Sergei Yakovlev (cyclist)

Sergei Yakovlev

Personal information
Full name	Sergei Yakovlev Сергей Яковлев
Born	(1976-04-21) April 21, 1976 Temirtau, Karaganda Region, Kazakh SSR
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1999–2000	Besson Chaussures
2001	Cantina Tollo–Acqua e Sapone
2002–2005	Team Telekom
2006	Liberty Seguros–Würth
2007–2008	Astana
Major wins
Tour de l'Ain (2000)

Sergei Yakovlev, (Kazakh: Сергей Яковлев, born April 21, 1976 in Temirtau, Karaganda Region, Soviet Union, now Kazakhstan) is a Kazakhstani (ethnic Russian) professional road bicycle racer. He is currently without a team. He turned professional in 1999 and rode for Besson Chaussures for two seasons, then Acqua & Sapone and then he moved to Team Telekom which became T-Mobile. After fellow Kazakhstani Alexander Vinokourov left T-Mobile at the end of 2005, Yakovlev went with him to Liberty Seguros-Würth team and then the Astana cycling team. Yakovlev's victories include being the national champion of Kazakhstan in 2000, the 2000 edition of the Tour de l'Ain and a stage in the Tour de Suisse.

Major results

• Tour d'Indonesia - 1 stage (2005)
• Tour de Suisse - 1 stage (2003)
• Kazakhstan National Road Race Champion (2000)
• Tour de l'Ain (2000)
• Asian Road Race Champion (1999)
• Circuit Franco-Belge - 1 stage (1999)