Marathon–Tula is a Russian UCI track team founded in 2017. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UCI said that Russian teams are forbidden from competing in international events.
History The project was created through the initiative of Alexey Dyumin, governor of the Tula region, and Alexander Vinokurov, president of the investment company Marathon Group, with the aim of supporting and developing Russian cycling. The team's second sponsor since 2018 is VSMPO-AVISMA.
The team's cyclists come from the Tula region as well as other regions of Russia. The team specializes in track disciplines, however its cyclists participate in road races as well
Marathon–Tula became a UCI track team in 2018. Marathon–Tula's cyclists have participated in the events of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup multiple times after having joined the team.
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UCI said that Russian and Belarusian teams are forbidden from competing in international events.
Team roster
Season 2020 +RiderDate of birthAlexander Dubchenko19 February 1995Artur Ershov7 March 1990Diana Klimova8 October 1996Daniil Komkov11 September 2000Dmitry Nesterov11 February 1999Alexey Nosov27 April 1997Maxim Piskunov10 October 1997Pavel Rostov12 January 1999Tamara Dronova13 August 1993Serafima Grishina6 March 1999Andrei Sazanov25 January 1994Evgeny Serdyukov5 March 2001Mikhail Vyunoshev24 November 2001
Season 2019 +RiderDate of birthMaria Averina4 October 1993Alexander Dubchenko19 February 1995Artur Ershov7 March 1990Nikolay Zhurkin5 May 1991Vladimir Ilchenko30 April 1996Diana Klimova8 October 1996Evgeny Kovalev6 March 1989Daniil Komkov11 September 2000Dmitry Nesterov11 February 1999Alexey Nosov27 April 1997Maxim Piskunov10 October 1997Pavel Rostov12 January 1999Maksim Sukhov18 March 1997
Major results
2017 UEC European Track Championships, Berlin
— 2nd — elimination race — Maxim Piskunov
2018 UEC European Track Championships, Glasgow
— 2nd — madison — Diana Klimova (with Gulnaz Badykova)
2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Pruszków
— 1st — scratch race — Maria Averina
2019 European games, Minsk
— 3rd – madison – Diana Klimova (with Maria Novolodskaya)
2020 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Glasgow
— 3rd – scratch race – Diana Klimova
Russian National Road Race Championships
— 1st – mass start – Diana Klimova
— 3rd – time trial – Tamara Dronova
References
External links Official website