall

: 10th Overall

;1996 : 4th Overall

Route du Sud The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France ...

;1997 : 3rd

Giro di Toscana The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Kyiv Ukrainian male cyclists Soviet male cyclists Ukrainian Giro d'Italia stage winners Olympic cyclists of Ukraine Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport alumni 21st-century Ukrainian people {{Ukraine-cycling-bio-stub