Valery Kaykov (born 7 May 1988) is a Russian former professional racing cyclist.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 May 1988 |
| Team information | |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 2012-2013 | RusVelo |
Track
editIn 2010 Kaykov won the individual pursuit at the U-23 European Track Championships. He was also part of the Russian team that won the team pursuit. At the 2011 European Track Championships Kaykov took bronze with the Russian team in the team pursuit. Kaykov was on the Russian team that won the team pursuit at the 2012 European Track Championships. He also took silver with Artur Ershov in the madison event.
Road
editKaykov joined pro continental team RusVelo in 2012. His best result of the season was in the time trail at Russian Championships where he came 3rd, only beaten by Denis Menchov and Dimitry Sokolov.
Doping
editKaykov tested positive for the black market drug GW501516 in an out-of-competition control on 17 March 2013,[2] and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports. He was also sacked by RusVelo.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Valery Kaykov". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ The Kaykov Case: Black Market Drug Detected, inrng.com, 11 April 2013
- ^ European champion Valery Kaykov sacked for failing drug test, BBC, 11 April 2013
External links
edit- Valery Kaykov at UCI
- Valery Kaykov at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Valery Kaykov at ProCyclingStats
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