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Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)

Vladimir Gusev
Vladimir Gusev 2011.jpg
Gusev at the 2011 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev
Владимир Николаевич Гусев
Nickname Goose
Born (1982-07-04) 4 July 1982 (age 34)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Professional team(s)
2004–2005 Team CSC
2006–2007 Discovery Channel
2008 Astana
2010–2014 Team Katusha
2015 Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team–Al Ahli Club
Major wins
National Time Trial Championships (2005, 2007, 2010)

Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Гусев, born 4 July 1982) is a Russian professional road racing cyclist. Gusev has been a professional since 2004, spending two years each at Team CSC and Discovery Channel before moving to Astana in 2008. On 25 July 2008 team Astana fired Gusev for showing "abnormal" values during an internal doping check, a decision the Court of Arbitration for Sport found to be unjust in a ruling the following June.

At the 2006 Paris–Roubaix, Gusev finished fourth but was later one of three riders disqualified by the race jury for illegally riding though a closed level-crossing.

Gusev joined Team Katusha in 2010 after not riding for a trade team since his dismissal from Astana.


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