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He rode the Kellogg"s Tour of Britain in 1993, for Mecair-Ballan, where he finished second on Stage 4.
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Yevgeni Berzin
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The same year, he was the runner-up in the Settimana Ciclistica, in Lombarda, Italy. He held the Maglia Rosa from Stage 4 to the end of the race, a total of 19 stages. Consequently, Berzin was expected to become the next cycling megastar but he was never quite able to live up to the results of 1994.
Berzin returned for the 1996 Giro d"Italia, where he finished in 10th place, winning one individual time trial stage.
He also rode the Tour de Suisse, winning the Prologue and Stage 8. He rode the Tour de France again, finishing 3rd in the Prologue Time Trial, in Rouen but he later abandoned the race.
On 19 October 1997, Berzin attempted to break the hour record in Bordeaux but he aborted the attempt after 17 minutes, being already too far from Chris Boardman"s record. Berzin missed the 1998 Giro d"Italia but rode the Tour de France, finishing in 25th position.
By 1999, his performances had deteriorated considerably.
Berzin was prevented from starting the 2000 Giro d"Italia, as he received a two week ban, due to an elevated haematocrit level Berzin owns three Fiat car dealerships, in Lombardy. Grand Tours overall classification results timeline.
