Andrii Ponomar
 Ponomar in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 2002 Chernihiv, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Petrolike |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2020 | Team Franco Ballerini Due C |
| Professional teams | |
| 2021–2022 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
| 2023 | Arkéa–Samsic[1][2] |
| 2023–2024 | Team Corratec–Selle Italia[3][4] |
| 2025– | Petrolike |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Andrii Vyacheslavovych Ponomar (Ukrainian: Андрій В’ячеславович Пономар; born 5 September 2002) is a Ukrainian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Petrolike.[5]
Career
In May 2021, he was named in the startlist for the 2021 Giro d'Italia,[6] he is the youngest rider to compete since 1929.[7] Ponomar won his first professional race in 2021, the Ukrainian national road race championship.[8]
On 31 July 2023, Ponomar mutually terminated his contract with Arkéa–Samsic, as Ponomar chose to stay in Italy to be closer to his family.[9]
Major results
- 2018
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2019
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 1st Road race
- 1st
- UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 8th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Trophée Centre Morbihan
- 4th Overall La Coupe du President de la Ville de Grudziądz
- 5th Overall Saarland Trofeo
- 1st Stage 2
- 6th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 2020
- 1st
Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 1st Stage 1
- 2021
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st
Young rider classification, Belgrade–Banja Luka - 2022
- 10th Giro della Toscana
- 2024
- 2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia
- 8th Giro del Medio Brenta
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
67 | 117 |
| Tour de France
|
— | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "Team Arkéa–Samsic". UCI.
- ^ "Les coureurs" [The riders] (in French). Arkéa–Samsic. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Andrii Ponomar". First Cycling. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Andrii Ponomar joins Team Corratec - Selle Italia in mid-season". cyclinguptodate.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "PETROLIKE". UCI. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "104th Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "18-year-old Ponomar to be the youngest rider in Giro d'Italia since 1929 | Cycling Today Official". Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Ukraine – Road – Andrii Ponomar crowned Ukrainian champion at 18!". New in 24 Sport English. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Andrii Ponomar and Team Arkéa Samsic mutually part ways". cyclinguptodate.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
External links
- Andriy Ponomar at UCI
- Andriy Ponomar at Cycling Archives
- Andriy Ponomar at ProCyclingStats
- Andriy Ponomar at Cycling Quotient
- Andriy Ponomar at CycleBase