Zinaida Stahurskaya

Zinaida Vladimirovna Stahurskaya (original name: Зинаида Владимировна Стагурская; also written as Zinaida Stagurskaya, Zinaida Stahurskaia or Zinaida Stagourskaya; 9 February 1971 – 25 June 2009) was a Belarusian racing cyclist who was the world champion in 2000. Stahurskaya was born in Vitebsk. She rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics for the Unified Team and at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics for Belarus.

Doping In 2006 Stahurskaya was banned for two years for a drugs test that she failed in 2005 at a number of European races. One positive test for the anabolic steroid stanozolol at the GP Carnevale Europa and twice for the hormone testosterone at the Giro di San Marino and Sparkassen Giro Bochum.

Stahurskaya had earlier been suspended for a positive test for a banned diuretic at the 2001 Giro d'Italia Femminile and a positive test for ephedrine at the 2003 Circuito di Massarosa. She was subsequently banned for four months and for two months respectively.

Death Stahurskaya died in 2009 after being struck by a car while training.

Major results

1994

1st Stage 4 Essen Etappenfahrt 1st Stage 7 Tour du Finistère

1999 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia Femminile 2nd Tjejtrampet 6th Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio

2000 1st UCI Road World Championships Road Race

1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia Femminile

2001

1st Stages 2a, 4 & 9 Giro d'Italia Femminile 2nd Overall Giro della Toscana 2nd Overall Tour de Snowy 2nd GP Carnevale d'Europa

2002 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile 1st Stages 2 & 8 2nd Overall Giro della Toscana 1st Stage 2 2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio 3rd Overall Emakumeen Bira 3rd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - Südtirol

2003 1st Trofeo Riviera Della Versilia 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile

2004 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - Südtirol 1st Stages 2 & 4

2005

1st Stages 1, 3 & 4

1st Stage 2 1st Cento 1st GP Città di Castenaso 3rd Trofeo Riviera Della Versilia

2008 2nd National Road Race Championships