Djamolidine Abdoujaparov

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
An unsmiling Abdoujaparov in the Tour de France green jersey
Abdoujaparov in 1993
Personal information
Full nameDjamolidine Abdoujaparov
NicknameThe Tashkent Express, The Tashkent Terror, Abdou[1]
Born (1964-02-28) 28 February 1964 (age 60)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
1990Alfa Lum
1991–1992Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1993Lampre–Polti
1994Team Polti–Vaporetto
1995Novell–Decca–Colnago
1996Refin–Mobilvetta
1997Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Points classification (1991, 1993, 1994)
9 individual stages (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
Giro d'Italia
Points classification (1994)
Intergiro classification (1994)
1 individual stage (1994)
Vuelta a España
Points classification (1992)
7 individual stages (1992, 1993)

One-day races and Classics

Gent–Wevelgem (1991)

Djamolidine Mirgarifanovich Abdoujaparov (Uzbek: Jamoliddin Mirgarifanovich Abdujaparov; born 28 February 1964) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Uzbekistan.[2] Abdoujaparov was a sprinter, nicknamed "The Tashkent Terror"[3] as he was so ferocious in the sprints. His unorthodox and often erratic sprinting caused a number of crashes. He competed in the individual road race at the Olympic Games on two occasions: in 1988 for the Soviet Union and in 1996 for Uzbekistan; he placed fifth in 1988.[1]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Djamolidine Abdoujaparov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Djamolidine Abdoujaparov interview from ATR". ATR. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ "'Tashkent terror' banned from cycling for one year". BBC News. 26 January 1998. Retrieved 18 July 2007.