Viatcheslav Ekimov

Viatcheslav Ekimov
Ekimov in the prologue of the 2006 Tour of California.
Personal information
Full nameViatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov
NicknameEki
Born (1966-02-04) 4 February 1966 (age 58)
Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Team manager
Rider typeTime-trialist
Professional teams
1990–1992Panasonic–Sportlife
1993Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer
1994–1996WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca
1997–1998U.S. Postal Service
1999Amica Chips–Costa de Almeria
2000–2006U.S. Postal Service
Managerial teams
2009–2011Team RadioShack
2012–2016Team Katusha
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1991)
2 TTT stages (2003, 2004)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (1999)

Stage races

Ronde van Nederland (2003)
Three Days of De Panne (1996, 2000)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1997)
Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (2000)
Züri-Metzgete (1992)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Track Team Pursuit
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bassano del Grappa Amateur Men's Individual Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1986 Colorado Springs Amateur Men's Individual Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1987 Vienna Men's Team Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1989 Lyon Amateur Men's Individual Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1990 Maebashi Professional Men's Individual Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1991 Stuttgart Men's Points Race
Silver medal – second place 1987 Vienna Amateur Men's Individual Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lyon Men's Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Bassano del Grappa Men's Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Colorado Springs Men's Team Pursuit
Representing  Russia
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Road Time Trial
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Road Time Trial[1][2]

Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov (Russian Вячеслав Владимирович Екимов; born 4 February 1966), nicknamed Eki, is a Russian former professional racing cyclist. A triple Olympic gold medalist, he was awarded the title of Russian Cyclist of the Century in 2001.

  1. ^ Cycling - Road Time Trial results, Athens 2004 - Olympics.org
  2. ^ Hamilton, the winner of the golden medal at the time trial at the 2004 Summer Olympics, confessed doping use and was stripped of his gold medal, Ekimov who finished in second position, has been awarded the gold.