Vladimir Malakhov (cyclist)
# Vladimir Malakhov (cyclist)

Vladimir Malakhov (Russian Владимир Малахов; born 1958) is a Soviet and Russian former road cyclist.

Malakhov was the first Soviet cyclist to win a stage in a Grand Tour. He won Stage 19 of the 1985 Vuelta a España as part of the USSR amateur team. He won the mass sprint ahead of Noël Dejonckheere and Sean Kelly. Originally Dejonckheere was declared the winner of the stage but after looking at the finish photo Malakhov was announced to have won. In Stage 16 he won the bunch sprint for second place, 43 seconds behind winner Isidro Juárez. He finished the race 71st overall over two hours down from winner Pedro Delgado. Malakhov also finished second in two of the race's other classifications: the sprint classification behind Ronny Van Holen and in the special sprint classification behind Jesús Suárez Cueva.

## Major results

Sources:

### 1980

    1st Overall Triptyque Ardennaise
       1st Stage 3a

### 1981

    1st Overall Gyros Thysias

### 1982

    National Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       3rd Criterium
    9th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
       1st Prologue (TTT)

### 1983

    1st Stages 5 & 8 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia

### 1984

    1st Trofeo Papà Cervi
    1st Criterium, National Road Championships

### 1985

    1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España

### Grand Tour result

Source:

| Grand Tour | 1985 |
| - | - |
| Vuelta a España | 71 |
| Giro d'Italia | – |
| Tour de France | – |
