Evgeni Berzin
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Evgeni Berzin |
| Born |
3 June 1970 Vyborg, Soviet Union |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1993 | Mecair-Ballan |
| 1994–1995 | Gewiss-Ballan |
| 1996 | Gewiss-Playbus |
| 1997 | Batik-Del Monte |
| 1998 | La Française des jeux |
| 1999 | Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria |
| 1999 | Mobilvetta Design-Rossin |
| 2000 | Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini |
| Major wins | |
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Evgeni Berzin (Russian: Евгений Берзин; born 3 June 1970 in Vyborg, Russia) is a Russian former cyclist whose best year was 1994, when he won the Giro d'Italia and Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
Berzin won the Men's Individual Pursuit, at the 1990 Amateur World Championships and the Team Pursuit at both the 1990 and 1991 Amateur World Championships, before turning professional with Italian team, Mecair-Ballan, in 1993.
He rode the Kellogg's Tour of Britain in 1993, for Mecair-Ballan, where he finished second on Stage 4. The end of the stage was notable for the on-road arguments between Berzin and the stage winner, Peter de Clercq, as Berzin had refused to assist with pace-making over the final 10 km of the stage. The same year, he was the runner-up in the Settimana Ciclistica, in Lombarda, Italy.
In 1994, at the age of 24 and riding for Gewiss-Ballan, he won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège, ahead of Lance Armstrong. He followed this with overall victory at the Giro d'Italia, defeating Miguel Indurain, the winner of the previous two editions of the race and the preeminent Grand Tour rider of the time. Berzin won three stages - one in the mountains and two individual time trials - the latter a discipline which Indurain normally dominated. He held the Maglia Rosa from Stage 4 to the end of the race, a total of 19 stages. He also won the White Jersey, for best young rider. Consequently, Berzin was expected to become the next cycling megastar but he was never quite able to live up to the results of 1994.
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