Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov, nicknamed Eki, is a Russian former professional racing cyclist. A triple Olympic gold medalist, he was awarded the title of Russian Cyclist of the Century in 2001. In October 2012, he was announced as the general manager of the Russian Team Katusha–Alpecin. The UCI, in a letter written to Katusha Team, denied them entrance into the 2013 World Tour. Among the many ethical violations the UCI cited, the appointment of Ekimov was among them for reasons unspecified.
Denis Nikolayevich Menchov is a former professional Russian road bicycle racer, who rode as a professional between 2000 and 2013. He was best known as a general classification rider, a climber, and a very good time trialist. In 2005 he finished second in the Vuelta a España, but in 2007 he would finish as the champion. Menchov also won the centenary Giro d'Italia in 2009, and finished second in the Tour de France in 2010 becoming the first Russian to do so. He was later disqualified from this Tour de France, along with the 2009 and 2012 editions, due to adverse biological passport findings.
Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia. His talents were first showcased when winning the world junior title as part of the Soviet Union team in 1987. This alerted the world to his talents, and he turned pro in 1992 with the RUSS-Baïkal team. His biggest success was the overall win in the 1996 edition of the Giro d'Italia. He also placed 2nd in the following two editions of the Italian race.
In 1995 he won the Tour de Suisse and in 1997 he won the Tour de Romandie. In 2000 he placed 3rd overall in the Vuelta a España. Throughout much of his career, he was a client of the controversial Michele Ferrari.
He retired in 2005.
Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Movistar Team. Karpets is most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France and his victories in the overall classifications of the Volta a Catalunya and the Tour de Suisse, both in 2007. Karpets is also a two-time Olympian.
Sergey Lagutin is a professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Gazprom–RusVelo.
Pavel Aleksandrovich Brutt is a Russian professional track and road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Gazprom–RusVelo.
Yuri Viktorovich Trofimov is a Russian road bicycle racer riding for UCI Continental Team Rádio Popular–Boavista. Previously, he raced for Bbox Bouygues Telecom (2008–2010), Team Katusha (2011–2015), Tinkoff (2016) and Caja Rural–Seguros RGA (2017).
Svetlana Yuryevna Bubnenkova-Stolbova is a racing cyclist from Russia. She represented her native country at three Summer Olympics: 1996, 2000 and 2004. Her biggest achievement was winning the 2002 Giro d'Italia Femminile. Bubnenkova twice won the world title in the women's team time trial. She tested positive for the use of EPO in the Tour Féminin en Limousin 2006. In June 2007 she was suspended for two years by the French doping association. Later the UCI adopted this suspension, but due to miscommunications Bubnenkova continued to race in 2007. At the end of 2007 the UCI disqualified Bubnenkova in all races she started between June and September 2007.
Eduard Vorganov is a Russian professional road bicycle racer who rides for team Minsk Cycling Club. In June 2012, Vorganov won the Russian Road Race Championships.
Sintez is a Russian professional water polo club from Kazan, Tatarstan. The club was formed in 1974 and plays in Russia's highest division since 1993. Former Russian centar forward Andrey Belofastov is head coach.
Amore & Vita–Prodir is a continental cycling team founded in 1989. It is registered in Latvia and it participates in UCI Continental Circuits races.
Nematjan Zakirov is a former Kyrgyzstani international footballer.
Olga Sergeyevna Zabelinskaya is a Russian-born Uzbekistani professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team Cogeas–Mettler–Look. While competing for Russia, she won three Olympic medals, before changing allegiances to Uzbekistan in 2018.
Timofey Kritsky is a professional Russian road cyclist, who last rode for the RusVelo team.
Vyacheslav Gennadyevich Kuznetsov is a Russian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Katusha–Alpecin.
Pavel Sergeyevich Kochetkov is a Russian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Katusha–Alpecin.
Anastasia Aleksandrovna Chursina is a Russian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team BTC City Ljubljana. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Ilnur Azatovich Zakarin is a Russian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Katusha–Alpecin.
Ghali Zakirov was a Tatar Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union. Zakirov was awarded the title for his actions in the Battle of the Dnieper, where he reportedly killed over 100 German soldiers. He was killed in action a month after being awarded the title in January 1944.
Pavel Sivakov is a Russian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Sky. He is also a citizen of France.
