Pavel Sivakov
Pavel Alekseyevich Sivakov (; born 11 July 1997) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is also a citizen of Russia and rode as a Russian until 2 March 2022. Personal life. Sivakov is the son of Russian former cyclists Alexei Sivakov and Aleksandra Koliaseva. He was born in Italy, but grew up in Soueich, Haute Garonne in France. Sivakov started competing for Russia. In March 2022, he changed his cycling nationality to France, due to his opposition to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Career. In August 2017 it was announced that Sivakov would  turn professional with , joining the team on a three-year contract from 2018. In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España. In April 2019, Sivakov won Stage 2 of the Tour of the Alps, his first professional victory. He held the race lead for the rest of the race, taking overall victory by 27 seconds ahead of teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia. Sivakov finished 9th overall in only his second Grand Tour. Sivakov took overall victory at the 2019 Tour  de Pologne after a second place on the first mountain stage and a finish among the peloton on the final stage. Sivakov took the leader's jersey after the last stage, after previous leader Jonas Vingegaard suffered larger losses. Sivakov finished ahead of Jai Hindley of on the sixth stage and overtook the Australian by two seconds, thanks to time bonuses. In August 2020, he was named in the start list for the 2020 Tour de France.