# Mark Padun

Mark Pavlovych Padun (Ukrainian: Марк Павлович Падун; born 6 July 1996) is a former Ukrainian cyclist.

## Career

In the years 2016 and 2017, Mark Padun raced for Team Colpack. In 2017, he won a stage of the Giro Ciclistico d'Italia and after Matija Kvasina, winner of the 2017 Flèche du Sud, tested positive for EPO, Padun's second place was upgraded to first overall.

### Bahrain–Merida (2018–2021)

In August 2017, Padun joined Bahrain–Merida as a stagiaire, and received a regular contract for the next season. In 2018 and 2019, he raced in the Vuelta a España. In 2019, he won the Ukrainian National Time Trial Championships. In October 2020, he raced in the Giro d'Italia and finished in second place on stage 12.
In 2021, Padun won Stages 7 and 8 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, after spending each day in the breakaway, while also collecting enough points to win the mountains classification. By dropping his companions in the breakaway and holding off the group of favorites on two consecutive days, these wins sparked sceptic commentary from riders and staff of other teams. The French newspaper Le Parisien published quotes calling his performance "an absolute disgrace" and that it "reminds us of the dirty 2000s". Despite his strong performance, he was not nominated for the Tour de France by his team, nor was he taken to the Men's individual road race at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics by his federation, to the surprise of observers. In an interview with L'Équipe, he defended himself against doping suspicions, citing weight problems as reason for his inconsistent performances.

### EF Education–EasyPost (2022–2023)

For the 2022 season, he signed a contract at EF Education–EasyPost. Team manager Jonathan Vaughters emphasised his trust in Padun, and justified it with "physiological tests" and "instinct". In February, Padun won stage 4 of O Gran Camiño, his first top ten in a time trial against an international field.

### Team Corratec–Vini Fantini (2024)

He signed a one year contract with UCI ProTeam Team Corratec–Vini Fantini in January 2024.
Padun announced his retirement in January 2025.

## Major results
### 2014

    1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
    10th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors

### 2015

    1st Criterium, National Road Championships
    Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 3
    8th Overall Course de la Paix U23
    9th GP Capodarco

### 2016

    1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
    2nd Giro del Medio Brenta
    3rd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 2
    3rd Overall Vuelta al Bidasoa

### 2017

    1st Overall Flèche du Sud
       1st Young rider classification
    1st Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
    1st GP Capodarco
    5th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
       1st Stage 3

### 2018

    1st Stage 5 Tour of the Alps
    5th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships

### 2019

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 3

### 2021

    Critérium du Dauphiné
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stages 7 & 8
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos

### 2022

    3rd Overall O Gran Camiño
       1st Stage 4 (ITT)
    Combativity award Stage 6 Vuelta a España

### 2023

    4th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | 70 | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | DNF | 84 | — | 59 | 46 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |