Serguei Outschakov (born 11 May 1968 in Arkhangelsk) is a Ukrainian former road bicycle racer. He won stages in all three Grand Tours. In 1997 Tour de France he finished first in the 11th stage but was relegated to third place for not holding his line in the final sprint.[1] His Tour de France stage victory came in 1995 when he and Lance Armstrong broke away and Outschakov won in the sprint. According to the ESPN “30 for 30” documentary, “Lance”, the loss to Outschakov was the impetus for Armstrong’s decision to start taking EPO.

Serguei Outschakov
Personal information
Full nameSerguei Outschakov
Born (1968-05-11) 11 May 1968 (age 56)
Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1993Lampre–Polti
1994–1997Team Polti
1998–1999TVM–Farm Frites
2000Alessio
2000–2001Alexia Alluminio
2002CCC–Polsat
Major wins
Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
Tour de France, 1 stage
Vuelta a España, 2 stages

Major results

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1988
1st Stage 9 Olympia's Tour
1990
1st Stage 5b (ITT) Giro delle Regioni
1992
1st Giro del Mendrisiotto
1993
1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España
1994
1st Acht van Chaam
1995
1st Stage 13 Tour de France
1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia
1st   Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st Stages 2 & 4 (ITT)
1st Profronde van Surhuisterveen
8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
10th Overall Paris–Nice
1996
1st Stage 22 Giro d'Italia
6th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
1997
1st GP Chiasso
1st Stages 3 & 8 Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 6 Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico
2nd Châteauroux Classic
4th Gent–Wevelgem
7th Milan–San Remo
1999
1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 4 Sachsen Tour
2002
1st Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
  Giro d'Italia 21 73 77 94 DNF
  Tour de France 97 63 74 DNF 113 DNF
 /  Vuelta a España 50 DNF DNF DNF DNF

References

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