Background
Chaplygin, Valerii was born on May 23, 1952 in Kursk.
Chaplygin, Valerii was born on May 23, 1952 in Kursk.
Graduated from the Velikie Luki Pedagogical Institute, 1979.
Honoured Master of Sports 1975, (cycling). With Kursk Spartak. Schoolmaster. USSR champion,1976-1977.
World champion, 1977. Olympic champion, 1976. Member of the USSR international team which won the Velogonka Mira, 1975.