Sergei Sukhoruchenkov

Sergei Nikolaevich Suchorutschenkow (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Сухорученков; born August 10, 1956 in Trostnaya, Bryansk Oblast ) is a former racing cyclist from Russia, who competed during his playing days for the Soviet Union. Suchorutschenkow trained at SKA Kuibyshev under the guidance of Vladimir Petrov.

Sporting successes

Sergei Suchorutschenkow won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in road single race. He sat down over a distance of 189 kilometers with a time of 4:48:28 h and was three to the same time next highest scoring drivers, the Poland Czesław Lang on the second rank, as well as his compatriot Yuri Barinow as bronze medal winners. With this victory, he was at the same time road world champion of amateurs.

Moreover, won twice in his career, the International Peace Race. In the Peace Race in 1979, he was not provided for the Soviet team before tour start. USSR 's head coach Viktor Kapitonov had the 21 -year-old Ramazan Galjaletdinow nominated instead of Suchorutschenkow. However, Sergei Morozov ill on the last day before the start and was replaced by Sergei Suchorutschenkow. He won the Tour in 1979 with 6:27 minutes ahead. In addition, he won two stages and secured the green jersey for the best climber.

In the Peace Race 1981, he took second place in the overall standings behind compatriot Schachid Sagretdinow, again won the mountain jersey and secured a stage victory. The Peace Race in 1982, he finished with nearly four minutes behind in 17th place. His second overall victory came at the Peace Race in 1984, where he also is the third time won the green jersey as the best climber and his fourth overall peace - stage journey.

Sergei Suchorutschenkow also won in 1978 at the Tour of Cuba, in 1978 and 1979 at the Tour de l' Avenir, as well as 1979 and 1981 at the Giro delle Regioni.

Private

Sergei Suchorutschenkow is the father of cyclist Olga Sabelinskaja.