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The Soviet Union National Road Race Championships were cycling races that were held annually to determine the Soviet cycling champion in road racing, across several categories of riders. The event was first held in 1947 and was won by Vladimir Lassi.[1] Up until 1989 the Soviet cyclists were not allowed to compete as professionals so all the national championships were classed as amateur events.[2] From 1989 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the race was considered professional.
Men
[edit]Amateur (1947 to 1989)
[edit]This list is as complete a possible with the sources available. Source:[3]
Professional (1989 to 1991)
[edit]Source:[4]
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1989 | Ivan Ivanov | Dimitri Konyshev | Riho Suun |
1990 | Dimitri Konyshev | Piotr Ugrumov | Vladimir Poulnikov |
1991 | Andrei Tchmil | Viatcheslav Ekimov | Piotr Ugrumov |
1992 onward
[edit]Following on from the Dissolution, each country started their own national championships in the year's following.
- Azerbaijani National Road Race Championships
- Belarusian National Road Race Championships
- Estonian National Road Race Championships
- Georgian National Road Championships
- Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships
- Latvian National Road Race Championships
- Lithuanian National Road Race Championships
- Moldovan National Road Race Championships
- Russian National Road Race Championships
- Ukrainian National Road Race Championships
- Uzbekistan National Road Race Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "National Championship, Road, Amateurs, USSR 1947". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Fotheringham, William (3 December 2019). "Alfa Lum Italy meets Russia". Retrieved 15 December 2022 – via PressReader.
- ^ "National Championship, Road, Amateurs, USSR". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "National Championship, Road, Profs, USSR". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.