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'Sasha' Zinoviev, 43, cycling champ, dies
Wednesday, February 23, 2005 'Sasha' Zinoviev, 43, cycling champ By Rebecca Goodman Enquirer staff writer Alexandre M. Zinoviev Zoom DEERFIELD TWP. - Alexandre M. "Sasha" Zinoviev, a two-time world cycling champion and Soviet sports hero, died Monday of gastric cancer at University Hospital. The Landen resident was 43. Mr. Zinoviev was captain of the Soviet team that won the 1983 world team time championship. He was preparing for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles when the Soviet Union boycotted the games. The Soviet team took first place in an alternative competition of Eastern Bloc nations. In 1985, the Soviets beat the Italian team that had won the Olympic gold medal. "I talked to some of the officials that were at (the Olympics in) L.A., and they said that the Soviet team was so strong, there was no way they would not have won that gold medal" had they been permitted to compete, said Charlie Wright of Montgomery, a friend and amateur cyclist. Mr. Zinoviev received a medal for outstanding achievement and citizenship from the Soviet government after he won a race through a number of countries in Western and Eastern Europe to promote world peace. The manager of Greg LeMond's team recruited Mr. Zinoviev, but the Soviet Union squelched the move. In 1986, LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France. Born in Velikie Luki, Russia, on May 3, 1961, Mr. Zinoviev held degrees in computer programming and physical education from the College of Kharkiv in what is now Ukraine. He became a professional cyclist and coached the Soviet national team in 1990. That year, he came to the United States as part of a cycling Sister City exchange between Cincinnati and Kharkiv, which was organized by the Cincinnati Cycle Club. In Greater Cincinnati for 10 days that summer, he met Wright, who owned two bike shops. "He asked me if he could come back the following winter and spend a month to learn more about American business," Wright recalled. So Mr. Zinoviev, who spoke no English, returned in December to work at one of Wright's stores. Mr. Zinoviev went home and continued his racing career. After retiring in 1992 following the collapse of the Soviet Union, he returned to Greater Cincinnati to start a bike shop with Wright's help. He operated the Kharkiv Bike and Skate Shop on the Little Miami Bike Trail in Loveland for six months in 1993. After his visa expired, he returned to Kharkiv, where he married. "He wanted to come back to the U.S. for a longer period. He had a choice - taking what he learned back to Kharkiv and start a business there, or working toward living in the United States," Wright said. "That was a real tough decision. ... However, there was a lot of instability in Kharkiv." Mr. Zinoviev obtained a work permit to coach cycling for Queen City Wheels, a local bike-racing club. He got a green card through a lottery. His name was one of 110,000 drawn from 8.5 million applicants. Only 55,000 of those actually received green cards. Mr. Zinoviev became a U.S. citizen in 2001. He owned and managed Klip Co., a beauty salon in Loveland, and was a senior program analyst for United Medical Resources in Blue Ash. "He asked so little and just gave so much," said Vickie Buyniski Gluckman, owner and founder of the company. "He was worried about the company and not about himself. I would have loved to have 300 Alexes working for me." His wife, Lora Korzh Zinoviev, said: "Everyone was moved by my husband's performance and intelligence. He was an exceptional man." His friend Wright said, "He was a champion in sports, and he was a champion in life." In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Polena Alexandra Zinoviev, 10. Visitation: noon to 2 p.m. today, followed by the funeral at Nurre-Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home, 10211 Plainfield Road. Burial will be at Rest Haven Memorial Park. Memorials: Polena A. Zinoviev Scholarship Fund, c/o C.L. Foy, Northside Bank and Trust, 4125 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...98/1060/NEWS01 |
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"Garrison Hilliard" wrote in message ... Wednesday, February 23, 2005 'Sasha' Zinoviev, 43, cycling champ By Rebecca Goodman Enquirer staff writer Alexandre M. Zinoviev Zoom DEERFIELD TWP. - Alexandre M. "Sasha" Zinoviev, a two-time world cycling champion and Soviet sports hero, died Monday of gastric cancer at University Hospital. The Landen resident was 43. Mr. Zinoviev was captain of the Soviet team that won the 1983 world team time championship. He was preparing for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles when the Soviet Union boycotted the games. The Soviet team took first place in an alternative competition of Eastern Bloc nations. In 1985, the Soviets beat the Italian team that had won the Olympic gold medal. "I talked to some of the officials that were at (the Olympics in) L.A., and they said that the Soviet team was so strong, there was no way they would not have won that gold medal" had they been permitted to compete, said Charlie Wright of Montgomery, a friend and amateur cyclist. Mr. Zinoviev received a medal for outstanding achievement and citizenship from the Soviet government after he won a race through a number of countries in Western and Eastern Europe to promote world peace. The manager of Greg LeMond's team recruited Mr. Zinoviev, but the Soviet Union squelched the move. In 1986, LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France. Born in Velikie Luki, Russia, on May 3, 1961, Mr. Zinoviev held degrees in computer programming and physical education from the College of Kharkiv in what is now Ukraine. He became a professional cyclist and coached the Soviet national team in 1990. That year, he came to the United States as part of a cycling Sister City exchange between Cincinnati and Kharkiv, which was organized by the Cincinnati Cycle Club. In Greater Cincinnati for 10 days that summer, he met Wright, who owned two bike shops. "He asked me if he could come back the following winter and spend a month to learn more about American business," Wright recalled. So Mr. Zinoviev, who spoke no English, returned in December to work at one of Wright's stores. Mr. Zinoviev went home and continued his racing career. After retiring in 1992 following the collapse of the Soviet Union, he returned to Greater Cincinnati to start a bike shop with Wright's help. He operated the Kharkiv Bike and Skate Shop on the Little Miami Bike Trail in Loveland for six months in 1993. After his visa expired, he returned to Kharkiv, where he married. "He wanted to come back to the U.S. for a longer period. He had a choice - taking what he learned back to Kharkiv and start a business there, or working toward living in the United States," Wright said. "That was a real tough decision. ... However, there was a lot of instability in Kharkiv." Mr. Zinoviev obtained a work permit to coach cycling for Queen City Wheels, a local bike-racing club. He got a green card through a lottery. His name was one of 110,000 drawn from 8.5 million applicants. Only 55,000 of those actually received green cards. Mr. Zinoviev became a U.S. citizen in 2001. He owned and managed Klip Co., a beauty salon in Loveland, and was a senior program analyst for United Medical Resources in Blue Ash. "He asked so little and just gave so much," said Vickie Buyniski Gluckman, owner and founder of the company. "He was worried about the company and not about himself. I would have loved to have 300 Alexes working for me." His wife, Lora Korzh Zinoviev, said: "Everyone was moved by my husband's performance and intelligence. He was an exceptional man." His friend Wright said, "He was a champion in sports, and he was a champion in life." In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Polena Alexandra Zinoviev, 10. Visitation: noon to 2 p.m. today, followed by the funeral at Nurre-Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home, 10211 Plainfield Road. Burial will be at Rest Haven Memorial Park. Memorials: Polena A. Zinoviev Scholarship Fund, c/o C.L. Foy, Northside Bank and Trust, 4125 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...98/1060/NEWS01 RIP. My thoughts are with his ten year old.........awfully difficult for a kid. |
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This may be the result of contamination from Chernobyl. See:
http://www.eapceast.org/upload/Mikha...%202002doc.doc Let's hope the future bodes well for his family. "Garrison Hilliard" wrote in message ... Wednesday, February 23, 2005 'Sasha' Zinoviev, 43, cycling champ By Rebecca Goodman Enquirer staff writer Alexandre M. Zinoviev Zoom DEERFIELD TWP. - Alexandre M. "Sasha" Zinoviev, a two-time world cycling champion and Soviet sports hero, died Monday of gastric cancer at University Hospital. The Landen resident was 43. Mr. Zinoviev was captain of the Soviet team that won the 1983 world team time championship. He was preparing for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles when the Soviet Union boycotted the games. The Soviet team took first place in an alternative competition of Eastern Bloc nations. In 1985, the Soviets beat the Italian team that had won the Olympic gold medal. "I talked to some of the officials that were at (the Olympics in) L.A., and they said that the Soviet team was so strong, there was no way they would not have won that gold medal" had they been permitted to compete, said Charlie Wright of Montgomery, a friend and amateur cyclist. Mr. Zinoviev received a medal for outstanding achievement and citizenship from the Soviet government after he won a race through a number of countries in Western and Eastern Europe to promote world peace. The manager of Greg LeMond's team recruited Mr. Zinoviev, but the Soviet Union squelched the move. In 1986, LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France. Born in Velikie Luki, Russia, on May 3, 1961, Mr. Zinoviev held degrees in computer programming and physical education from the College of Kharkiv in what is now Ukraine. He became a professional cyclist and coached the Soviet national team in 1990. That year, he came to the United States as part of a cycling Sister City exchange between Cincinnati and Kharkiv, which was organized by the Cincinnati Cycle Club. In Greater Cincinnati for 10 days that summer, he met Wright, who owned two bike shops. "He asked me if he could come back the following winter and spend a month to learn more about American business," Wright recalled. So Mr. Zinoviev, who spoke no English, returned in December to work at one of Wright's stores. Mr. Zinoviev went home and continued his racing career. After retiring in 1992 following the collapse of the Soviet Union, he returned to Greater Cincinnati to start a bike shop with Wright's help. He operated the Kharkiv Bike and Skate Shop on the Little Miami Bike Trail in Loveland for six months in 1993. After his visa expired, he returned to Kharkiv, where he married. "He wanted to come back to the U.S. for a longer period. He had a choice - taking what he learned back to Kharkiv and start a business there, or working toward living in the United States," Wright said. "That was a real tough decision. ... However, there was a lot of instability in Kharkiv." Mr. Zinoviev obtained a work permit to coach cycling for Queen City Wheels, a local bike-racing club. He got a green card through a lottery. His name was one of 110,000 drawn from 8.5 million applicants. Only 55,000 of those actually received green cards. Mr. Zinoviev became a U.S. citizen in 2001. He owned and managed Klip Co., a beauty salon in Loveland, and was a senior program analyst for United Medical Resources in Blue Ash. "He asked so little and just gave so much," said Vickie Buyniski Gluckman, owner and founder of the company. "He was worried about the company and not about himself. I would have loved to have 300 Alexes working for me." His wife, Lora Korzh Zinoviev, said: "Everyone was moved by my husband's performance and intelligence. He was an exceptional man." His friend Wright said, "He was a champion in sports, and he was a champion in life." In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Polena Alexandra Zinoviev, 10. Visitation: noon to 2 p.m. today, followed by the funeral at Nurre-Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home, 10211 Plainfield Road. Burial will be at Rest Haven Memorial Park. Memorials: Polena A. Zinoviev Scholarship Fund, c/o C.L. Foy, Northside Bank and Trust, 4125 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...98/1060/NEWS01 |
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"B Lafferty" wrote in message This may be the result of contamination from Chernobyl. See: http://www.eapceast.org/upload/Mikha...%202002doc.doc Let's hope the future bodes well for his family. Could be. Depends on where he was at the time. Chances are more likely that his future wife was subjected to radioactive fallout than he was. http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dyn...yl%2Fmaps.html However, most of the increases of cancer were thyroid cancer, leukaemia and birth defects, especially in Belarus. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4028729.stm Interestingly, the US had a team scheduled to participate in the Peace Race shortly after Chernobyl popped. I recall Doug Smith telling the USCF that there was no way he wanted to go on that trip. " 1986 saw the lowest ever number of starters in the Peace Race. The fact that the race started in Kiev, less than 2 weeks after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster might have had something to do with it. From Western Europe only France and Finland turned up at the starting line that year. As I mentioned earlier, these pages are dedicated to the glory that has been (and hopefully will be again) the Peace Race, for political "commentary" the reader will need to look to other sources. So, consequently I will just say that the 1986 starting city could have perhaps been selected with greater care by the Race organizers. While there seem to have been, as far as I am aware, no reports of either riders, or members of the 1986 Peace Race caravan, suffering any ill effects from the 3 Kiev stages of 1986, a start in Moscow, for example, might have proved more inviting to a greater number of West European teams. http://www.ros.com.au/~mach/peace/peace-main.html |
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"Carl Sundquist" wrote in message news:v59Td.14930$yr.12742@okepread05... "B Lafferty" wrote in message This may be the result of contamination from Chernobyl. See: http://www.eapceast.org/upload/Mikha...%202002doc.doc Let's hope the future bodes well for his family. Could be. Depends on where he was at the time. Chances are more likely that his future wife was subjected to radioactive fallout than he was. http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dyn...yl%2Fmaps.html Living on the lower East Side of NYC at that time, the stores in the Polish and Ukrania communities down there had some interesting, low priced food stocks on the shelves from the old countries after the melt down. Makes one wonder if they glowed in the dark. The daughter left behind could well be an orphan in the not too distant future--hopefully not. On the positive side, it seems they have many good friends to help. |
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Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:13:30 GMT,
et, "B Lafferty" wrote: The daughter left behind could well be an orphan in the not too distant future--hopefully not. Here's one of the most chilling photo journals I've seen on the aftermath of Chernobyl. Ghost towns in the dead zone, "where one can ride with no stoplights, no police, no danger to hit some cage or some dog." http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm -- zk |
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"Zoot Katz" wrote in message ... Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:13:30 GMT, et, "B Lafferty" wrote: The daughter left behind could well be an orphan in the not too distant future--hopefully not. Here's one of the most chilling photo journals I've seen on the aftermath of Chernobyl. Ghost towns in the dead zone, "where one can ride with no stoplights, no police, no danger to hit some cage or some dog." http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm -- zk Thanks for the link, very sobering... -p |
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Zoot Katz wrote:
Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:13:30 GMT, et, "B Lafferty" wrote: The daughter left behind could well be an orphan in the not too distant future--hopefully not. Here's one of the most chilling photo journals I've seen on the aftermath of Chernobyl. Ghost towns in the dead zone, "where one can ride with no stoplights, no police, no danger to hit some cage or some dog." http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm Wasn't this recently proved to be a hoax or fraud? Just heard something about it a day or so ago. A quick Google produced many hits, including: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/w...comments/1026/ She probably played golf with her husband on a Gameboy, too. Bill S. |
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Zoot Katz wrote: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:13:30 GMT, et, "B Lafferty" wrote: The daughter left behind could well be an orphan in the not too distant future--hopefully not. Here's one of the most chilling photo journals I've seen on the aftermath of Chernobyl. Ghost towns in the dead zone, "where one can ride with no stoplights, no police, no danger to hit some cage or some dog." http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm Dumbass - That chick is cool. Brave too. Or foolhardy. Or even stupid. But still cool. K. Gringioni. |
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Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
Zoot Katz wrote: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:13:30 GMT, et, "B Lafferty" wrote: The daughter left behind could well be an orphan in the not too distant future--hopefully not. Here's one of the most chilling photo journals I've seen on the aftermath of Chernobyl. Ghost towns in the dead zone, "where one can ride with no stoplights, no police, no danger to hit some cage or some dog." http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm Dumbass - That chick is cool. Brave too. Or foolhardy. Or even stupid. But still cool. Dumbass - She's a liar. |
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