Asiat Saitov

Asyat Mansurovich Saitov (Russian: Асят Мансурович Саитов; born 1 January 1965) is a retired Russian cyclist. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by the Soviet Union and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a silver medal in the team road race. The same year he won the Tour of Greece and Olympia's Tour. He also won the GP Cuprosan in 1991, Vuelta a Castilla y León in 1992, Vuelta a Mallorca in 1993 and Gran Premio de Llodio in 1994.[1]

Asiat Saitov
Asiat Saitov in 1987
Personal information
Full nameAsiat Saitov
Born (1965-01-01) 1 January 1965
Samara, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1990Alfa Lum
1991–1994Kelme–Ibexpress
1995Artiach–Chiquilin
1996Refin–Mobilvetta
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (1990, 1995)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1992, 1995)

In 1988 he competed at the Summer Olympics in the 100 km team time trial and in the individual road race and finished in seventh and 51st place, respectively.[2]

He is married to Svetlana Masterkova, a Russian Olympic middle distance runner.[2]

Major results

1984
1st Overall Olympia's Tour
1st Stage 6
1st Overall Tour of Greece
1986
3rd Overall Peace Race
1990
1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
3rd Trofeo Pantalica
1992
1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 5a Tour of the Basque Country
7th Trofeo Masferrer
1993
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Aragón
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Mallorca
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
3rd Trofeo Masferrer
1994
Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Stage 4 Route du Sud
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a La Rioja
2nd Clásica de Almería
1995
1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 5a Tour of the Basque Country
7th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1996
1st Stage 13 Volta a Portugal
9th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Vuelta a España 129 DNF 72 59 105 52
Giro d'Italia 79 113 DNF
Tour de France DNF
Legend
DSQDisqualified
DNFDid not finish


References

  1. Asiat Saitov. cyclingarchives.com
  2. Asyat Saitov. sports-reference.com
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