Pavel Sivakov
Pavel Alekseyevich Sivakov (Павел Алексеевич Сиваков; born 11 July 1997) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.[4] He is also a citizen of Russia and rode as a Russian until 2 March 2022.[5]
.jpg.webp) Sivakov at the 2018 Vuelta a España | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pavel Alekseyevich Sivakov |
| Born | 11 July 1997 San Donà di Piave, Veneto, Italy |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder[1] |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2014–2015 | Intégrale Bicycle Club Isle Jourdain Junior |
| 2016–2017 | BMC Development Team |
| Professional team | |
| 2018– | Team Sky[2][3] |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Personal life
Sivakov is the son of Russian former cyclists Alexei Sivakov and Aleksandra Koliaseva.[6] 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.[7]
Career
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In August 2017 it was announced that Sivakov would turn professional with Team Sky, joining the team on a three-year contract from 2018.[1]
In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[8]
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.[9]
In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[10] Sivakov finished 9th overall in only his second Grand Tour.[11]
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 Team Sunweb on the sixth stage and overtook the Australian by two seconds, thanks to time bonuses.[12]
In August 2020, he was named in the start list for the 2020 Tour de France.[13]
Major results
- 2014
- 1st
Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 2015
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 1st Overall Oberösterreich Juniorenrundfahrt
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1st Tour of Flanders Juniors
- 3rd Overall Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 1st Prologue (TTT) Tour de Berlin
- 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2017
- 1st Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st
- 1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 9
- 1st
- 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Normandie
- 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour
- 2018
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 1b (TTT)
- 1st
- 2019 (3 pro wins)
- 1st
Overall Tour of the Alps
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour de Pologne
- 4th Overall Tour of Britain
- 8th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 8th Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- Held after Stages 13–15
- Held
- 2020
- 1st Young rider classification, Tour Down Under
- 2nd Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 2nd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 2021
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 6th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 9th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- Vuelta a España
- Held
after Stage 7–8
- Held
- 2022 (1)
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2nd Clásica de San Sebastián
- 9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 10th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 2023 (1)
- 1st Giro della Toscana
- 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2nd Coppa Sabatini
- 3rd Memorial Marco Pantani
- 4th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 5th Overall Tour of Austria
- 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 7th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 9th Overall Paris–Nice
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||
| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia |
— | 9 | — | DNF | 16 | DNF |
| Tour de France |
— | — | 87 | — | — | |
 Vuelta a España |
DNF | — | — | 35 | DNF | |
| Major stage race general classification results | ||||||
| Race | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Paris–Nice |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 |
 Tirreno–Adriatico |
— | — | — | 19 | — | — |
 Volta a Catalunya |
— | 30 | NH | — | DNF | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country |
DNF | — | — | — | — | |
| Tour de Romandie |
53 | — | — | — | — | |
 Critérium du Dauphiné |
— | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| Tour de Suisse |
14 | — | NH | 46 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | Race in Progress |
Notes
- 1.^ Sivakov tested positive from coronavirus and was forced to withdraw.
References
- Carrey, Pierre (4 September 2017). "Introducing Pavel Sivakov: Team Sky's next talent in the making". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Ineos Grenadiers". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Pavel Sivakov's request to swap from Russian to French nationality has been approved". Twitter. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- "Sivakov granted switch from Russian to French nationality". Cyclingnews.com. 4 March 2022.
- "Pavel Sivakov changes nationality from Russian to French". BBC Sport. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- "Team Sky's Sivakov claims first title". BBC Sport.
- "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Giro d'Italia 2019 ratings: How did each team perform?". 3 June 2019.
- "Sivakov wins 2019 Tour de Pologne". Cycling News. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "107th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links
- Pavel Sivakov at UCI
- Pavel Sivakov at Cycling Archives
- Pavel Sivakov at ProCyclingStats
- Pavel Sivakov at Cycling Quotient
- Pavel Sivakov at CycleBase
- Pavel Sivakov at Olympedia
