Petr Ignatenko
FullnamePetr Ignatenko
Birth date27 September 1987 (age 38)
Birth placeOmsk, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5.9 ft)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
RidertypeClimbing specialist
Proyears 12009–2010
Proteam 1Itera–Katusha
Proyears 22011–2014
Proyears 32015
Proteam 3RusVelo

Petr Ignatenko (born 27 September 1987) is a Russian professional road racing cyclist.[1]

Doping

In June 2015, Petr Ignatenko tested positive for human growth hormone (hGH) in an out-of-competition test on 8 April 2015. This is only the second hGH positive since Patrick Sinkewitz returned an adverse analytical finding for the substance. This represented RusVelo's fifth positive in less than two years, Ignatenko was subsequently fired by the team.[2]

Palmarès

2008
2nd Overall Way to Peking
2010
1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
1st Stage 3
1st Stage 7 Tour of Bulgaria
2012
Tour de Romandie
1st Sprints classification
1st Mountains classification
9th Overall Tour of Austria
2013
6th Overall Tour of Austria
2014
5th Overall Tour de Langkawi

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour2013
Giro d'Italia40
Tour de France
Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNFDid not finish

See also

References

  1. ^ "Team Katusha (KAT) – RUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Caley Fretz (9 June 2015). "RusVelo's Ignatenko, Southeast's Carretero test positive for banned substances". VeloNews. Retrieved 10 June 2015.