Alexandre Pliușchin

Alexandre Pliușchin (Russian: Александр Плюшкин, Romanian: Alexandru Pliușchin; born 13 January 1987) is a Moldovan former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2015. He still competes as an amateur, having last rode for Abu Dhabi CC in 2023.^[3] He is a four-time National Road Race Champion; winning in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Pliuschin also represented Moldova in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, having participated in the Men's Road Race and the Men's Individual Pursuit.

Fullname

• Alexandre Pliușchin
• Romanian: Alexandru Pliușchin

Born (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 39)

• Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
• (now Moldova)

Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight66 kg (146 lb)

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Alexandre Pliușchin

Pliușchin at the 2011 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Pliușchin Romanian: Alexandru Pliușchin
Born	(1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 39) Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2004–2005	World Cycling Centre
2006	Team Hörmann
2007	Chambéry CF
2020	CC Palafrugell
2021–2023	Abu Dhabi CC
Professional teams
2008–2009	Ag2r–La Mondiale
2010–2011	Team Katusha
2012	Leopard–Trek Continental Team
2013	IAM Cycling[1]
2014	Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling[2]
2015	Synergy Baku
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2008, 2010–2012)

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On 25 February 2015, Pliușchin's Synergy Baku team announced it had suspended him for a non-negative test for salbutamol at the 2014 Sharjah International Cycling Tour, a race he won whilst riding for Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling.^[4]