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Azerbaijani cyclist

Kirill Pozdnyakov

Pozdnyakov in 2015
Personal information
Full name Kirill Pozdnyakov
Born (1989-01-20) 20 January 1989 (age 35)Unecha, Russia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional teams
2013 Synergy Baku[1]
2014–2015 RusVelo[1]
2016–2018 Synergy Baku
2019 Tarteletto–Isorex

Kirill Pozdnyakov (born 20 January 1989) is an Azerbaijani former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2019 for teams RusVelo, Tarteletto–Isorex and two spells with the Synergy Baku team.[2]

In November 2015 Synergy Baku announced that Pozdnyakov would rejoin them for the 2016 season, having been part of the team's squad in its debut season in 2013.[3] He switched from Russian to Azerbaijani nationality in 2017.

In July 2019, the Azerbaijan Cycling Federation announced that he committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation: Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample. The substance was Methylphenidate metabolite. His period of sanction began 11 May 2019, and he received 24 months of Ineligibility.[4]

  1. ^ a b Kirill Pozdnyakov at Cycling Archives (archived)
  2. ^ "Kirill Pozdnyakov". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Pozdnyakov re-joins Synergy Baku". Synergy Baku. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Sanctions".