Pavel Sivakov: Russia`s new star
(Cyclingnews.com)

By winning the recent Tour de Pologne, Pavel Sivakov notched up his third win this year - and the second stage race victory of his young pro career with Team Ineos. Sivakov has admitted that his results have far outweighed his expectations. `To be honest, I didn`t expect to have such a good season this year. Once more, I`ve surprised myself by winning the Tour de Pologne,` admitted Sivakov via the Team Ineos website. `Winning the Tour of the Alps was a really big thing for me, in front of guys like Vincenzo Nibali [Bahrain-Merida] and Rafal Majka [Bora-Hansgrohe].ADVERTISEMENT `I would never have expected to have my own chance to ride for the GC in the Giro or to finish in the top 10,` he added. The now 22-year-old is considered one of the biggest future talents of the sport after winning the Under 23 Giro d`Italia and other major races in 2017. He joined what was then Team Sky in 2018, and was given the chance to ride his first Grand Tour at that year`s Vuelta a Espana. A crash ended his race after two weeks although he recovered in time to represent Russia in the elite men`s time trial and road race at the world championships in Innsbruck, Austria, later that month.  Sivakov is the son of former Russian cyclists Alexei Sivakov and Aleksandra Koliaseva. He was born in Italy but grew up in Haute Garonne in the southwest of France and so speakaa multitude of languages. Riding with Geoghegan Hart Tour of Britain-bound Remembering Bjorg Lambrecht You can read more at Cyclingnews.com