Russian track cyclist Sergey Kucherov, a two-time Olympian, has died in the war in Ukraine, Russian media reported on Wednesday 21 October 2026. He was 46.
The Russian Cycling Federation confirmed his death on its Telegram channel, while the RIA Novosti news agency was told by a source familiar with the situation that he died in the zone of the “special military operation”, Moscow’s term for the war against Ukraine, while serving in the Russian Armed Forces.
Neither the circumstances nor the exact date of his death have been made public, although Gazeta.ru reports that he died on Tuesday 20 October.
Born in Tula on 18 July 1980, Kucherov joined the Russian national track squad in 2001 and earned the title of International Master of Sport. He won numerous Russian titles in the individual and team sprint, claimed a World Cup stage victory in Beijing, and collected medals at World Cup rounds in Germany, China and Moscow.
He represented Russia at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics, where the Russian team sprint squad finished 12th and seventh, respectively.
The federation offered condolences to his family, friends and the riders, amateur and elite, he coached, while praising his contribution to Russian cycling.
Gran Fondo Daily News extends its condolences to Kucherov’s family and the Russian cycling community.
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