Pavel Tonkov

Pavel Tonkov
Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov (born 9 February 1969 in Izhevsk) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia. His talents were first showcased when winning the world junior title as part of the Soviet Union team in 1987. This alerted the world to his talents, and he turned pro in 1992 with the RUSS-Baïkal team.
Professional career
His biggest success was the overall win in the 1996 Giro d'Italia. He went on to place 2nd in the following two editions of the Italian race and all total he placed in the top 5 of the Giro on seven occasions. He also had two top 5 performances in the Vuelta and while he entered the Tour de France on three occasions he never completed one.
He won the 1995 Tour de Suisse and the 1997 Tour de Romandie. He placed 3rd overall in the 2000 Vuelta a España.
Throughout much of his career, he was a client of the controversial Michele Ferrari.
He retired in 2005.
Personal life
He lives in Córdoba, Spain, where he manages a hotel.
Career achievements
Major results
1987
1st Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
1989
1st Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
1st Overall Okolo Slovenska
1st Stage 7
1990
1st Stage 7a Peace Race
1992
7th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Young rider classification
10th Giro dell'Emilia
1993
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Young rider classification
5th Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 4
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
1994
2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1st Stage 1
4th Overall Giro d'Italia
8th Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
10th Trofeo Pantalica
1995
1st Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Combination classification
1st Stage 7
4th Overall Giro del Trentino
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
6th Chrono des Nations
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
1996
1st Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 13
1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie
2nd Giro dell'Appennino
9th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
1997
1st Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 4
1st Giro dell'Appennino
Vuelta a España
1st Stages 13 & 15
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stages 3 (ITT), 5 & 21
2nd Overall Giro del Trentino
5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
7th Trofeo dello Scalatore
8th Overall Tour of Galicia
1998
1st Giro dell'Appennino
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 18
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
1999
1st Luk-Cup Bühl
2nd Giro dell'Appennino
4th Overall Vuelta a España
9th Tre Valli Varesine
10th Overall Tour de Romandie
2000
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
6th Luk-Cup Bühl
9th Overall Tour of Galicia
10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
2001
1st Mountains classification Tour of the Basque Country
2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
1st Combination classification
3rd Classique des Alpes
5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
7th Road race, National Road Championships
2002
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 17
6th Overall Tour de Suisse
2003
3rd Giro dell'Appennino
2004
1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
5th Overall Giro del Trentino
8th Giro dell'Appennino
2005
1st Overall Clasica Alcobendas
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 1
8th Subida al Naranco
9th Giro dell'Appennino
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes
References
1969 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Izhevsk
Russian male cyclists
Giro d'Italia winners
Russian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Russian Vuelta a España stage winners
Olympic cyclists for Russia
Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Tour de Suisse stage winners