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He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and finished in fifth place.
He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and finished in fifth place.
After retirement around 1978 he worked as a cycling coach for his native club Dynamo Moscow. Since 1983 he trained the Soviet and later Russian teams. He prepared them for the Summer Olympics of 1992 and 2000 and for the world championships of 1986, 1987, 1990 and 1991.
In 1993–1994 he was the head coach at the German club of Freiburg and in 1995–1997 trained the Russian team Roslotto.