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词条 Evgeni Berzin
释义

  1. Career

  2. Later career

  3. After Cycling

  4. Career achievements

     Major results  Grand Tour general classification results timeline 

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Evgeni Berzin
| image = Evgueni BERZIN.jpg
| full_name = Evgeni Berzin
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|6|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vyborg, Soviet Union
| height = 1.70 m
| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype = All-rounder
| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1 =
| proyears1 = 1993
| proteam1 = Mecair-Ballan
| proyears2 = 1994–1995
| proteam2 = Gewiss-Ballan
| proyears3 = 1996
| proteam3 = Gewiss-Playbus
| proyears4 = 1997
| proteam4 = Batik-Del Monte
| proyears5 = 1998
| proteam5 = La Française des jeux
| proyears6 = 1999
| proteam6 = Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria
| proyears7 = 1999
| proteam7 = Mobilvetta Design-Rossin
| proyears8 = 2000
| proteam8 = Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini
| majorwins = Grand Tours

Tour de France

1 individual stage (1996)

Giro d'Italia

General classification (1994)

Young rider Classification (1994)

5 individual stages (1994, 1995, 1996)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championship (1994)

Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1994)


}}

Evgeni Berzin ({{Lang-ru|Евгений Берзин}}; born 3 June 1970 in Vyborg, Russia) is a Russian former cyclist whose best year was 1994, when he won the Giro d'Italia and Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

Career

Berzin won the Men's Individual Pursuit, at the 1990 Amateur World Championships and the Team Pursuit at both the 1990 and 1991 Amateur World Championships, before turning professional with Italian team, Mecair-Ballan, in 1993.

He rode the Kellogg's Tour of Britain in 1993, for Mecair-Ballan, where he finished second on Stage 4. The end of the stage was notable for the on-road arguments between Berzin and the stage winner, Peter de Clercq, as Berzin had refused to assist with pace-making over the final 10 km of the stage.[1] The same year, he was the runner-up in the Settimana Ciclistica, in Lombarda, Italy.

In 1994, at the age of 24 and riding for Gewiss-Ballan, he won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège, ahead of Lance Armstrong. He followed this with overall victory at the Giro d'Italia, defeating Miguel Indurain, the winner of the previous two editions of the race and the preeminent Grand Tour rider of the time. Berzin won three stages - one in the mountains and two individual time trials - the latter a discipline which Indurain normally dominated. He held the Maglia Rosa from Stage 4 to the end of the race, a total of 19 stages. He also won the White Jersey, for best young rider. Consequently, Berzin was expected to become the next cycling megastar but he was never quite able to live up to the results of 1994.

The following year, again riding with Gewiss-Ballan, he won the Euskal Bizikleta, in Spain and finished second to Tony Rominger at the Giro d'Italia, winning the mountainous penultimate Stage 21. He also won Stage 3 of the 1995 Tour de France, which was a team time trial and was 4th on Stage 8.

Berzin returned for the 1996 Giro d'Italia, where he finished in 10th place, winning one individual time trial stage. He also rode the Tour de Suisse, winning the prologue and Stage 8. In the 1996 Tour de France, he took the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Alps and won the time trial to Val d'Isere the next day but lost the lead to Bjarne Riis on the following stage.

At the 1997 Giro d'Italia, Berzin rode for Batik-Del Monte but his decline continued, as he was unable to win a stage and finished in 20th place, 49 minutes behind the winner, Ivan Gotti. He rode the Tour de France again, finishing 3rd in the prologue time trial, in Rouen but he later abandoned the race.

On 19 October 1997, Berzin attempted to break the hour record in Bordeaux but he aborted the attempt after 17 minutes, being already too far from Chris Boardman's record.

Later career

Berzin missed the 1998 Giro d'Italia but rode the Tour de France, finishing in 25th position. By 1999, his performances had deteriorated considerably. He rode his final Giro d'Italia, this time for Amica Chips-Costa de Almería but he finished in 52nd place, over 2 hours down on the winner.

Berzin was prevented from starting the 2000 Giro d'Italia, as he received a two-week ban, due to an elevated haematocrit level.[2][3] He never won another professional race and retired in May 2001, aged 30.

After Cycling

Berzin owns three Fiat car dealerships, in Lombardy.[4]

Career achievements

Major results

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1988

1st Team pursuit, National Junior Track Championships

World Junior Team Track Pursuit Championship

1989

1st Team pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships

1990

1st Team pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships

World Amateur Track Pursuit Championship

World Amateur Team Track Pursuit Championship

1991

World Amateur Team Track Pursuit Championship

1994

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Young rider classification

1st Stages 4, 8 & 18

1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1st Giro dell'Appennino

1995

2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 21

1st Euskal Bizikleta

1996

Tour de France

1st Stage 8

Held for 2 days

10th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 19

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour19931994199519961997199819992000
Giro d'Italia 901210 20 52 DNF
Tour de FranceDNF 20 DNF 25
Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

See also

  • List of doping cases in cycling

References

1. ^{{cite news | title =Kellogg's Tour of Britain: Berzin beaten by Belgian rain man | author=Robin Nicholl | work =The Independent | date =13 August 1993| url =https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling--kelloggs-tour-of-britain-berzin-beaten-by-belgian-rain-man-1460903.html | accessdate = 2013-08-13}}
2. ^CBC Sports News
3. ^Cycling News - May 2000
4. ^{{cite news | title =Berzin: l'ex Zar del Giro che ha preferito le quattro ruote | author =Claudio Barbieri | work =Sky Sports | date =2011 | url =http://sport.sky.it/sport/ciclismo/2011/05/02/intervista_eugeni_berzin_giro_d_italia_2011.html | accessdate = 2014-07-14}}

External links

  • {{Cycling Archives|1997}}
  • Official Tour de France results for Eugeni Berzin
{{giro d'Italia general classification winners}}{{Liège–Bastogne–Liège winners}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Berzin, Eugeni}}

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