Evgeni Berzin

Evgeni Berzin
Berzin at the 1997 Paris–Tours
Personal information
Full nameEvgeni Valentinovich Berzin
Евге́ний Валенти́нович Берзин[1]
Born (1970-06-03) 3 June 1970 (age 54)
Vyborg, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
1993–1996Mecair–Ballan
1997Batik–Del Monte
1998Française des Jeux
1999Amica Chips–Costa de Almería
1999–2000Mobilvetta Design–Northwave
Major wins
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)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Maebashi Amateur Individual Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1990 Maebashi Amateur Team Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lyon Amateur Team Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1991 Stuttgart Amateur Team Pursuit

Evgeni Valentinovich Berzin (Russian: Евге́ний Валенти́нович Берзин; born 3 June 1970 in Vyborg, Russia) is a Russian former road cyclist.

Coming from track cycling, where he successfully represented the Soviet Union at World Championships, he moved to Italy in 1992 and turned professional with Mecair–Ballan in 1993. His second season in 1994 was to be his best, with victories at the Giro d'Italia and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He finished second at the 1995 Giro d'Italia, but failed to live up to high expectations in the years after. A brief spell in the race leader's yellow jersey and a stage win at the 1996 Tour de France were his last big results. In 1997, he unsuccessfully attempted to break Chris Boardman's hour record. He retired from the sport in 2001.

  1. ^ "Списочный состав кандидатов в сборную команду России по велосипедному спорту на шоссе на 1998 год по группе "Элита"" [The List of Candidates for the Russian National Road Cycling Team 1998 in the Group "Elite"]. infosport.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 November 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2020.