Oleg Chuzhda

Oleg Petrovich Chuzhda or Czougeda (Олег Чужда), born July 23, 1963, in Kiev, Ukraine, (then part of the USSR) is a former Soviet/Ukrainian cyclist. After a distinguished amateur career, he turned professional in 1990. He is the father of Ukrainian professional cyclist Oleg Chuzhda, Jr., who has been racing since 2005.

Career In 1981, he finished second in the junior world championship. The following year he was a member of the Soviet team competing in the team time trial in the UCI World Championships. The team came third at the 1982 championships and first in 1983. Chuzhda also won the 1984 Milk Race.

Major results

1981 1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana 2nd World Championship Road Junior 1982 3rd Overall Milk Race. 1st Stage 2 1st Team classification (USSR cycling team) 3rd World Championship men's team time trial (USSR national team) 1983 World Championship team 100 km men's team time trial (USSR cycling team) (Yuri Kashirin, Sergei Navolokin, Alexandre Zinoviev) 2nd Peace Race 3rd Tour de Bretagne Cycliste 5th Circuit de la Sarthe 1984 1st Milk Race 1st stages 3, 5, 10, and 12 1st team classification (USSR cycling team) 1985 1st stage 7 Milk Race 1986 1st Tour of Sochi 1992 2nd Volta ao Alentejo

Distinction 1983: Master Emeritus sports (cycling) of the Soviet Union