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{{short description|Belarusian cyclist}}
{{Other uses|Aleksandr Usov (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name          = Alexandre Usov
| image         = Aliaksandre_Usau_2.jpg
| caption       = At the [[2009 Tour Down Under]]
| fullname      = Alexandre Usov
| nickname      =
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1977|8|27|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Minsk]], Soviet Union
| height        =
| weight        =
| currentteam   = Retired
| discipline    = Road
| role          = Rider
| ridertype     = Sprinter
| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1  =
| proyears1     = 2000–2004
| proteam1      = {{UCI team code|PHO|2000}}
| proyears2     = 2005–2008
| proteam2      = {{UCI team code|ALM|2005}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salmerón |first1=Antonio J. |title=AG2R Prévoyance signs Efimkin |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ag2r-prevoyance-signs-efimkin/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en |date=27 October 2007}}</ref>
| proyears3     = 2009
| proteam3      = {{UCI team code|COF|2009}}
| proyears4     = 2010
| proteam4      = {{UCI team code|ISD2|2010}}
| majorwins     = National Road Championship (2002)
}}

'''Alexandre Usov''' (born 27 August 1977) is a [[Belarus]]ian retired [[racing cyclist]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexandre USOV |url=https://www.uci.org/rider-details/12827 |website=UCI |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref> His specialty is [[Sprint (cycling)|sprinting]].

==Career==
Usov came so close to victory at the [[2005 GP Ouest-France]] with both himself and winner [[George Hincapie]] celebrating the win and unsure who won. Hincapie was awarded the win in a photo finish but years later after Hincpie admitted to doping his result was annulled so usov finished second to no one.<ref>{{cite web |title=GP Plouay wrap-up: George king of the jungle in Plouay |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gp-plouay-wrap-up-george-king-of-the-jungle-in-plouay/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en |date=29 August 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beaudin |first1=Matthew |title=George Hincapie admits to doping, giving information on Armstrong |url=https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/george-hincapie-admits-to-doping-giving-information-on-armstrong/ |website=Velo |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=10 October 2012}}</ref>
Usov re-signing with {{UCI team code|ALM|2006}} for the 2007 season was only going to happen if [[Francisco Mancebo]] did not return to the team as the team could not afford them both. Mancebo was implicated in [[Operación Puerto doping case]] and was facing possible suspension.<ref>{{cite web |title=Usau's contract depends on Mancebo case |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/usaus-contract-depends-on-mancebo-case/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en |date=4 October 2006}}</ref> Mancebo left the team and {{UCI team code|ALM|2007}} signed Usov.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kröner |first1=Hedwig |title=Ag2r Prévoyance: Time to confirm |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ag2r-prevoyance-time-to-confirm/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en |date=25 January 2007}}</ref> After four top 10's in stages at the [[2007 Giro d'Italia]], Usov had his lead-out in the perfect position to contest the stage 18 sprint finish. The bunch went around one of the final corners too fast and Usov did not break in-time, crashing into his teammate and out of contention.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ale-Jet flies to fourth victory |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2007/stage-18/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en |date=31 May 2007}}</ref>

Usov went to the [[2008 Giro d'Italia]] as the nominated sprinter for {{UCI team code|ALM|2008}}, he achieved three top 10 finishes in bunch sprints.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haake |first1=Bjorn |title=French teams finalise Giro line-ups |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/french-teams-finalise-giro-line-ups/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en |date=30 April 2008}}</ref> He did however get second place in the final bunch sprint at the [[2008 Vuelta a España]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haake |first1=Bjorn |title=Breschel tunes up for Worlds in Spain |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/breschel-tunes-up-for-worlds-in-spain/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en |date=21 September 2008}}</ref>

==Major results==
<small>Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexandre Usov |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/alexandre-usov |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alexandre Usov |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=6989 |website=www.cyclingarchives.com |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alexandre Usov |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=493 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref></small>
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;2000
: 1st Stage 10, [[Tour de l'Avenir]]
;2001
: 1st Stages 3 & 5, [[Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt]]
: 1st Stage 1, [[Tour de l'Avenir]]
;2002
: {{BLR}} Road Race Champion
: 1st Stage 2, [[Tour de l'Avenir]]
: 1st Stage 1, [[Tour du Poitou-Charentes]]
;2003
: 1st [[Trofeo Soller]]
: 1st [[Trofeo Cala Millor]]
: 1st Stage 1, [[Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas]]
;2004
: 1st [[Berner Rundfahrt]]
: 1st Stage 5, [[Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
;2005
: 1st Stage 4, [[Hessen Rundfahrt]]
: 1st Stage 1, [[Circuit des Ardennes (cycling)|Circuit des Ardennes]]
: 1st Stage 1, [[Boucles de la Mayenne]]
: 2nd [[GP Plouay]]
;2007
: 1st Stage 4, [[Tour du Limousin]]
;2008
: 1st Stage 7, [[2008 Tour de Langkawi|Tour de Langkawi]]
;2009
: 1st [[King of the Mountains|Mountains Classification]], [[2009 Tour de Luxembourg|Tour de Luxembourg]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Aliaksandre Usau}}
* {{UCI rider|name=Alexandre Usov}}
* {{Cycling Archives|name=Alexandre Usov}}
* {{Olympedia|name=Aliaksandr Usau}}
* {{Olympics.com|aliaksandr-usau|Aliaksandr Usau}}

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[[Category:Olympic cyclists for Belarus]]
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[[Category:Cyclists from Minsk]]


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