Alexandr Kolobnev
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| Full name | Alexandr Vasilievich Kolobnev | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1981 Vyksa, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002 | Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Domina Vacanze–Elitron | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Rabobank | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Team CSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Team Katusha | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Gazprom–RusVelo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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One-day races and Classics
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Medal record
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Alexandr Vasilievich Kolobnev (Александр Васильевич Колобнев; born 4 May 1981) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer. His major victories include winning the 2007 Monte Paschi Eroica, a stage of the 2007 Paris–Nice and he is a two-time winner of the Russian National Road Race Championships. In 2011, he was provisionally suspended after testing positive for a potential drug masking agent. He was cleared of intentional doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in February 2012, and returned to Team Katusha in March 2012.