( born: December 19 , 1973 ) is a Russia n professional cycle racer who won the Gold medal in the Time Trial event in the 1996 Olympics and later, in 2002 , won the World Time Trial Championship .
Zulfiya was born in Tashkent , Uzbekistan on December 19 , 1973 . She is an ethnic Uzbek . In 1993 two years after the break up of the Soviet Union she emigrated to Russia and lived in Rostov-on-Don . As the main reason for her emigration she cited that the Islamist leadership of the newly independent Uzbekistan is hostile to the women sports and the rights of women in general. In 1996 she became famous after winning the Olympic gold medal in Atlanta .
In 2005 she obtained the citizenship of Kazakhstan and announced her intention to compete as a member of the Kazakhstan team. As the reason for her decision she cited the better conditions for training and her desire to be closer to her native Uzbekistan (Kazakhstan has a reputation to be the much more secular and democratic than Uzbekistan) as well as her family circumstances. According to the Russian Newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda , Zabirova's main place of residence and training is Lugano , Switzerland (as of 2005 ).
Note: Beginning in 1997, the Union Cycliste Internationale implemented a points listing whereby points were awarded riders based on their performances in racing events. For this purpose, the races were classified into categories. Although the exact system has evolved over the years, the major stage races are generally classified as category 1 (strongest), and category 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are given in parentheses. The abbreviation GC stands for General Classification .
- World Time Trial Championships - 6th place
- Giro di San Marino (cat. 2) - stage victory
- Giro D'Italia Femminile (cat. 1) - stage victory
- Kazakhstan National Championships
- ---Time Trial - 1st place
- ---Road Race - 1st place
- UCI Points list - 7th place
- World Championships
- ---Road Race - 12th place
- ---Time Trial - 3rd place
- Olympic Games Time Trial - 8th place
- Thuringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, stage victory
- Giro D'Italia Femminile (cat. 1) - 10th place GC, stage victory
- Ronde van Vlaanderen World Cup - 1st place
- Primavera Rosa World Cup - 1st place
- UCI Points list - 9th place
- World Championships
- ---Time Trial - 3rd place
- ---Road Race - 10th place
- Trophee d'Or (cat. 2) - 4th place GC
- Grande Boucle (cat. 1) - 2 stage victories
- Amstel Gold (Ned) World Cup - 9th place
- Castilla y Leon (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
- Primavera Rosa (Ita) World Cup - 1st place
- UCI Points List - 10th place
- World Time Trial Championships - 1st place
- Giro della Toscana (cat. 1) - stage victory
- Chrono Champenois-Trophee Europeen (cat. 2) - 1st place
- GP Suisse (Swi) féminin World Cup - 9th place
- Grande Boucle Féminine (cat. 1) - 2 stage victories
- Thüringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, stage victory
- GP Carnevale d'Europa (cat. 2) - 1st place
- Giro D'Italia Femminile - 7th place GC
Zulfiya Zabirova did not race during the year 2001
- UCI Points list - 15th place
- Olympic Games (Sydney, Aus) Road Race - 7th place
- Tour de Suisse Feminin (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, stage victory
- Grande Boucle (cat. 1) - 5th place GC, 2 stage victories
- Russian National Time Trial Championships - 1st place
- UCI Points list - 7th place
- World Championships
- ---Time Trial - 4th place
- ---Road Race - 6th place
- Tour de Suisse Feminin (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, stage victory
- Giro D'Italia Femminile (cat. 1) - 5th place GC, 3 stage victories
- Women's Challenge - 3rd place GC, stage victory
- UCI Points list - 8th place
- World Time Trial Championships - 2nd place
- World Cup (Switzerland) - 1st place
- GP des Nations Time Trial - 1st place
- Josef Voegeli Memorial - 1st place
- Tour Cycliste Feminin - stage victory
- Thuringen Rundfahrt - 4th place GC
- UCI Points list - 3rd place
- World Time Trial Championships - 2nd place
- Chrono Champenois - 2nd place
- GP des Nations Time Trial - 2nd place
- Tour Cycliste Feminin - 2 stage victories
- Russian Championship - 1st place
- Women's Challenge - 3rd place GC, 2 stage victories
- Liberty Classic - 7th place
- Thrift Drug Classic - 2nd place
- Grazia Tour - 3rd place GC
- Tour de Finistere - stage victory
- Etoile Vosgienne - 1st place GC, stage victory
- Chrono der Herbiers - 1st place
- Trois Jours de Vendee - 1st place GC, stage victory
- Olympic Games Time Trial - 1st place (Gold Medal)
- Russian Road Championships
- ---Time Trial - 1st place
- ---Road Race - 2nd place
- Tour Cycliste Feminin - 2 stage victories
- Tour du Finistere - 3rd place
- GP Kanton Zurich - 1st place
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