Pavel Tonkov

Pavel Tonkov

Tonkov in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov
Nickname	The Tsar
Born	(1969-02-09) February 9, 1969 Izhevsk, Russia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional team(s)
1992	Russ
1993–1995	Lampre
1996	Ceramiche Panaria-Vinavil
1997–2000	Mapei
2001	Mercury-Viatel
2002	Lampre-Daikin
2003	CCC-Polsat
2004	Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
2005	Team LPR
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General Classification (1996) Young rider Classification (1992, 1993) 7 stages (1996-2004) Vuelta a España 2 stages (1997) Stage Races Tour de Suisse General classification (1995) Tour de Romandie General classification (1997)
Infobox last updated on July 23, 2008

Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov (Russian: Павел Сергеевич Тонков; born February 9, 1969 in Izhevsk) 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.

He is married to a Spanish woman and they have two sons and a daughter. He currently lives in Córdoba, Spain where he manages a hotel. Has a fourth daughter born in 2012.

Grand Tours overall classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Giro	7	5	4	6	1	2	2	-	5	-	5	WD	13
Tour	-	-	WD	WD	-	-	-	WD	-	-	-	-	-
Vuelta	-	-	-	-	-	WD	-	4	3	-	67	-	WD

WD = Withdrew

Major achievements

1992 - Lampre-Colnago

7th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Young Rider Competition

10th Giro dell'Emilia

1993 - Lampre-Polti

5th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Young Rider Competition

5th Overall Tour de Suisse

Stage 4

9th Overall Tour de Romandie

1994 - Lampre-Panaria

4th Overall Giro d'Italia

8th Overall Tour de Romandie

1995 - Lampre-Panaria

1st Overall Tour de Suisse

Stage 7

6th Overall Giro d'Italia

8th Overall Tour de Romandie

1996 - Panaria-Vinavil

1st Overall Giro d'Italia

Stage 13

2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino

1997 - Mapei GB

1st Overall Tour de Romandie

Stage 4

Stage 13 & 15 Vuelta a Espana

1st Overall Giro dell'Appennino

2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

Stage 3, 5, 21

2nd Overall Giro del Trentino

5th Overall Volta a Catalunya

1998 - Mapei-Bricobi

1st Overall Giro dell'Appennino

2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

Stage 18

9th Overall Tour de Romandie

1999 - Mapei-Quickstep

2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino

4th Overall Vuelta a Espana

10th Overall Tour de Romandie

2000 - Mapei-Quickstep

3rd Overall Vuelta a Espana

5th Overall Giro d'Italia

10th Overall Volta a Catalunya

2001 - Mercury-Viatel

2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné

1st Mountains Competition Tour of the Basque Country

2002 - Lampre-Daikin

5th Overall Giro d'Italia

Stage 17

2003 - CCC-Polsat

3rd Overall Giro dell'Appennino

2004 - Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie

5th Overall Giro del Trentino

8th Overall Giro dell'Appennino

13th Overall Giro d'Italia

Stage 17

2005 - Team LPR Brakes

1st Overall Clasica Alcobendas

Stage 1

9th Overall Giro dell'Appennino