Volodymyr Hustov

Volodymir Gustov (, sometimes transliterated as Volodymyr Hustov or other permutations; born 15 February 1977 in Kyiv) is a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He began his career in 2000 with Italian team .

Before the 2002 Tour de Romandie, Gustov was tested with a hematocrit level above fifty percent. This indicates either health problems or doping usage so he was suspended for fifteen days, but in the middle of May, Fassa Bortolo announced that he could ride again. After laboratory tests accredited by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the governing body of cycling, it was stated that his high hematocrit and hemoglobin values were physiologically determined. As his contract ended prior to the 2006 season, former team mate Ivan Basso arranged for him to ride alongside him at Danish .

After being selected for the 2008 Tour de France team, he worked for the two Schleck brothers and Carlos Sastre as the race got into the French Alps and Pyrenees.

Major results

1999 10th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda 2000 2nd National Road Race Championships 6th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda 2001 8th Giro Provincia di Siracusa 10th Overall Tour de Pologne 10th Trofeo dello Scalatore II 2002 4th GP di Lugano 9th Overall Tour de Pologne 9th Giro dell'Emilia 2003 1st Overall Regio-Tour 8th Overall Paris–Nice 10th Giro della Toscana 2006 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España 2007 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Deutschland Tour