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| Full name | Alexandr Vasilievich Kolobnev | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1981 Vyksa, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Domina Vacanze–Elitron | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Rabobank | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Team CSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Team Katusha | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Gazprom–RusVelo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandr Vasilievich Kolobnev (Александр Васильевич Колобнев;[2] born 4 May 1981) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer.[3] His major victories include winning the 2007 Monte Paschi Eroica, a stage of the 2007 Paris–Nice and he is a two-time winner of the Russian National Road Race Championships. In 2011, he was provisionally suspended after testing positive for a potential drug masking agent.[4][5] He was cleared of intentional doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in February 2012,[6] and returned to Team Katusha in March 2012.[3]
- ^ "Alexander Kolobnev". Team Katusha. Katusha Management SA. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ 1 (Sovetsky Sport), 2
- ^ a b "Alexander Kolobnev joins Katusha Team". Team Katusha. Katusha Management SA. March 28, 2012. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Tour de France – First rider fails dope test, sacked". Eurosport. Yahoo!. Reuters. July 11, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ "Alexandr Kolobnev signs for Team Katusha". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ^ Nigel Wynn (March 2012). "Alexandr Kolobnev cleared of doping by CAS | Latest News". Cycling Weekly.