Riho Suun

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Riho Suun (born April 27, 1960 in Tartu , USSR ) is a former Soviet cyclist.

In 1983 he started for the first time at the UCI Road World Championships and was classified 55th in the amateurs road race. He was at the start of the International Peace Tour three times . The 7th place in 1982 was his best result in the overall ranking.

In 1985 he became Estonian champion in the team time trial .

Riho Suun was a participant in the 1988 Olympic Games .

He then worked for two years: in 1989 with the Spanish cycling team Kelme and in 1990 with the Russian cycling team Lada-Ghzel .

Palmarès

Summary
year success run
1980 winner 4th stage Tour de l'Avenir
2. 10th stage
1981 2. 2nd stage Tour of Luxembourg
3. Overall rating
1982 winner National Championship USSR, Road
2. 1st stage Peace ride
winner 2nd stage
winner 3rd stage
2. 6th stage
1983 2. National Championship USSR, Road
2. 4th stage, part b Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
2. 5th stage Peace ride
1985 2. Overall rating GP Tell (Switzerland)
winner 1st stage Peace ride
winner 5th stage
winner 10th stage
1987 2. National Championship USSR, Road
1988 2. 1st stage Postgirot Open (Sweden)
winner 2nd stage
60. 1988 Summer Olympics

Web links

  • Riho Suun in the database of Radsportseiten.net
  • Riho Suun in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

  1. Rene Jacobs et al. (Ed.): Velo . Dendermonde 1984, p. 131 .