CYCLISTS from Belarus

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Belarusian Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Belarusian Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Belarusian Cyclists.

1. Oleg Logvin (b. 1959)

With an HPI of 39.67, Oleg Logvin is the most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Oleg Nikolayevich Logvin (Russian: Олег Николаевич Логвин; born 23 May 1959) is a retired Soviet cyclist who specialized in road racing. He was part of the Soviet team that won the time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver and a bronze medal in the team time trial at the 1981 and 1982 UCI Road World Championships. In 1980 he won two stages and the overall competition at the Olympia's Tour. Two years later he finished second in the Milk Race, winning two stages in the process. He retired in 1986 to pursue a career in criminal law, but reconsidered and resumed training in 1987. Next year he finished third in the national championships, but was not selected for the Olympic team. He proceeded to compete for the first Soviet professional cycling team Alfa Lum, and later for Portuguese clubs, winning races at the Circuito de Alenquer in 1991 and in Porto in 1992.

2. Vasil Kiryienka (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 36.67, Vasil Kiryienka is the 2nd most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Vasili Vasilyevich Kiryienka (Belarusian: Васіль Васілевіч Кірыенка; Łacinka: Vasil Vasilevič Kiryjenka; born 28 June 1981) is a Belarusian former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2020 for the OTC Doors, Rietumu Banka–Riga, Tinkoff Credit Systems, Movistar Team and Team Ineos squads. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team BelAZ.

3. Branislau Samoilau (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 33.18, Branislau Samoilau is the 3rd most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Branislau Samoilau (Belarusian: Браніслаў Самойлаў; born 25 May 1985) is a Belarusian road bicycle racer, who rides for Belarusian amateur team Minsk Cycling Club.

4. Aleksandr Kuschynski (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 33.01, Aleksandr Kuschynski is the 4th most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Aleksandr Kuschynski (born October 27, 1979) is a Belarusian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2015 for the Amore & Vita–Beretta, Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce, Liquigas–Doimo, Team Katusha and Minsk teams. Kuschynski was a three-time winner of the Belarusian National Road Race Championships. Kuschynski now works as a directeur sportif for both the men's and women's Minsk Cycling Club teams.

5. Olga Ismayilova (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 32.92, Olga Ismayilova is the 5th most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Olga Yuryevna Ismayilova (née Panarina; born 16 September 1985) is a Belarusian-Azerbaijani track cyclist, specialising in the sprint disciplines. Originally representing Belarus, she won two bronze medals at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships: in the 500 m time trial and the keirin, having finished fourth in the sprint in 2009. She has represented Azerbaijan since 2016. She notably competed for Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

6. Yauheni Hutarovich (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 32.07, Yauheni Hutarovich is the 6th most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Yauheni Hutarovich (born 29 November 1983) is a Belarusian former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2016 for the Roubaix–Lille Métropole, FDJ–BigMat, Ag2r–La Mondiale and Fortuneo–Vital Concept teams. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Minsk Cycling Club.

7. Alexandre Usov (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 32.04, Alexandre Usov is the 7th most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Alexandre Usov (born 27 August 1977) is a Belarusian retired racing cyclist. His specialty is sprinting.

8. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 31.63, Kanstantsin Sivtsov is the 8th most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Kanstantsin Sivtsov (or Siutsou (Belarusian: Канстанцін Віктаравіч Сіўцоў; Łacinka: Kanstancin Viktaravič Siŭcoŭ; born 9 August 1982) is a Belarusian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2018 for the Itera, Lokomotiv, Fassa Bortolo, Acqua & Sapone, Barloworld, HTC–Highroad, Team Sky, Team Dimension Data and Bahrain–Merida squads. He retired after provisionally being suspended from the sport following an adverse analytical finding for erythropoietin (EPO).

9. Alena Amialiusik (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 29.82, Alena Amialiusik is the 9th most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Alena Vasileŭna Amialiusik (Belarusian: Алена Васільеўна Амялюсік; born 6 February 1989) is a Belarusian road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam UAE Team ADQ. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 15th. She was announced as a member of the Velocio–SRAM squad for the 2015 season. She also competed in the 2015 European Games for Belarus, in cycling, more specifically, the women's road race and earned a gold medal. At the World Championships in Richmond, she also won a gold medal on the team time trial with her team Velocio–SRAM. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the Canyon–SRAM team's inaugural squad for the 2016 season. At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in both the road race and the time trial. Amialiusik spent seven seasons with the Canyon–SRAM team, before signing a two-year contract to ride for UAE Team ADQ from the 2023 season.

10. Natallia Tsylinskaya (b. 1975)

With an HPI of 29.76, Natallia Tsylinskaya is the 10th most famous Belarusian Cyclist.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Natallia Tsylinskaya (Russian: Наталья Цилинская; born 30 August 1975) is a former international cyclist who specialised in track sprinting. Tsylinskaya is an eight-time World Champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. She now serves as the chairwoman of the Belarusian Cycling Federation and a state coach for the National Olympic Training Center for cycling.