title: Soviet Union National Road Race Championships
text: # Soviet Union National Road Race Championships
  
  The Soviet Union National Road Race Championships were cycling races that were held annually to determine the Soviet cycling champion in road racing, across several categories of riders. The event was first held in 1947 and was won by Vladimir Lassi. Up until 1989 the Soviet cyclists were not allowed to compete as professionals so all the national championships were classed as amateur events. From 1989 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the race was considered professional.
  
  ## Men
  
  ### Amateur (1947 to 1989)
  
  This list is as complete a possible with the sources available. Source:
  
  | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1947 | Vladimir Lassi | | |
  | 1948 | Rodislav Tchizikov | | |
  | 1949 | | | |
  | 1950 | Rodislav Tchizikov | | |
  | 1951 | | | |
  | 1952 | | | |
  | 1953 | Leonid Kolumbet | | |
  | 1954 | Rodislav Tchizikov | | |
  | 1955 | Anatoli Tcherepovitch | | |
  | 1956 | Yuri Koledov | Boris Biebienin | Leonid Kolumbet |
  | 1957 | Pavel Vostriakov | Georg Vinnik | Vladimir Krioutschkov |
  | 1958 | | | |
  | 1959 | Viktor Kapitonov | Ants Väravas | Alexei Stepanovitch Petrov |
  | 1960 | Alexei Podjablonski | Ants Väravas | Alexander Pavlov |
  | 1961 | Yury Melikhov | Anatoli Tcherepovitch | Gainan Saidkhuzhin |
  | 1962 | | | |
  | 1963 | Gainan Saidkhuzhin | Adolf Liyuty | |
  | 1964 | Ants Väravas | Gainan Saidkhuzhin | Alexandre Kulibin |
  | 1965 | | | |
  | 1966 | | | |
  | 1967 | Alexei Stepanovitch Petrov | | |
  | 1968 | | | |
  | 1969 | | | |
  | 1970 | | | |
  | 1971 | | | |
  | 1972 | Nikolai Krasksov | Serguei Morozov | Evgeni Smetanin |
  | 1973 | Anatoly Starkov | Youri Mikhailov | Yuri Lavrushkin |
  | 1974 | Boris Issaev | | |
  | 1975 | Vitaoutas Galinaouskas | Nikolay Gorelov | Boris Issaev |
  | 1976 | Aleksandr Averin | Serguei Morozov | Said Gusseinov |
  | 1977 | Aavo Pikkuus | | |
  | 1978 | Sergei Sukhoruchenkov | | |
  | 1979 | Aleksandr Gusyatnikov | Gianni Giacomini | Aleksandr Averin |
  | 1980 | Leon Dejits | Yuri Barinov | Ramazan Galialetdinov |
  | 1981 | Igor Bokov | Yury Kashirin | Sergei Prybyl |
  | 1982 | | | |
  | 1983 | Sergei Ermatchenkov | Riho Suun | Andrei Toporischev |
  | 1984 | Alexander Zinoviev | Oleg Logvin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov |
  | 1985 | Sergei Smievtkov | Andrei Toporischev | Guennadi Tarassov |
  | 1986 | Piotr Ugrumov | Arvi Tammesalu | Dimitri Konyshev |
  | 1987 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Riho Suun | Piotr Ugrumov |
  | 1988 | Vladimir Goluschko | Uldis Ansons | Asiat Saitov |
  | 1989 | Viktor Klimov | Konstantin Bankin | Vladimir Diatchenko |
  
  ### Professional (1989 to 1991)
  
  Source:
  
  | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1989 | Ivan Ivanov | Dimitri Konyshev | Riho Suun |
  | 1990 | Dimitri Konyshev | Piotr Ugrumov | Vladimir Poulnikov |
  | 1991 | Andrei Tchmil | Viatcheslav Ekimov | Piotr Ugrumov |
  
  ## 1992 onward
  
  Following on from the Dissolution, each country started their own national championships in the year's following.
  
  * Azerbaijani National Road Race Championships
  * Belarusian National Road Race Championships
  * Estonian National Road Race Championships
  * Georgian National Road Championships
  * Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships
  * Latvian National Road Race Championships
  * Lithuanian National Road Race Championships
  * Moldovan National Road Race Championships
  * Russian National Road Race Championships
  * Ukrainian National Road Race Championships
  * Uzbekistan National Road Race Championships
  