Alexey Vladimirovich Tsatevich (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Цатевич; 5 July 1989 – 8 April 2024) was a Russian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Gazprom–RusVelo.[1]

Alexey Tsatevich
Tsatevich in 2017
Personal information
Full nameAlexey Tsatevich
Born(1989-07-05)5 July 1989
Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died8 April 2024(2024-04-08) (aged 34)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2007Pedale Castellano Pontenure
2011Itera–Katusha
Professional teams
2012–2016Team Katusha
2017Gazprom–RusVelo

Career

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Born in Verkhnyaya Pyshma in the then-Soviet Union, Tsatevich competed as a professional from the start of the 2012 season, when he joined Team Katusha,[2] having previously competed for the squad's feeder team – Itera–Katusha – in 2011. After several top ten placements during the 2012 season, Tsatevich achieved the first win of his professional career in February 2013, when he won the 1.1-categorised Le Samyn race in Belgium.[3][4] Tsatevich attacked with around 500 m (1,600 ft) remaining, and was able to beat the peloton to the line, in Dour.[5]

Tsatevich was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[6] On Stage 9, the individual time trial, Tsatevich was fined for drafting behind Tobias Ludvigsson. Further to this, Team Katusha took the step to withdraw him from the race.[7][8]

Tsatevich died on 8 April 2024, at the age of 34.[9]

Major results

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2007
1st Trofeo San Rocco
10th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
1st Stage 1
2008
1st 2 Giorni Marchigiana
2009
4th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
9th Gran Premio della Liberazione
10th GP Inda
2010
1st Overall Gagra–Sukhumi
1st Stage 1
2nd Coppa del Mobilio
10th Gran Premio della Liberazione
2011
1st   Criterium, National Road Championships
1st Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
1st Stage 2 Tour of Yeroskipos
1st Stage 2 GP Costa Azul
1st Stage 4 Tour Alsace
1st Stage 6 Tour of Bulgaria
2nd La Côte Picarde
2nd Grand Prix of Moscow
2nd Central European Tour Budapest GP
7th ZLM Tour
7th GP Kranj
8th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
10th Mayor Cup
2012
8th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
8th Le Samyn
8th Volta Limburg Classic
10th Trofeo Migjorn
2013
1st Le Samyn
1st Stage 3 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
9th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
10th Overall Tour of Belgium
2014
2nd Le Samyn
7th Gent–Wevelgem
10th Brabantse Pijl
2015
3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
6th Overall Tour du Haut Var
10th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe[10]
10th Dwars door Vlaanderen
2016
1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
2nd Clásica de Almería
7th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race[11]

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2016 2017
  Giro d'Italia DNF 121
  Tour de France
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Gazprom-RusVelo invests in youth with reduced 2018 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018. That means 10 riders are on their way out, including Pavel Brutt, Alexey Tsatevich, and Anton Vorobyev, who all used to ride for the Katusha WorldTour team.
  2. ^ Westemeyer, Susan (19 October 2011). "Zabel joins Katusha as sprint coach". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Katusha's Tsatevich sprints to le Samyn victory". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Geraint Thomas narrowly misses out on solo victory as Alexey Tsatevich wins Le Samyn". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Tsatevich wins Le Samyn". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  6. ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Alexey Tsatevich 'very upset' after Katusha withdraw him from Giro d'Italia". Cycling Weekly. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Team KATUSHA takes Alexey Tsatevich out of Giro d'Italia". Team Katusha. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Скорбим..." (in Russian). 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ Quénet, Jean-François (10 April 2015). "Navardauskas wins Circuit Sarthe overall". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  11. ^ Woodpower, Zeb (31 January 2016). "Solo ride from Peter Kennaugh lands Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
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