Alexander Foliforov

Alexander Foliforov
Foliforov in 2016
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Sergeyevich Foliforov
Born (1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 (age 32)
Kovrov, Russia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Time trialist
  • Climber
Professional teams
2012Itera–Katusha
2013Russian Helicopters
2014Itera–Katusha
2015–2018RusVelo[1]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2016)

Alexander Sergeyevich Foliforov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Фоли́форов; born 8 March 1992) is a Russian professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Gazprom–RusVelo.[2] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia,[3] winning the individual time trial on Stage 15.[4]

  1. ^ "Gazprom-RusVelo invests in youth with reduced 2018 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Evtushenko, Kurbatov, Stash e Vorobyev completano la Gazprom 2019. Menchov nuovo ds" [Evtushenko, Kurbatov, Stash and Vorobyev complete Gazprom in 2019. Menchov new DS]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Stage 15: Foliforov stuns as Nibali falters in TT". Velo News. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.