Personal information | |
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Full name | Alexey Tsatevich |
Born | Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR | 5 July 1989
Died | 8 April 2024 | (aged 34)
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Amateur teams | |
2007 | Pedale Castellano Pontenure |
2011 | Itera–Katusha |
Professional teams | |
2012–2016 | Team Katusha |
2017 | Gazprom–RusVelo |
Alexey Vladimirovich Tsatevich ( Russian: Алексей Владимирович Цатевич; 5 July 1989 – 8 April 2024) was a Russian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Gazprom–RusVelo. [1]
Born in Verkhnyaya Pyshma in the then- Soviet Union, Tsatevich competed as a professional from the start of the 2012 season, when he joined Team Katusha, [2] having previously competed for the squad's feeder team – Itera–Katusha – in 2011. After several top ten placements during the 2012 season, Tsatevich achieved the first win of his professional career in February 2013, when he won the 1.1-categorised Le Samyn race in Belgium. [3] [4] Tsatevich attacked with around 500 m (1,600 ft) remaining, and was able to beat the peloton to the line, in Dour. [5]
Tsatevich was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. [6] On Stage 9, the individual time trial, Tsatevich was fined for drafting behind Tobias Ludvigsson. Further to this, Team Katusha took the step to withdraw him from the race. [7] [8]
Tsatevich died on 8 April 2024, at the age of 34. [9]
Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 |
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Giro d'Italia | DNF | 121 |
Tour de France | — | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
That means 10 riders are on their way out, including Pavel Brutt, Alexey Tsatevich, and Anton Vorobyev, who all used to ride for the Katusha WorldTour team.