Mikhail Ignatiev (cyclist)

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Mikhail Ignatiev

Personal information
Full name	Mikhail Borisovich Ignatiev
Born	7 May 1985 (1985-05-07) (age 26) Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg)  Russia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team	Team Katusha
Discipline	Road Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time Trialist
Amateur team(s)
2004–2005	Lokomotiv
Professional team(s)
2006–2008 2009–	Tinkoff Restaurants Team Katusha
Major wins
Olympic Points Race (2004)
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Road bicycle racing World Championships Gold 2005 Madrid Under-23 Time Trial Silver 2007 Stuttgart Under-23 Time Trial Silver 2006 Salzburg Under-23 Time Trial Track cycling Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Points race Bronze 2008 Beijing Madison World Championships Bronze 2007 Mallorca Points race
Infobox last updated on 18 January 2007

Mikhail Borisovich Ignatiev (Russian: Михаил Борисович Игнатьев) (born 7 May 1985) is a Russian professional track and road bicycle racer. He currently rides for UCI ProTour team Team Katusha, as well as participating in various track events. He is known as a time trial specialist, and also has a reputation for making the breakaway in road races and trying, often with success, to solo to victory.

Career

In 2004 Ignatiev achieved his biggest success to date, winning a gold medal in the points race at the Athens Olympics. On the road, Ignatiev came to prominence with his ability in the individual time trial. In 2002 and 2003, he was the World Junior Champion, while in 2005 he became the World Under 23 Champion.

Ignatiev signed his first professional contract in 2006, when he started riding for the Tinkoff Restaurants cycling team. This team competed mainly in Russia, but Ignatiev made a big impact during a series of Spanish races in the middle part of the season.

When Tinkoff Credit Systems was established from Tinkoff Restaurants in 2007, Ignatiev moved to Marina di Massa, Italy. Early in the 2007 cycling season, Ignatiev made a name for himself by winning a stage of the Tour Méditerranéen and the Trofeo Laigueglia with successful late attacks. He continued his form throughout the season and won two time trials, the Prologue in Ster Elektrotoer, Stage 4 of the Regio-Tour and the first stage of Vuelta a Burgos.

Palmarès

2002

1st, Junior World Championships, individual time trial

1st, Junior World Track Championships, points race

1st, Junior World Track Championships, team pursuit

1st, Junior European Track Championships, points race

2003

1st, Junior World Championships, individual time trial

1st, Junior World Track Championships, madison

1st, Junior World Track Championships, team pursuit

1st, Junior European Track Championships, team pursuit

2004

Olympic gold medal, points race

2005

1st, Under 23 World Championships, individual time trial

2006 - Tinkoff Restaurants

1st, Clasica Internacional "Txuma"

1st, General Classification, Volta a Lleida

1st, Stage 1, Volta a Lleida

1st, Stage 2, Volta a Lleida

1st, European Track Championships, individual pursuit

2nd, Under 23 World Championships, individual time trial

2007 - Tinkoff Credit Systems

1st, Trofeo Laigueglia

1st, Stage 3, Tour Méditerranéen

1st, Prologue, Ster Elektrotoer

1st, Stage 4, Regio-Tour

1st, Stage 1, Vuelta a Burgos

2nd, GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise

5th, Tour du Haut Var

3rd, 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Points Race

1st, Fuga Gilera classification, Giro d'Italia

2nd, Under 23 World Championships, individual time trial

2009 - Katusha

2nd, Stage 5, Tour de France

3rd, Stage 18, Tour de France, individual time trial

2010 - Katusha

1st, Stage 6, Tirreno–Adriatico

2011 - Katusha

1st National Individual Time Trial Champion

Combativity award Stage 16 Tour de France

External links

• Team profile
• Mikhail Ignatiev on Sport-Topics.Ru
• Mikhail Ignatiev (cyclist) at Trap-Friis.dk

Persondata
Name	Ignatiev, Mikhail
Alternative names
Short description	Professional track and road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1985-05-07
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date of death
Place of death