Serguei Outschakov

Serguei Outschakov (born 11 May 1968 in Arkhangelsk) is a Ukrainian former road bicycle racer. He won stages in all three Grand Tours. In 1997 Tour de France he finished first in the 11th stage but was relegated to third place for not holding his line in the final sprint. His Tour de France stage victory came in 1995 when he and Lance Armstrong broke away and Outschakov won in the sprint. According to the ESPN “30 for 30” documentary, “Lance”, the loss to Outschakov was the impetus for Armstrong’s decision to start taking EPO.

Major results

 * 1988
 * 1st Stage 9 Olympia's Tour


 * 1990
 * 1st Stage 5b (ITT) Giro delle Regioni


 * 1992
 * 1st Giro del Mendrisiotto


 * 1993
 * 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España


 * 1994
 * 1st Acht van Chaam


 * 1995
 * 1st Stage 13 Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges
 * 1st Stages 2 & 4 (ITT)
 * 1st Profronde van Surhuisterveen
 * 8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 10th Overall Paris–Nice


 * 1996
 * 1st Stage 22 Giro d'Italia
 * 6th Veenendaal–Veenendaal


 * 1997
 * 1st GP Chiasso
 * 1st Stages 3 & 8 Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 6 Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico
 * 2nd Châteauroux Classic
 * 4th Gent–Wevelgem
 * 7th Milan–San Remo


 * 1999
 * 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 4 Sachsen Tour


 * 2002
 * 1st Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta