Alexander Foliforov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Foliforov.

Alexander Sergeyevich Foliforov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Фоли́форов; born 8 March 1992) is a Russian professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Gazprom–RusVelo.^[2] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia,^[3] winning the individual time trial on Stage 15.^[4]

Alexander Foliforov

Foliforov in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Sergeyevich Foliforov
Born	(1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 (age 33) Kovrov, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time trialist Climber
Professional teams
2012	Itera–Katusha
2013	Russian Helicopters
2014	Itera–Katusha
2015–2018	RusVelo[1]
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2016)

Major results

2012

6th Overall Tour de Serbie

1st Young rider classification

10th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo

2013

1st Stage 4 Grand Prix of Adygeya

5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships

5th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

7th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza

2014

1st Stage 4 Grand Prix of Adygeya

2nd Trofeo PIVA

4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

6th Overall Ronde de l'Isard

1st Points classification

1st Mountains classification

1st Stages 1 & 4

2015

1st Overall Grand Prix of Sochi

1st Stage 4 (ITT)

2nd Grand Prix of Sochi Mayor

10th Overall Tour of Slovenia

2016

1st Stage 15 (ITT) Giro d'Italia

2017

1st Mountains classification, Tour of the Alps

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2016	2017
Giro d'Italia	45	40
Tour de France	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish