Gainan Saidkhuzhin

Gainan Saidchushin, Eng. Transcription Gaynan Saydhuzhin, (* June 30, 1937 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet cyclist.

Sports career

After the first big success as a stage winner at the Tour of USSR in 1957, the native Tatar 1958 in Egypt tour started for the first time in the national team of the Soviet Union, where he was also possible stage winner. His Peace Race - debut was in 1960, also won a stage here and was sixth overall. The state professional by the Soviet Army Sports Club came up in 1970 at the international road race in appearance. The most impressive balance he left behind at the annual three-country stage race International Peace Race. Within eleven years Saidchushin started at nine peace rides, came six times in the top ten and won the largest amateur cycling race 1962. 1965 he finished fourth and won the most active driver's Purple jersey, 1967, he finished 10th in 1968 and the 4th Place. In 1969 he was second best in the mountains classification and 9th overall individual ranking. Four times he was the stage winner and three times with the Soviet team as the winner of the team classification on the podium.

Twice Saidchushin approached at the Radwettbewerben the Olympic Games. In Rome in 1960 he was employed in the individual road race and finished as the worst drivers Soviet 34th 1964 in Tokyo, he came only on the individual 41st place, but was in a weak Soviet team -best driver. The Straßenradweltmeisterschaften amateur Saidchushin stood on the podium only once, in 1963 as a third party with the Soviet team in the 100 -km team time trial.