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Andrei Kivilev

Posted: Wednesday July 10, 2002 8:11 AM
Updated: Wednesday July 10, 2002 11:35 AM

Cycling Weekly profiles the contenders for the Tour de France overall winner's yellow jersey.

 
Factfile
Country  Kazakhstan 
Team  Cofidis 
Age  28 
Best Tour  2001, 4th overall 
 

Steadily moving up the UCI rankings ever since he turned pro with Festina in 1998, in recent races the quietly-spoken Kazakh has shown he is progressing steadily towards top form for the Tour, his latest major result being fifth in the Dauphiné Libéré.

With solid support from Cofidis teammates David Moncoutié and David Millar, Kivilev is ready to prove that Kazakhstan is a rising force in cycling.

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