Elena Tchalykh (born 25 March 1974) 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 competed from 2011 on for

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

. She competed at 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, th ...

in the Women's road race and in the Women's time trial.

Career highlights

;1990 :1st Pursuit, Track World Championships (Junior) :3rd Points race, Track World Championships (Junior) ;1992 :2nd Pursuit, Track World Championships (Junior) ;2000 :3rd Pursuit, Track World Championships ;2001 :1st Russian National Road Race Championships :3rd Pursuit, Track World Championships ;2003 :2nd Omnium, European Track Championships ;2004 :3rd Pursuit, Track World Championships :3rd Pursuit, Round 2, 2004–2005 Track World Cup,

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;2008 :2nd Team Pursuit, Round 3, 2007–2008 Track World Cup,

:3rd Scratch, Round 3, 2007–2008 Track World Cup,

:1st omnium,

2008 European Track Championships The 2008 European Track Championships took place in Pruszków, Poland from 3 September to 7 September 2008. They were the annual European championship for track cycling for junior and under 23 riders. Events were also held at elite level in the ...

:1st Russian National Time Trial Championships ;2009 :3rd Team Pursuit, Round 4, 2008–2009 Track World Cup,

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...

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* * 1974 births Living people People from Rubtsovsk Russian female cyclists Azerbaijani female cyclists Russian track cyclists Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Russia Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Azerbaijan Sportspeople from Altai Krai {{russia-cycling-bio-stub