Andrei Vedernikov

Andrei Vedernikov

Personal information
Born	(1959-10-01)1 October 1959 Izhevsk, Soviet Union
Died	29 February 2020(2020-02-29) (aged 60) Izhevsk, Russia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Medal record Representing the Soviet Union World Championships Gold medal – first place 1981 Prague Amateur road race

Andrei Georgievich Vedernikov (Russian: Андрей Георгиевич Ведерников; 1 October 1959 — 29 February 2020) was a Soviet cyclist. In 1981 he became the first Soviet cyclist to win the individual amateur road race at world championships, and was named the road racer of the year by the Union Cycliste Internationale. In 1980, he won the Vuelta Mexico Telmex. Next year, he won the Tour de Slovaquie and finished second in the Milk Race. Vedernikov was married and had a daughter, Lena, and a son, Andrei. His brother Mikhail is also a cyclist. He died on February 29, 2020, on the territory of one of the health resorts in Izhevsk as a result of a falling tree.