Mykhaylo Kononenko

Mykhaylo Kononenko
Personal information
Full nameMykhaylo Mykhaylovich Kononenko
Born (1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 (age 36)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2007–2008Ukraine Neri Sottoli
Professional teams
2010–2017Kolss Cycling Team
2018Team Novak
2018–2020Beijing XDS–Innova Cycling Team[1]
2021–2023Salcano–Sakarya BB Team[2]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2015, 2020)
National Time Trial Championships (2020, 2021)

Mykhaylo Mykhaylovich Kononenko (Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Кононенко; born 30 October 1987) is a Ukrainian former professional road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2010 to April 2023.

Kononenko turned professional in 2010, and is a two-time national champion in both the road race and time trial. Between 2011 and 2022, he took at least one victory each year in a UCI race. His most notable win was the overall title of the 2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake, which he was awarded later on after initial winner Ilya Davidenok's results were stripped for a doping violation.[3] In August 2017, he won the Odessa Grand Prix, while four other members of his team rounded ut the rest of the top five.[4]

He competed in the time trial at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, where he placed 34th. However, he was later disqualified after testing positive for tramadol, which is a substance banned in competeitions by the UCI. However, he did not receive any suspension, as it was a first offense and the drug does not fall under the anti-doping guidelines as it is only banned under the UCI's medical rules.[5]

  1. ^ "Shenzhen Xidesheng Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Salcano Sakarya BB". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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  4. ^ Nicolas Pineau (6 August 2017). "Odessa Grand Prix - Quintuplé de la Kolss Cycling Team". cyclismactu.net (in French).
  5. ^ "UCI statement concerning Mykhaylo Kononenko". UCI.org. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.