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{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Dimitri Konyshev
| image = Dmitri Konyshev.jpg
| caption = Konyshev in 2009
| fullname = Dmitri Borisovich Konyshev
| nickname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|02|18}}
| birth_place = [[Nizhny Novgorod|Gorky]], [[Nizhny Novgorod Oblast|Gorky Oblast]], [[Russian SFSR]], Soviet Union
| height = 1.86m
| weight = 77 kg
| currentteam = Russian National Team
| discipline = Road
| role = {{ubl|Rider (Retired)|Sports director}}
| ridertype = 
| proyears1 = 1989–1990
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1989}}
| proyears2 = 1991–1992
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TVM|1991}}
| proyears3 = 1993–1996
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|AKI|1993}}
| proyears5 = 1997
| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|ZGM|1997}}
| proyears6 = 1998–1999
| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|MER|1998}}
| proyears7 = 2000–2002
| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|FAS|2000}}
| proyears8 = 2003
| proteam8 = {{UCI team code|CHO|2003}}
| proyears9 = 2004–2006
| proteam9 = {{UCI team code|LPR|2004}}
| manageyears1 = 2007–2008
| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|TCS|2007}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Konychev Staff teams |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/staff/dmitri-konychev |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
| manageyears2 = 2009–2019
| manageteam2 = {{UCI team code|TKA|2009}}
| manageyears3 = 2009–
| manageteam3 = Russian National Team
| manageyears4 = 2020–2022
| manageteam4 = {{UCI team code|GAZ|2020}}
| majorwins = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]'''
:'''[[Tour de France]]'''
::4 individual stages ([[1990 Tour de France|1990]], [[1991 Tour de France|1991]], [[1999 Tour de France|1999]])
:'''[[Giro d'Italia]]'''
::[[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]] ([[2000 Giro d'Italia|2000]])
::[[Intergiro classification in the Giro d'Italia|Intergiro classification]] ([[1997 Giro d'Italia|1997]])
::4 individual stages ([[1993 Giro d'Italia|1993]], [[1997 Giro d'Italia|1997]], [[2000 Giro d'Italia|2000]])
:'''[[Vuelta a España]]'''
::1 individual stage ([[1996 Vuelta a España|1996]])
'''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]''' <br />
:[[Soviet Union National Road Race Championships|Soviet National Road Race Champion]] (1990)
:[[Russian National Road Race Championships|Russian National Road Race Champion]] (1993, 2001)
:[[Giro dell'Emilia]] (1989)
:[[GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano]] (1990)
:[[Grand Prix de Wallonie]] (1997)
:[[Grand Prix de Fourmies]] (1999)
:[[Coppa Sabatini]] (1999, 2001)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{URS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1989 UCI Road World Championships|1989 Chambéry]]|[[1989 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Elite Road Race]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze |[[1992 UCI Road World Championships|1992 Benidorm]]| [[1992 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Elite Road Race]]}}
| show-medals = yes
}}

'''Dimitri Borisovich Konyshev''' ({{Langx|ru|Дмитрий Борисович Конышев}}; born on February 18, 1966)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dmitri Konyshev - Player Profile - Cycling |url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/dmitri-konyshev_prs14599/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> is a retired [[Russia|Russian]] [[road bicycle racer]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dmitri KONYSHEV |url=https://www.uci.org/rider-details/9215 |website=UCI |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> During Konyshev's 17-year professional cycling career, he won nine [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] stages with at least one [[List of riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours|stage win in all three Grand Tours]]. He won four stages both the [[Tour de France]] and the [[Giro d'Italia]], as well as one stage in the [[Vuelta a España]]. Konyshev was the first Soviet and Russian rider to win a medal in the [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Men's Road race]] at the [[UCI Road World Championships]]. He won a silver medal in [[1989 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|1989]] behind [[Greg LeMond]], and a bronze medal in [[1992 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|1992]] behind [[Gianni Bugno]] and [[Laurent Jalabert]]. He was also the first Soviet and Russian rider to win a stage at the [[Giro d'Italia]].

He did not win a [[Cycling monument|Monument]] ; however, he recorded four top‑ten finishes in Monument classics, three of which were in the [[Giro di Lombardia]]. At the [[2000 Giro d'Italia]], he won both the [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]] and the Combativity classification. During the [[1997 Giro d'Italia|1997]] race, he won a stage and the [[Intergiro classification in the Giro d'Italia|Intergiro classification]].

Following his retirement from racing, he became a sports director at {{UCI team code|TCS|2007}}. Konyshev then moved to [[UCI WorldTeam|UCI World Team]] {{UCI team code|TKA|2009}} in 2009 where he was an assistant sports director for 11 seasons before the team folded in 2019. {{UCI team code|GAZ|2020}} employed Konyshev from 2020 to March 2022, when they lost their UCI license following the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Barry |last2=Ostanek |first2=Daniel |title=UCI bans Russian, Belarusian teams from competition 'until further notice' |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-bans-russian-and-belarusian-teams-from-competition-until-further-notice/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 May 2023 |language=en |date=1 March 2022}}</ref>

Konyshev's son, [[Alexander Konychev]], is also a professional cyclist that represents Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=AlexanderKonychev |url=https://www.greenedgecycling.com/team/alexander-konychev/ |website=greenedgecycling.com |access-date=12 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Dimitri (often spelled Dmitry) Borisovich Konyshev was born on '''18 February 1966''' in '''Gorky''', Soviet Union (today’s [[Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]]).  

He grew up within the Soviet sports‐school system, which encouraged trying multiple sports. Early on, he enjoyed and played '''handball''', influenced by his mother, before turning to cycling around age '''14'''. It was his father—who coached the local cycling club—who introduced him to the bike and served as his first coach. 

By '''1987''', Konyshev earned a spot on the Soviet amateur national team for the Colorado (Coors) Classic in the U.S., where he won a stage—beating the likes of '''Greg LeMond''' and '''Phil Anderson'''—and later took wins in Italian amateur races like the Gran Premio Palio del Recioto, Gran Premio della Liberazione, and stages of the Giro delle Regioni. 

His string of results in 1987–88, culminating with winning the Giro d’Italia “Under‑26” in 1988, caught the attention of pro team Alfa Lum, and he turned professional with them in 1989.<ref>https://pezcyclingnews.com/interviews/tour-talk-a-legend-dimitry-konyshev/</ref>

==Career==
===Amateur years===
Konyshev earned his first career victory, winning stage 10 of the 1986 edition of the [[Coors Classic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Soviet Cyclist Wins Road Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/22/sports/soviet-cyclist-wins-road-race.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=en |date=22 August 1986}}</ref> He beat [[Greg Lemond]] and [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]] in the sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dmitri Konyshev of the Soviet Union overtook the leaders... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/21/Dmitri-Konyshev-of-the-Soviet-Union-overtook-the-leaders/3749524980800/ |website=UPI |access-date=12 October 2022 |language=en |date=21 August 1986}}</ref>

In 1987, Konyshev had further victories, including 4 six-stage races, two overall and two at one-day events. His season began in January with the [[Gran Premio Palio del Recioto]], where he won with his teammates [[Vasily Zhdanov]] and [[Djamolidine Abdoujaparov]].<ref name="Palio del Recioto">{{cite web |title=Serata ricca di stelle per il Palio del Recioto |url=https://www.federciclismo.it/it/article/2018/06/19/serata-ricca-di-stelle-per-il-palio-del-recioto/d7536f0b-c22f-4453-b5df-812ba655cdb9/ |website=Federazione Ciclistica Italiana |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=it |date=19 June 2018}}</ref> He won the [[GP Liberazione]] in his second Italian race, out-sprinting West German [[Bernd Gröne]] and finishing three seconds ahead of the [[peloton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1987 GP Liberazione (U23) |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=312&y=1987 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In the [[Soviet Union|USSR]], Konyshev and his team raced in the Tour of Sochi, where Konyshev finished fifth overall. In May, Konyshev won three stage wins. This was followed by eighth overall at the [[Peace Race|Course de la Paix]], finishing over 5 minutes down on [[Uwe Ampler]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1987 Course de la Paix |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=317&y=1987 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He went to Austria for the [[Österreich-Rundfahrt]], where he did not finish below ninth position in any of the nine stages. With a stage win in stage 3, he won the overall race by 1' 25" to Austrian [[Helmut Wechselberger]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1987 Österreich-Rundfahrt |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=38&y=1987 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Konyshev then headed to [[France]] to race the [[Tour de l'Avenir]] and finished within the top 10 for seven of the twelve-stage race. He won stage 7, a mountain stage, finishing in [[Strasbourg]] from an early breakaway. He went on to win the Points classification and finish twenty-fourth overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=1987 Tour de l'Avenir Points classification |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=44&y=1987&l=3 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1987 Tour de l'Avenir |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=44&y=1987 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

1988 started with the Tour of Sochi, where Konyshev improved his fifth place from the previous year to third overall. February brought the [[Vuelta a Cuba]], where Konyshev won the red jersey for the points classification and two stages. He won two stages at the [[Giro delle Regioni]], a race he had won overall in 1987. This consistency continued with top 10 placements in most stages at the [[Course de la Paix]], finishing eleventh overall, just over two minutes down on [[Uwe Ampler]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1988 Course de la Paix |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=317&y=1988 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Konyshev then won the amateur version of the [[Giro d'Italia]], the [[Giro Ciclistico d'Italia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro Ciclistico d'Italia Past Winners |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/jun00/baby00.shtml#past |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=en |date=2000}}</ref> He also took three stage victories.

===Alfa Lum (1989 to 1990)===
====1989: World silver medal====
[[File:Nikolay Morozov, 1989 France.jpg|thumb|left| Konyshev at the team car in the [[1989 Giro d'Italia]]]] <!-- This caption is based on the caption of this photo in the Russian Wikipedia-->
With {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1989}} creating a gateway for cyclists of the [[Soviet Union]] to become professional, the race calendar for Konyshev was expanded greatly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fotheringham |first1=William |title=Alfa Lum Italy meets Russia |url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/procycling/20191203/281552292710113 |via=PressReader |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=en |date=3 December 2019}}</ref> The 1989 season started in Europe with the [[Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali]], the first stage was a sprint stage where Konyshev finished third behind [[Stefano Allocchio]] and [[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Sean Kelly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1989 Coppi e Bartali Stage 1 |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=114&y=1989&e=01 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=14 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

The first major race of the season was the [[1989 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], where he managed three top 10 places in bunch sprints.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tirreno/tirreno1989.php|title=24ème Tirreno-Adriatico 1989|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814184601/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tirreno/tirreno1989.php|archive-date=14 August 2004}}</ref> He then advanced onto the [[1989 Giro del Trentino|Giro del Trentino]], where he finished 17th overall at the three-stage race. At the [[Giro di Toscana]] Konyshev finished second behind [[Maurizio Fondriest]] and beat [[Gianbattista Baronchelli]] in an eight-man sprint for the line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro di Toscana 1989 results |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-di-toscana/1989/result |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> The next race on the calendar for Konyshev was the [[1989 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], a [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]. 1989 was the first year that a Soviet would ride a Grand Tour as previously all Soviet cyclists had been prevented from riding professionally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1989.html |title=1989 Giro d'Italia |work= Bike Race Info |publisher=Dog Ear Publishing |last1=McGann |first1=Bill |last2=McGann |first2=Carol|access-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227170754/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1989.html|archive-date=27 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> During stage 5, he earned fifth place, followed by tenth in stage 6. In stage 10, he beat the eventual winner [[Laurent Fignon]] in the bunch sprint to claim 6th. His best result of the Giro came during Stage 9 which finished in [[Gubbio]] at the top of a mountain. Konyshev ended second behind [[Bjarne Riis]] in the three-man sprint for the line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia 1989 Stage 9 results |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1989/stage-9 |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> Konyshev's first win of the season came in August at the [[Coppa Ugo Agostoni]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Montes |first1=Daniel |title=Copa Agostoni: Sjoerd Bax sorprende a Alejandro Valverde |url=https://www.ciclo21.com/copa-agostoni-2022-bax/ |website=Ciclo21 |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=es |date=29 September 2022}}</ref>

Later in August, he competed in the [[1989 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]] at the [[1989 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] and took second place behind [[Greg Lemond]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1989 Cycling Road World Championships |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPLW1G6V3dQ |website=YouTube | date=10 December 2016 |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Konyshev then advanced onto [[Giro dell'Emilia]], where he won a 10-man reduced bunch sprint to take his second victory of the year. His 1989 season ended with the [[Firenze–Pistoia]] an ITT where Konyshev finished 24th over 5 minutes down on winner [[Tony Rominger]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Firenze - Pistoia 1989 Time Trial results |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=182681 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.procyclingstats.com}}</ref>

====1990: First Grand Tour stage victory====
Konyshev rode for {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}} for a second season. His season started with the [[1990 Dwars door België|Dwars door België]] where he finished in the second bunch and sprinted to 10th place.<ref>{{cite web |title=WVcycling.com - Dwars door België 1990 - Uitslag Rit |url=https://www.wvcycling.com/en/race/42/result/1990/ |website=www.wvcycling.com |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> He then competed in the [[1990 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]] where once again Konyshev finished in the second bunch but sprinted to 8th. After the cobbled classics, he travelled Italy to prepare for the Giro d'Italia. The first preparation race was the [[1990 Giro del Trentino|Giro del Trentino]] where he sprinted to 3rd place in Stage 1. He fared better at the [[Giro di Toscana]] where he sprinted to ninth with the third bunch of cyclists to cross the line.

His second Grand Tour was once again the [[1990 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]. After the break-away got away in [[1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10#Stage 6|Stage 6]], Konyshev was in the chasing bunch and managed to sprint to 7th seven seconds down.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/24/MD19900524-038.pdf|title=Clasificaciones|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=38|date=24 May 1990|access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> The next chance at glory came during [[1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10#Stage 9|Stage 9]], and with race leader [[Gianni Bugno]] missing out on the decisive move, Konyshev and [[Vladimir Poulnikov]] managed to get away on the final climb where Poulnikov then attacked to go solo. Konyshev won the sprint of the remaining riders, coming in second place.<ref>{{cite web |title=1990 Giro d'Italia Stage 9 La Spezia › Langhirano |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uLypzZK4X8 |website=[[YouTube]] | date=5 June 2019 |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> [[1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage 14|Stage 14]] was Konyshev's next chance to perform well. With 20 km to go, there were 16 riders left before 2 of them attacked and got a gap. The rest of the group fought hard to finish 13 seconds down where Konyshev came 6th.<ref>{{cite web |title=1990 Giro d'Italia Stage 14 Klagenfurt - Klagenfurt |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mxokNuVDQg |website=[[YouTube]] | date=26 May 2019 |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> [[1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage 16|Stage 16]] was a mountain stage finishing up [[Pordoi Pass]]. Gianni Bugno and [[Charly Mottet]] got away up the hill. The chasing group slowly whittled away with Konyshev dropping and finishing in 6th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia 1990 Stage 16 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGMRj6Q1Dxk |website=[[YouTube]] | date=8 May 2019 |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The last stage where Konyshev attained a top 10 was [[1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage 17|Stage 17]], where in the bunch sprint he finished 8th. Overall, Konyshev came 30th out of 163 finishers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Friebe |first1=Daniel |title=Total domination: Gianni Bugno and the 1990 Giro d'Italia |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/total-domination-gianni-bugno-and-the-1990-giro-ditalia/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=en |date=27 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1990 Giro d'Italia |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=13&y=1990&e= |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Following on from the Giro, Konyshev headed back to the Soviet Union to compete in the [[Soviet Union National Road Race Championships|national championships]]. He won the race, beating teammates [[Piotr Ugrumov]] and [[Vladimir Pulnikov]] in a sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Championship, Road, Profs, USSR 1990 |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=205973 |website=www.cyclingarchives.com |access-date=9 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Later in June the [[GP Industria & Artigianato]] was held. Nearing the end of the race, Konyshev attacked multiple times to drop the other riders and win by five seconds to [[Massimo Ghirotto]].<ref>{{cite web |title=14° G P Industria & Artigianato Larciano (1990) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_idb6h6IXiM |website=[[YouTube]] | date=3 May 2020 |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> 10 days later, he began his first [[1990 Tour de France|Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1990 – The starters|url=http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1990/partants.html|work=[[Tour de France]]|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=9 November 2022|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195220/https://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1990/partants.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Konyshev would become the first-ever rider from the [[Soviet Union]] to win a stage in the [[Tour de France]] by winning [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 17|Stage 17]]. Konyshev made it into the break of the day. With [[Greg Lemond]] puncturing and the [[peloton]] waiting for him, it gave the breakaway the chance to succeed. [[Johan Bruyneel]] attacked through the Mountain points with Konyshev on his wheel, and the two rode away from the bunch together.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France 1990 Stage 18-21 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K2rCzI2xu4 |website=[[YouTube]] | date=15 May 2019 |access-date=9 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It came down to a sprint where Konyshev beat Bruyneel by 1 second, taking his first ever Grand Tour stage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bickelhaupt |first1=Susan |title=TOUR WAITS FOR LEMOND TO STRIKE |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1990/07/19/tour-waits-for-lemond-to-strike/93aef73d-71ce-4a6d-a87b-ee23aaea37cd/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=9 November 2022 |language=en |date=19 July 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TOUR DE FRANCE : LeMond Has Flat as Konyshev Wins 17th Stage |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-18-sp-843-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=en |date=18 July 1990}}</ref> After the Tour, Konyshev was in 25th and 3rd in the youth classification.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zanca |first1=Salvatore |title=Americans, Soviets Breaking into Tour de France Ranks |url=https://apnews.com/article/9b250bfb7e978febcccb0578c46b49ef |website=AP NEWS |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=en |date=29 July 1990}}</ref>

Konyshev only rode four further races in the 1990 season; the first was the [[Giro del Veneto]] where a reduced bunch of five riders made their way to the line after the hilly course. Konyshev ended up finishing fourth. He then competed in the [[1990 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] where he once again rode the [[1990 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], this time with considerable scrutinization from spectators following the previous year's performance. He ended up working for team-mate [[Piotr Ugrumov]] who finished eleventh. Konyshev came home 45 seconds down in 30th.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Championships - Road Race 1990 One day race results |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/world-championship/1990/result |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> His final two races were the [[Trofeo Baracchi]] and the [[Giro dell'Emilia]]; he didn't finish the first and came 77th in the second.

===TVM (1991 to 1992)===
====1991: Two more Tour Stage wins====
Konyshev started the 1991 season with a team change, joining the Dutch {{UCI team code|TVM|1991}} team. His first race was [[Trofeo Pantalica]] where he finished 12th equal in the main bunch. He then competed in the [[1991 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], where he sprinted to win Stage 3. Working for Dane [[Jesper Skibby]] at the [[1991 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]], Konyshev came across the line in the fifth bunch of cyclists, placing 26th.<ref>{{cite web |title=1991Tour of Flanders - Ronde van Vlaanderen |url=https://bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Tour%20of%20Flanders/1991-tour-of-flanders.html |website=bikeraceinfo.com |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> Later in April, he rode the [[Grand Prix Pino Cerami]], finishing 8th as last place in the chasing bunch of lone winner [[Andrei Tchmil]]. He then competed in the [[Ardennes classics]] which started with [[1991 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]], where Konyshev was joint leader. He finished in 5th position 3' 02" down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=CYCLISME : l'Italien Moreno Argentin remporte la " Flèche wallonne ". |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1991/04/19/cyclisme-l-italien-moreno-argentin-remporte-la-fleche-wallonne_4012794_1819218.html |website=Le Monde.fr |access-date=9 November 2022 |language=fr |date=19 April 1991}}</ref> Following on was the [[1991 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] where three riders got away and sprinted for the victory. However, Konyshev was in the main peloton and finished 77th in the sprint for the remaining places.

Starting in his first Grand Tour for the year, Konyshev lined up with the [[List of teams and cyclists in the 1991 Vuelta a España|number 111]] on his back.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1991.php|title=46ème Vuelta a España 1991|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025144918/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1991.php|archive-date=25 October 2004}}</ref> It was his first time participating in the [[1991 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]. Stage 1 was a [[Team time trial]] in teams of three. Konyshev's team came 5th in the stage, placing him 15th going into the Vuelta.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1991/04/30/MD19910430-036.pdf|title=Clasificaciones|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=36|date=30 April 1991|access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> Stage 2a was a sprint where Konyshev came 12th. Stage 2b was another [[Team time trial|TTT]]; this time all of the team's riders rode together on the 41 km course. TVM came fourth in the Stage, 1'37" behind winners {{UCI team code|ONCE|1991}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1991/05/01/MD19910501-037.pdf|title=Clasificaciones|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=37|date=1 May 1991|access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> This moved him to 24th, overall almost 2 minutes down. Stage 3 was considerably more difficult. This time, Konyshev led out teammate Jesper Skibby who took the win with Konyshev finishing 5th. He abandoned the race during Stage 5 with a broken collarbone.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1991/05/04/MD19910504-042.pdf|title=Clasificaciones|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=42|date=4 May 1991|access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>

The next race for Konyshev was the [[1991 Tour de France|Tour de France]] where he came as a domestique for [[Gert-Jan Theunisse]], who would finish 13th overall, and hunt Stage wins. Konyshev's first opportunity came on Stage 9 when the breakaway he was in made it to the final two kilometers, with attacks from the Belgian Johan Bruyneel who was only caught with 800m to go. [[Mauro Ribeiro]] attacked and held off with [[Laurent Jalabert]] second and Konyshev in third.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France 1991, Stage 9 - Alençon to Rennes |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6p6jmo21Nk |website=[[YouTube]] | date=25 August 2019 |access-date=10 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> [[1991 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22#Stage 19|Stage 19]] was Konyshev's next chance at winning. He was in the breakaway of the day with [[Pascal Richard]]. The two attacked early on in the stage and worked together the whole stage as a bunch was catching up. With 800m to go, Konyshev started his sprint Richard came around and celebrated; as he did so Konyshev passed him on the line, taking the stage victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=tour de France 1991 channel 4 stage 19 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEretvGKBt8 |website=[[YouTube]] | date=31 March 2012 |access-date=10 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The final stage of the Tour finished as usual on the [[Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France|Champs-Élysées]] in a bunch sprint. Lemond attacked and held the bunch off, getting a lead of 50 seconds but the {{UCI team code|MOV|1991}} team of winner [[Miguel Induráin]] paced him down, ensuring the race would end in a sprint. With 2km to go, the sprint trains of TVM and {{UCI team code|CAR|1991}}, who was riding for [[Djamolidine Abdoujaparov]], were neck and neck. Abdoujaparov opened the sprint, and with his elbows out style, he crashed into the barriers, colliding with many of the competitors and knocking them over. Konyshev, on the other side of the road, was unaffected by this incident and finished in 1st place, taking his second stage this edition and the last Grand Tour stage win for a Soviet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spain's Indurain Basks in Victory : Tour de France: Thousands of compatriots cheer him to finish in Paris. LeMond's breakaway fails. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-29-sp-131-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=12 October 2022 |language=en |date=29 July 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France 1991, Stage 22 - Melun to Paris (Champs-Élysées) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSo7ozjUIyA |website=[[YouTube]] | date=25 August 2019 |access-date=10 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Konyshev placed 52nd overall in the Tour.

In August, Konyshev had three races: [[Züri-Metzgete]], Trittico Premondiale I, and [[Giro del Veneto]], and he came 19th, 6th, and 19th respectively. The [[Grand Prix de la Libération]] was a stand-alone [[Team time trial]] event where teams would field six riders over a 90 km course; TVM placed 5th 1' 33" down on winners {{UCI team code|TJV|1991}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=GP Liberation 1991 Eindhoven, Netherlands. - Highlights |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3UQfFAFX6E |website=[[YouTube]] | date=4 March 2019 |access-date=10 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Konyshev's season ended at [[1991 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]] where he led [[Johan Capiot]] to victory in a mass bunch sprint.

====1992: World Bronze medal====
Following the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in late 1991, all Soviet athletes were now to ride under the flag of their new country. Konyshev was now to ride under the Russian flag in all events. Still riding for the {{UCI team code|TVM|1992}}, his season started at [[1992 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] where he attacked the Cipressa and got away with another rider. The attempt was in vain as they were caught shortly after by the {{UCI team code|ARI|1992}} team pacing for [[Moreno Argentin]].<ref name="sanremo9234">{{cite web |title=1992 93 94 Milan San Remo |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqBzqUEhpE&t=1704s |website=[[YouTube]] | date=24 November 2017 |access-date=13 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The first major result of the season came during the [[1992 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] which was a 247.5 kilometer hilly classic ending in an uphill mass sprint. Winner [[Olaf Ludwig]] was leading to the bottom of the hill and started his sprint early. Konyshev was part of the main pack that fought to catch Ludwig but ended up finishing in 3rd place.<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 Amstel Gold Race |url=https://bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Amstel%20Gold%20Race/1992-Amstel-Gold-Race.html |website=bikeraceinfo.com |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref>

Konyshev then competed in the first Grand Tour of the season, the [[1992 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], which started with a prologue. Konyshev placed in the top 10 of stages 3, 4, 5, and 6 but did not start the 8th stage. [[1992 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10#Stage 2b|Stage 2b]] was a TTT with TVM finishing 1' 03" behind {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1992}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1992/04/29/MD19920429-032.pdf|title=Clasificaciones oficiales|language=Spanish|trans-title=Official classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=32|date=29 April 1992|access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> The closest Konyshev came to victory was [[1992 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 10#Stage 4|Stage 4]] where he came fourth in the bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1992/05/01/MD19920501-030.pdf|title='92 La Vuelta|language=Spanish|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=30|date=1 May 1992|access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> He then travelled to Germany, after recovering from the Vuelta, for the [[Dekra Open Stutgart]], helping [[Peter Meinert Nielsen]] to second overall. In June at the [[Vuelta a Asturias]], while riding as a domestique for Nielsen, once again he was allowed to ride for himself. He did just that by sprinting to victory in Stage 6 of the event.

Riding at the inaugural [[Russian National Road Race Championships]] in late June, Konyshev finished second behind [[Asiat Saitov]] of the {{UCI team code|KEL|1992}} team. In July, he competed in the [[1992 Tour de France|Tour de France]], making his third appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992.php|title=79ème Tour de France 1992|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124044008/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992.php|archive-date=24 January 2012}}</ref> The start of the Tour was considerably difficult for Konyshev, losing time in the hills during the first week. [[1992 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 5|Stage 5]] provided him his first opportunity. He was in the break of the day, which at 30 km to go, he had a lead of 5 minutes, with the {{UCI team code|LTS|1992}} pacing in the peloton. An attack by [[Guido Bontempi]] in the last 5 kilometers took a lead of 30 seconds to the finish. Konyshev then attacked in the final kilometer to gain 6 seconds on the rest of the breakaway and take second.<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 Tour de France Stage 5 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMNZ9Zg-D4U |website=[[YouTube]] | date=18 September 2020 |access-date=11 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Stages 6 & 7 were both bunch sprints where the breakaway had won, so Konyshev was only sprinting for the minor placings and managed 8th and 6th respectively. In [[1992 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 11|Stage 11]], Konyshev was part of a three-man breakaway with [[Laurent Fignon]] and [[Laurent Dufaux]]. The chase group caught them after the big hill and worked together until Fignon attacked and got away. As part of the second bunch, Konyshev sprinted to 5th position.<ref>{{cite web |title=tour de france eurosport stage 11 1992 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE_fGSp2qbU |website=[[YouTube]] | date=22 May 2012 |access-date=11 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> At the start of the final mountain in [[1992 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 15|Stage 15]], [[Franco Chioccioli]] attacked and got clear of the {{UCI team code|ONCE|1992}} led peloton. On the descent of that hill Konyshev attacked and got a small gap; further down the descent he was joined by [[Giancarlo Perini]]. The two worked hard to catch Chioccioli; however, the Italian would win the stage. Coming into the finishing straight, the pair had a 50m lead on the peloton. Perini was in the lead until Konyshev opened his sprint with 200m to go and took second place on the stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour De France 1992 Stage 15: Bourg d'Oisans-Saint Etienne |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRjLxvD4kFU |website=[[YouTube]] | date=31 July 2016 |access-date=11 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Konyshev went on to abandon during Stage 17 of the race.

After recovering from the Tour, Konyshev's next race was the [[1992 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] where he finished fourth with the chasing bunch 1' 12" down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raúl Alcalá: "Llegué a meta contra viento y marea" |url=https://clasica-san-sebastian.diariovasco.com/llegue-meta-viento-marea-clasica-san-sebastian-20220728211752-nt.html |website=Clasica San Sebastian - El Diario Vasco |access-date=11 November 2022 |language=es |date=28 July 2022}}</ref> He then travelled to the Netherlands for the [[1992 Ronde van Nederland|Ronde van Nederland]] where Konyshev achieved fourth place in stage 2. Konyshev concluded his season at the [[1992 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] where he competed in the [[1992 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], placing third in the reduced bunch sprint behind [[Gianni Bugno]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 World Cycling Road Race Championship |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eblgjg-pgiE |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=11 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World Championships - Road Race 1992 One day race results |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/world-championship/1992/result |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>

===Jolly–AKI (1993 to 1996)===
====1993: Giro d'Italia Stage wins====
After leaving {{UCI team code|TVM|1992}} at the end of 1992 Konyshev joined {{UCI team code|AKI|1993}} for the 1993 season. Konyshev's season started at [[1993 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] where he sprinted to 10th in Stage 6. He then raced [[1993 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] this year not featuring in the action but finishing in 96th in the third bunch on the road. Konyshev then rode the Belgian classics not finishing above 35th in any of them. He would achieve a podium in Stage 3 of the [[1993 Giro del Trentino|Giro del Trentino]].

His results improved while competing in the [[Giro d'Italia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1993.php|title=76ème Giro d'Italia 1993|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050501054407/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1993.php|archive-date=1 May 2005}}</ref> [[1993 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1a to Stage 10#Stage 1a|Stage 1a]] was an 85 km race which ended with [[Moreno Argentin]] attacking the last rise and the peloton coming home 35s down with Konyshev sprinting to 10th place. [[1993 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1a to Stage 10#Stage 2|Stage 2]] ended in a bunch sprint with Konyshev taking third.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1993/05/25/MD19930525-039.pdf|title='93 Giro de Italia|language=Spanish|trans-title='93 Giro de Italia|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=39|date=25 May 1993|access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> The only notable hill in [[1993 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1a to Stage 10#Stage 5|Stage 5]] occurred with 12 km to go, this was when Konyshev made his attack. He was joined by Italians [[Stefano Della Santa]] and [[Flavio Giupponi]], whom which he worked hard with. The finish was an uphill sprint with Konyshev launching with 200m to go, the peloton just behind them. Konyshev won the stage by 2 seconds to Della Santa with the peloton finishing four seconds behind.<ref>{{cite news |title=Konyshev has measure in Sprint finish |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=28 May 1993 |page=34}}</ref> This stage win moved him into 9th position in the Overall ranking.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1993/05/28/MD19930528-041.pdf|title='93 Giro de Italia|language=Spanish|trans-title='93 Giro de Italia|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=41|date=28 May 1993|access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref> The following day, [[1993 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1a to Stage 10#Stage 6|Stage 6]] finished in a bunch sprint with Konyshev finishing in 5th place. In Stage 7 the break-away won the stage with Konyshev safely in the peloton, holding his ninth overall. With Stage 8 ending in another mass sprint, an out-of-position Konyshev sprinted to 12th, finishing at the same time as the winner. Konyshev held his 9th overall placing until [[1993 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1a to Stage 10#Stage 10|Stage 10]]: a 28 km [[Individual time trial]] (ITT) where he lost 3' 15", dropping to 26th place overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1993/06/03/MD19930603-042.pdf|title='93 Giro de Italia|language=Spanish|trans-title='93 Giro de Italia|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=42|date=3 June 1993|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> Konyshev would not feature again until [[1993 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 21|Stage 12]]. He had his second stage win of the Giro, this time by a sprint of 20 riders who had ridden away from race leader [[Bruno Leali]] and the {{UCI team code|MOV|1993}} controlled peloton.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1993/06/05/MD19930605-034.pdf|title='93 Giro de Italia|language=Spanish|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=34|date=5 June 1993|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> He featured twice more in reduced bunch sprints in this edition of the Giro, finishing 6th in [[1993 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 16|Stage 16]] and 9th in [[1993 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 21|Stage 21]]. Konyshev finished 26th [[1993 Giro d'Italia#General classification|Overall]] in the Giro, the best placing of his career.

In late June, Konyshev competed in the [[Russian National Road Race Championships]] where he won beating last year's winner [[Asiat Saitov]]. Of the twelve races, Konyshev would ride after winning in Russia; however in only 4 of them would he have some success. Stage 4 of the [[1993 Ronde van Nederland|Ronde van Nederland]] finished in a sprint where Konyshev came fourth. Another fourth in the one-day race [[Giro della Romagna]] came later in September. The last two races of his 1993 season were [[Gran Piemonte]], often thought of as a warm-up race for his final race the [[1993 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]]. At the Gran Piemonte Konyshev finished fourth in a sprint of 6 riders who escaped from the peloton earlier in the race. The Giro di Lombardia is thought to have been an exciting race with many attacks throughout the day. Konyshev missed the move of the day but kept working in the peloton. When the peloton was in the finishing straight Konyshev attacked, taking a gap of 5 seconds to secure 9th place in the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro di Lombardia 1993 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_BKyV9R5E4 |website=[[YouTube]] | date=12 June 2015 |access-date=25 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

====1994: Top-10's====
Konyshev started his 1994 season with {{UCI team code|AKI|1994}} in February at the [[Trofeo Laigueglia]] where he finished in 23rd place. His first major race was in Italy the [[1994 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], where he achieved third in three stages and tenth in another, finishing 26th overall.

The [[1994 Milan–San Remo]] was won by [[Giorgio Furlan]] who won by attacking on the Poggio and holding off the chasing bunch to the line. Konyshev was part of the bunch chasing Furlan; he finished 20 seconds down, sprinting to tenth place.<ref>{{cite web |title=1994 Milano - San Remo |url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Milan-San%20Remo/1994-milan-san-remo.html |website=bikeraceinfo.com |access-date=25 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GIORGIO FURLAN E LA MILANO-SANREMO 1994 CORONAMENTO DI UNA CARRIERA A META |url=https://sport660.wordpress.com/2021/03/19/giorgio-furlan-e-la-milano-sanremo-1994-coronamento-di-una-carriera-a-meta/ |website=sport660.wordpress.com |access-date=25 November 2022 |language=it |date=19 March 2021}}</ref> Konyshev then travelled to Belgium to prepare for the cobble classics where he finished in 24th place at [[1994 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|E3 Prijs Vlaanderen]], 30th at [[Classic Brugge–De Panne]] and 12th at the [[1994 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]. The Tour of Flanders ended in a photo-finish for the winners but Konyshev came home 1' 54" behind the winners in the bunch sprint for 6th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flanders Flashback: Gianni Bugno beats Johan Museeuw by millimetres at 1994 Ronde |url=https://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/flanders-flashback-gianni-bugno-beats-johann-museeuw-millimetres-1994-ronde.html |website=Road Cycling UK |access-date=25 November 2022 |language=en |date=31 March 2016}}</ref> This result was followed by 7th at [[1994 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]] and before Konyshev moved onto the "hell of the north", [[1994 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]. The conditions for Roubaix were unusual in 1994 because the surrounding areas had been covered in snow. The race was considerably difficult for the competitors as snow fell on them in short flurries over the day, which made the cobble slippery and muddy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cossins |first1=Peter |title=The snow-hit Paris-Roubaix of 1994 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-snow-hit-paris-roubaix-of-1994/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=25 November 2022 |language=en |date=7 April 2016}}</ref> Konyshev came home over 13 minutes down in 37th.<ref>{{cite web |title=1994 Paris-Roubaix |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=8&y=1994 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=25 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> With Konyshev not being in his best form and missing the moves of the day, he came home in 40th for the years [[1994 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] where the {{UCI team code|GEW|1994}} team took all three spots on the podium.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hood |first1=Edmond |title=The 'Too Good To Be True' Fleche: 1994 |url=https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/racenews-07/the-too-good-to-be-true-fleche-1994/ |website=PezCycling News |access-date=25 November 2022 |language=en |date=23 April 2007}}</ref> The [[1994 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] was held three days later on 23 April 1994, and Konyshev sprinted home in the second bunch on the road to 12th position. An eighth place in the mass sprint finish of [[Eschborn–Frankfurt]] gave Konyshev a moral boost.

He then went to Italy to prepare for the [[Giro d'Italia]], riding first the [[Giro di Toscana]] and then [[Giro del Friuli]] finishing 13th and sixth respectively. The [[1994 Giro d'Italia]] started in [[Bologna]] with a flat stage which resulted in a mass bunch sprint where Konyshev came tenth.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1994/05/23/MD19940523-035.pdf|title=77 Giro De Italia 1994|language=Spanish|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=35|date=23 May 1994|access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> He achieved three more top-10 places in this year's Giro, his best being [[1994 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22#Stage 12|Stage 12]] where he came fourth 2 seconds behind the winner.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1994/06/03/MD19940603-043.pdf|title=77 Giro de Italia 1994|language=Spanish|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=43|date=3 June 1994|access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> On [[1994 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22|Stage 19]], Konyshev crashed and had to abandon the race. He did not race again until the end of July at the [[Vuelta a Burgos]] with a fourth place in the mass sprint of Stage 1.

He finished in the peloton for the One-day race [[1994 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]], coming home 2' 09" down on the winner in 16th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clásica San Sebastián 1994 - Donosti Klasikoa |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7OMofY3Sqg |website=[[YouTube]] | date=21 December 2012 |access-date=25 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> His only victory of the season came at the [[1994 Ronde van Nederland|Ronde van Nederland]] where Konyshev won Stage 1 of the race taking the lead by 23 seconds after escaping with [[Luca Scinto]]. Konyshev completed his season with the [[Classic cycle races#Autumn classics|Autumn Classics]] bettering his last year's result in [[Giro di Lombardia]] to finish fourth [[1994 Giro di Lombardia|this year]]. During the [[1994 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race]] at the [[1994 UCI Road World Championships]] Konyshev got a bag stuck in his rear shifter, leaving access to only two of his gears. He managed to finish in 6th place, 15 seconds down on the winner.<ref name="PEZ">{{cite web |last1=Hood |first1=Edmond |title=Tour Talk: A Legend: Dimitry Konyshev |url=https://pezcyclingnews.com/interviews/tour-talk-a-legend-dimitry-konyshev/ |website=PezCycling News |access-date=12 October 2022 |language=en |date=27 July 2011}}</ref> In all of Konyshev's top-10 placements in the year's races, he finished 29th in the world rankings, his best result for his whole career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dmitri Konychev - #272 best all-time pro cyclist - CyclingRanking.com |url=https://www.cyclingranking.com/rider/4258/dmitri-konychev |website=www.cyclingranking.com |access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref>

====1995: Stage race contender====
Konyshev rode for the same team again this season, but the team had a sponsor change so was now called {{UCI team code|AKI|1995}}. Starting his season even earlier this year on 8 February 1995 at the [[La Méditerranéenne]]. With his team losing time in the opening [[Team time trial]] Konyshev had some time to make up. He did this on Stage 3 by grabbing the bonus seconds that came with finishing third followed by Stage 6 third again this time in a mountain sprint. This moved him to finish fourth overall his best [[Race stage#Bicycle race stage|Stage race]] result since 1989.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of the Meditteranean France, February 8-12, 1995 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/february95/tourmed.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=25 November 2022 |date=12 February 1995}}</ref> After finishing ninth in [[Nice–Alassio]] Konyshev headed to Spain to ride the [[1995 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]] where he finished third on the final stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Valencia Spain, February 22-26, 1995 ... |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/february95/valencia.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=en |date=26 February 1995}}</ref>

[[1995 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] was the first major race of the 1995 season for Konyshev. With the first 3 stages not being won by more than 5 seconds he did not lose too much time. Konyshev finished fourth in Stage 4, 10 seconds down on the winner. With [[Gianluca Pierobon]] winning from the breakaway up the hilly Stage 5 Konyshev only lost 11 seconds to the race leader. The rest of the stages ended in mass sprints with Konyshev sprinting to seventh in Stage 7. This meant after the Tour Konyshev was third overall his top result in a Top-level stage race.<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Tirreno-Adriatico |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=3&y=1995&e= |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Continuing in Italy the next race was [[1995 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]. Konyshev made the move of the day but was distanced on the Poggio from the leaders, he held off the peloton by 2 seconds to come home seventh, 15 seconds down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Milan San Remo |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1HUW_ol8v8 |website=[[YouTube]] | date=June 2018 |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It was then off to the Belgium classics. First up was [[Brabantse Pijl (men's race)|Brabantse Pijl]] where Konyshev came third, losing the sprint for second place to [[Alexander Gontchenkov]]. The pair came home 6 seconds down on winner [[Edwig van Hooydonck]] after being distanced on the final climb.<ref>{{cite web |title=1995-edwig-van-hooydonck |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2019/04/16/1995-edwig-van-hooydonck/ |website=sporza.be |date=15 April 2019 |access-date=27 November 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Participating in [[1995 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]] for the third time, Konyshev finished in the main peloton sprinting to 12th 17 seconds down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Gent - Wevelgem |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=7&y=1995 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=27 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The next classic on the schedule was [[1995 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]]. With 22 km to go in the race there was a trio of riders 16 seconds ahead of the chase bunch where Konyshev was one of 20 riders. With 17&nbsp; km to go [[Gianni Bugno]]'s team starts chasing hard. With 4 km the breakaway has won the race with the chase group fighting for the remaining positions. With the finish being up a hill the chasing bunch came down to a straight sprint where Konyshev came 14th in the race 1' 03" down on the winners.<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Fleche Wallonne |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBSLHbboJc8 |website=[[YouTube]] | date=11 July 2018 |access-date=2 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fleche-Wallone Belgium, April 12, 1995 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/april95/fleche.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=12 April 1995}}</ref> [[1995 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] was won by another breakaway with Konyshev coming home 20th over 10 minutes down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Luik-Bastenaken-Luik, World Cup round 4 Belgium, April 16, 1995 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/april95/lbl.html |website=CyclingNews |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=16 April 1995}}</ref> The sixth spring and final spring classic for Konyshev his season was [[Eschborn–Frankfurt]] where he finished in the main peloton in 13th position.<ref>{{cite web |title=GP Frankfurt - Germany World Cup Event No. 6 May 1 1995 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/may95/frank.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=1 May 1995}}</ref> Konyshev's first win of the season came at [[Giro del Friuli]] a one-day race where he won the reduced bunch uphill sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Friulia - Italy May 9 1995 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/may95/friuli.html |website=CyclingNews |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=9 May 1995}}</ref>

It was then off to the [[1995 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] where Konyshev had a very poor performance compared to recent years his best result was 14th in [[1995 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage 5|Stage 5]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1995/05/18/MD19950518-039.pdf|title=Clasificaciones|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=39|date=18 May 1995|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref> He would abandon the race during [[1995 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22#Stage 14|Stage 14]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1995/05/28/MD19950528-039.pdf|title=Clasificaciones|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=39|date=28 May 1995|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref> He did not race again until early June at [[Euskal Bizikleta]] where he achieved eighth in Stage 4's sprint.

Konyshev's team only got an invite to the [[1995 Tour de France]] in the week before the race began as the [[Le Groupement]] team folded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Startlist for the 1995 Tour de France July 1-23 1995 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/letour/tdfteams.html |website=CyclingNews |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=1995}}</ref> Konyshev was named co-leader with [[Zenon Jaskula]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1995/06/29/MD19950629-039.pdf|title=21 equipos, 189 hombres|language=es|work=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|date=29 June 1995|page=39|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006133023/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1995/06/29/MD19950629-039.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Konyshev did not achieve any notable results in the Tour and abandoned the race during [[1995 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage 12|Stage 12]]. He did not race for a month after abandoning, resuming racing in late August at the [[1995 Züri-Metzgete|Championship of Zurich]] where he finished 84th almost 6 minutes down.<ref>{{cite web |title=News and Race Reports for August 20 1995 World Cup - Zuerich, 20 Aug 95 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/august95/20_8.html |website=CyclingNews |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=20 August 1995}}</ref> He completed two more races in August: The [[1995 GP Ouest–France|GP Ouest–France]], where he came fourth, and Trittico Premondiale I, where he came sixth. In October, he rode the [[1995 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]] at the [[1995 UCI Road World Championships]] finishing in seventh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1995.php|title=62ème Championnat du monde sur route 1995|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224182720/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1995.php|archive-date=24 December 2004}}</ref> Konyshev closed his season with a fifth place in [[Giro del Piemonte]] followed by 19th in [[1995 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wvcycling.com/en/race/358/result/1995/|title=Giro di Lombardia|work=WVCycling|access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref>

====1996: Completing GT Stage triple====
Konyshev started his fourth and final year at {{UCI team code|AKI|1996}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=UCI Teams - Italy to Poland |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/teams2.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=1996}}</ref> His first race for the year was [[1996 Tour du Haut Var|Tour du Haut Var]] where he finished 17th in the bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour du Haut Var |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/feb96/haut.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=24 February 1996}}</ref> It was then off to Spain for the first stage race of the season [[1996 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]. With the main GC men winning Stage 1 by over 11 minutes the first seven places were decided from day one.<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Volta Comunitat Valenciana Stage 1 |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=319&y=1996&e=01 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=2 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Konshev sprinted to fifth in the second stage and seventh in the fourth stage moving him to tenth overall dropping to 11th after the Tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Valencia - Spain |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/feb96/val.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=3 March 1996}}</ref> He did not race again until May at the [[1996 Giro del Trentino|Giro del Trentino]]. Stage 2 of the race ended in a bunch sprint with Konyshev coming the closest so far to a victory being beaten by the slimmest of margins by [[Fabiano Fontanelli]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro del Trentino - Italy |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/may96/trent.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=14 May 1996}}</ref>

Entering his sixth [[1996 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] being named as leader for his team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Start List for Giro d'Italia |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro96/giroteams.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=1996}}</ref> His only top 10 came in Stage 3 where he sprinted to seventh place.<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Giro d'Italia - Stage Three |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro96/stage3.html |website=.cyclingnews.com |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=20 May 1996}}</ref> Konyshev did not start Stage 17 of the Giro. Seven days later he started the [[1996 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] finishing 12 seconds down on fellow countryman [[Evgeni Berzin]] in the opening prologue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Switzerland 1996 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/jun96/swiss.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=3 December 2022 |date=11 June 1996}}</ref> Stage 2 was a mountain stage where Konyshev took the early break, he spent 80&nbsp; km alone before being joined by others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Switzerland |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/jun96/swiss1.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=3 December 2022 |date=14 June 1996}}</ref> Konyshev spent other stages in the break which gave him points in the mountain classification which he finished second behind teammate [[Andrey Teteryuk]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Tour de Suisse Mountain |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=16&y=1996&l=4 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=3 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

He then headed home for the [[Russian National Road Race Championships]] where he placed third. Before heading to the [[1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] he raced in Germany. At the LUK Cup Bühl, he sprinted to second, of three, from an original breakaway of seven riders who attacked on lap four of 11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buhl International - Cat 1.4 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/jul96/buhl.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=3 December 2022 |date=14 July 1996}}</ref> The last race before the Olympics was the [[Hofbrau Cup]] a four-stage race. Konyshev won the first stage in a two-man sprint over two minutes ahead of the third-placed rider. He held the lead for the whole race which was solidified by winning Stage 4 once again in a two-up sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hofreau Cup - Stuttgart |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/jul96/hof.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=3 December 2022 |date=21 July 1996}}</ref>

The 1996 Olympics was the first edition since 1912 where Russia had participated separately from other countries. Konyshev was one of five [[Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics#Cycling|Russian Cyclists]] selected to ride the [[Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Men's individual road race]]. He was the best-placed Russian in the race finishing 13th out of the 117 that finished.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Olympic Road Race |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/jul96/ogmrr1.html |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=31 July 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Road Race, Individual, Men |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/154878 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref> Returning to Europe, Konyshev headed to Spain for the one-day classic [[1996 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] where he did not feature coming home in 47th. Staying in Spain he headed to the [[Tour of Galicia]] where a third place in stage one and not losing too much time of the remaining four stages gave him tenth overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Galicia - Spain 1996 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/aug96/gal.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=16 August 1996}}</ref> He rode three more races in August; [[Coppa Agostoni]], [[1996 Grand Prix de Suisse|Grand Prix de Suisse]] and the [[Giro del Veneto]] with his best placing being tenth in Veneto and worst being 18th in Agostoni.

On 7 September the [[1996 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] started, having only in [[1995 Vuelta a España|1995]] moved to September from April. Konyshev wore the number 11 as the leader of his {{UCI team code|AKI|1996}} team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1996.php|title=51ème Vuelta a España 1996|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=French|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025141027/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1996.php|archive-date=25 October 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vuelta a Espana 1996 Startlist |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep96/spainteams.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=7 September 1996}}</ref> A flat 162 km stage started the Vuelta with Konyshev coming home in 23rd. Stage 2 was another flat stage resulting in a bunch sprint where he came 12th moving him to 14th in the Overall classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vuelta a Espana Stage 2 1996 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep96/stage2.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=8 September 1996}}</ref> Stage 3 ended with Konyshev sprinting to fifth place moving him into sixth place overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vuelta a Espana Stage 3 1996 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep96/stage3.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=9 September 1996}}</ref> With 700m to go in Stage 6 Konyshev attacked hoping to win, only for Italian [[Fabio Baldato]] to pass him just before the line denying him victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vuelta a Espana Stage 6 1996 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep96/stage6.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=12 September 1996}}</ref> Another sprint ended Stage 7 with Konyshev once again in the top 10 placing sixth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vuelta a Espana Stage 7 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep96/stage7.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=13 September 1996}}</ref> It wasn't until 25 September during Stage 18 that Konyshev would feature again. This time he attacked in the middle of the stage forming a group of four riders. these four would gain an advantage of four minutes on the peloton and ride to the finish together. Konyshev was able to outsprint his companions taking his first Vuelta Stage victory and completing the triple for winning a stage in each [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vuelta a Espana Stage 18 1996 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep96/stage18.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=25 September 1996}}</ref> After the Vuelta on 29 September Konyshev was 35th Overall and placed third in the [[Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España|Mountains classification]] 70 points behind winner [[Tony Rominger]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Final Vuelta Results |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep96/final.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=29 September 1996}}</ref>

Konyshev only rode three more races in the 1996 season the first being [[1996 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]] where he finished 31st, then it was the world championships, and finally the [[1996 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]] where he came in 12th 8:26 down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Lombardy 1996 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/oct96/lomb1.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=20 October 1996}}</ref>

===Roslotto-ZG Mobili (1997)===
After four years with {{UCI team code|AKI|1996}} Konyshev moved to Russian sponsored Italian Team {{UCI team code|ZGM|1997}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=1997 Teams - M to Z.. |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/teams197.html#roslotto |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=1997}}</ref> He started his season in February at [[Trofeo Luis Puig|Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969]] where he finished 85th in the mass bunch sprint for the line. His first signs of success in 1997 occurred at the [[1997 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]] where he sprinted to fifth in Stage 2 to sit 7 seconds down at the end of Stage 4. Only to lose time in the Stage 5b time trial and finish 24th overall 2' 11" down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana, Cat 2.3 Spain, February 25 to March 1, 1997... |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/feb97/val97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=1 March 1997}}</ref> Still in Spain, he rode the [[1997 Clásica de Almería|Clásica de Almería]] leading out teammate [[Massimo Strazzer]] to victory Konyshev managed to finish in 12th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clasica Almeria, Cat 1.4 Spain, March 2, 1997.. |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/mar97/almeria97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=2 March 1997}}</ref> His first stage race of the season was [[1997 Vuelta a Murcia|Vuelta a Murcia]]. Konyshev was there as a domestique for leader Strazzer so did not feature in Stage 1. However, in Stage 2 the main contenders escaped on the climbs and Konyshev was able to sprint to seventh in the peloton over 2 minutes down. Konyshev was then able to sprint to second in the following Stage after leading out Strazzer for the win, he had to brake to let Strazzer. Stage 4 was a reduced bunch coming to the line with Konyshev being the one led out this time by [[Pavel Padrnos]] he sprinted to take his first victory of the season. Going into the final Stage a time-trial Konyshev sat in sixth position 2 minutes down. He lost 2' 37" in the time trial dropping down to 16th Overall. Because of his consistent performance, Konyshev won the Green Points jersey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Murcia, Cat 2.3 Spain, March 5-9, 1997... |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/mar97/murcia97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=10 March 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1997 Vuelta a Murcia Points |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=74&y=1997&l=3 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=14 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> His next race was the 'Race of the Two Seas' better known as [[1997 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]. Konyshev did not feature in the results until the final few stages. Stage 5 ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev sprinting to tenth then Stage 6 brought his second win of the season. Konyshev attacked and finished 12 seconds ahead of the peloton on the hilly stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tirreno-Adriatico, Cat 2.1 Italy, March 12-19, 1997 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/mar97/ta97a.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=14 December 2022 |date=19 March 1997}}</ref>

The first Classic for 1997 was the [[1997 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]. Konyshev was marked as a 3-star favourite for the race with [[Laurent Jalabert]] the absolute favourite with 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web |title=88th Milano-San Remo Race Reports |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/mar97/msr97a.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=14 December 2022 |date=22 March 1997}}</ref> Konyshev and [[Andrea Ferrigato]] attacked on the Poggio but did not achieve a gap on the peloton. Konyshev came home in the 24th place as part of the 39 riders who made it to the line together.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milan-San Remo - World Cup round 1 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/mar97/msr97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 December 2022 |date=22 March 1997}}</ref> The following week he went to [[1997 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen|E3 Prijs Vlaanderen]] where Strazzer led the team, finishing in tenth with Konyshev in the peloton over three minutes behind. The final race of March was the [[Grand Prix de Wallonie]], a hilly classic of 199 km. Konyshev came to the finish line with [[Laurent Madouas]] who he was able to beat in the two-up sprint to take his third victory of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=1997 GP de Wallonie |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=93&y=1997 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=19 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It was then off to Belgium for the Spring Classics first up was the [[1997 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] with Konyshev finishing 29th, 4' 30" down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=81st Ronde van Vlaanderen, World Cup round 2.. |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/apr97/flanders97a.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=6 April 1997}}</ref> The next races were the [[1997 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] and [[1997 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] where he came 90th and 52nd respectively. Konyshev then headed to Switzerland as final preparation for the giro, he rode the [[GP Kanton Aargau]] coming third in the bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=GP Gippingen, Cat 1.1 ... |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/may97/gipp97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=4 May 1997}}</ref> Then the [[1997 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]] where he came home 72nd overall not placing in any stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=51st Tour de Romandie, Cat 2.1 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/may97/rom97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=11 May 1997}}</ref>

The [[1997 Giro d'Italia]] was Konyshev's seventh Tour of Italy. [[1997 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage 1|Stage 1]] was a flat stage for the sprinters with Konyshev attacking 64 km into the stage to make it into the break-away but he was caught by the peloton before the finish as the {{UCI team code|SAE|1997}} team worked hard for [[Mario Cipollini]]. Konyshev was first through the [[Intergiro classification in the Giro d'Italia|Intergiro sprint]] which meant he led the Intergiro competition. This was like the Overall classification but time was taken from midway through the stage and the leader of this competition wore a blue jersey. With his sprint, he also took some bonus seconds. He finished the stage in 162nd 20 seconds down with bonus seconds which placed him 38th Overall, 26 seconds down on Cipollini.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/05/18/MD19970518-050.pdf|title=Clasificaciones|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=50|date=18 May 1997|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia 1997 - stage One results and reports |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro97/stage1.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 December 2022 |date=17 May 1997}}</ref> Konyshev lost 42 seconds in Stage 2 and over three and a half minutes in the Stage 3 [[Individual time trial]] these losses solidified his position as a domestique for team leaders [[Piotr Ugrumov]] and [[Paolo Savoldelli]]. He spent the rest of the Giro getting into the break and solidifying his lead in the InterGiro classification. He finished seventh in [[1997 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage 6|Stage 6]] coming to the line with the peloton for the bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia 1997- Stage 6 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro97/stage6.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 December 2022 |date=22 May 1997}}</ref> [[1997 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage 9|Stage 9]] was won by Konyshev taking the mass bunch sprint after a hilly stage to take his third Giro stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=GIRO D ´ITALIA 1997 ( 9ª CAVA DE ´TIRRENI - CASTROVILLARI) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRsgecrxIeU |website=[[YouTube]] | date=19 January 2021 |access-date=26 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia 1997 - Stage 9 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro97/stage9.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 December 2022 |date=25 May 1997}}</ref> By the end of Stage 19 Konyshev had secured his victory in the Intergiro classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia 1997 Stage 19 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro97/stage19.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=5 June 1997}}</ref> He finished the Giro overall in 37th in his seventh appearance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia 1997 Stage 22 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro97/stage22.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=8 June 1997}}</ref>

Konyshev did not enter another race until the [[1997 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] in August, which he did not finish.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Sebastion Classic, World Cup Event 6 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/aug97/sanseb97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=9 August 1997}}</ref> Later in August, he rode the [[Trofeo Melinda]] where he sprinted to third in the second bunch coming 29th Overall. September brought the [[1997 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]] where Konyshev's {{UCI team code|ZGM|1997}} team had last year's winner [[Viatcheslav Djavanian]]. Konyshev won Stage 6 of the race from a two-man breakaway with Kazakhstani [[Alexandre Vinokourov]], the pair finished 28 seconds ahead of the peloton. Stage 7 ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev being led out to aim for victory, he was no match for [[Markus Zberg]] who took the stage ahead of Konyshev.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour of Poland, Poland, Cat 2.5 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep97/poland97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=14 September 1997}}</ref> At the [[Giro del Lazio]] Konyshev was in the front group of the race till he was distanced on the final climb finishing 20 seconds down in tenth position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro dl Lazio, Italy, Cat 1.1 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep97/lazio97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=20 September 1997}}</ref>

Konyshev ended his 1997 season in October with the [[1997 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]] at the [[1997 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]], which he did not finish.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Road Cycling Championships, San Sebastian, 1997 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/oct97/mrr97.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=12 October 1997}}</ref>

===Mercatone Uno (1998 to 1999)===
====1998: Pantani's Giro Tour double====
Konyshev's tenth season as a professional started with a change to a new team. He moved to the {{UCI team code|MER|1998}} team to be a domestique to [[Marco Pantani]] whilst still being able to occasionally ride for himself.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mercatone Uno - Bianchi |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/teams/MER.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=January 1998}}</ref>

His first race in the new team colors was the [[1998 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]] where he raced in support of Pantani for the Overall. Konyshev was allowed to ride for himself on the fourth stage, a mountain stage. Pantani was already four minutes down on the current leader.<ref>{{cite web |title=6th Vuelta a La Comunidad Valenciana, Cat 2.3 Stage 3 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/feb98/val983.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=26 February 1998}}</ref> Konyshev won stage 4 of the Tour in a two-man sprint in an uphill stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=56th Vuelta a La Comunidad Valenciana, Cat 2.3 Stage 4 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/feb98/val984.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=7 February 1998}}</ref> This was his only win of the season. Pantani lost over 21 minutes in this stage making Konyshev the new team leader where he finished 24th overall after the 5 days of racing.<ref>{{cite web |title=56th Vuelta a La Comunidad Valenciana, Cat 2.3 Stage 5 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/feb98/val985.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=28 February 1998}}</ref> The next race was the Spanish one-day [[1998 Clásica de Almería|Clásica de Almería]] where Mercatone came into the race with both Pantani and Sprinter [[Mario Traversoni]] as leaders. The race was calm until the midpoint where strong crosswinds split the group apart. Konyshev was in the front group with his teammates. The finish came down to a reduced bunch sprint where he led out Traversoni for the win. Konyshev still managed to get fifth after working for his leader.<ref>{{cite web |title=13th Clasica Costa del Almeria, Cat 1.4 .. |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/mar98/almeria98.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=1 March 1998}}</ref> Once again with the plan to work for Pantani, Konyshev started the [[1998 Vuelta a Murcia|Vuelta a Murcia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=18th Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia, Cat 2.3 Preview |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/mar98/murcia98.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=3 March 1998}}</ref> Stage 1 was a flat stage where everyone kept up and Konyshev worked for Traversoni who placed fourth. In Stage 2 the lead out was more successful with Traversoni winning the stage. The third stage is where the bigger hills arrived, an attack by Pantani had allowed a group of 20 to be off the front Konyshev was part of this group. The 20 men came to the line together with Konyshev sprinting to fourth.<ref>{{cite web |title=18th Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia, Cat 2.3 Stage 3 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/mar98/murcia983.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=6 March 1998}}</ref> Stage 4a was a short mountain climb where Konyshev lost almost four minutes to the winner dropping to 23rd overall. He did not start the final stage of the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=1998 Vuelta a Murcia |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=74&y=1998&e=06 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref> It was then off to Italy for [[1998 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] where Stage 1 ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev coming eighth.<ref>{{cite web |title=33rd Tirreno Adriatico, Hors Category Stage 1.. |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/mar98/ta981.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=11 March 1998}}</ref> Stage 2 of the race had some of the worst race conditions Konyshev had experienced. It was raining the whole stage which caused unsafe conditions and with 50&nbsp; km to go a major crash occurred causing around 128 riders to be halted. Konyshev was caught up in the crash. At the site, many riders asked the organisers to stop the race to allow those behind the crash to catch up. Their requests were denied so the 125-strong group rode to the finish together, these riders experienced more bad luck with more crashes throughout the stage. This resulted in them finishing outside of the time-limit and the race organiser kicked 125 riders from starting Stage 3.<ref>{{cite web |title=33rd Tirreno Adriatico, Hors Category Stage 2 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/mar98/ta982.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=12 March 1998}}</ref>

Konyshev was chosen to ride [[1998 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] as his first cycling classic of the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Second Edition News for March 18, 1998 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/mar98/mar18a.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=18 March 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Milan - San Remo, World Cup round 1 Preview.. |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/mar98/msr98.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=21 March 1998}}</ref> He finished over six minutes down in 89th. The only race he rode in April was the [[1998 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]], Konyshev had podium-ed this race in 1992. Konyshev abandoned the race during the climb of the Loorberg within the first hours of the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=33rd Amstel Gold Race, World Cup round 5 The Netherlands, April 25, 1998 Live Coverage... |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/apr98/amstel98live.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=25 April 1998}}</ref>

In preparation to help Pantani win the [[1998 Giro d'Italia]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia, Grand Tour Italy, May 16-June 7, 1998 Preview |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/giro98/giro98info.html#start |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=15 May 1998}}</ref> Konyshev went to the [[1998 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]] where he finished 104th. The Giro started with an 8 km prologue in France, Konyshev finished 39 seconds down in 77th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia, Grand Tour Italy, May 16-June 7, 1998 Prologue |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/giro98/prologue.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=16 May 1998}}</ref> Konyshev did not get to ride for himself in this tour he worked solely for Pantani who was able to win the Overall classification of the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia, Grand Tour Italy, May 16-June 7, 1998 Stage 22 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/giro98/stage22.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=7 June 1998}}</ref>
Konyshev would ride again in support of Pantani at another [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]], he had been selected to ride the [[1998 Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Pirate is sweating in Italy |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jun98/jun26.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=27 June 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Complete Official Starting List.. |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/tour98/tdf98.html#riders |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=10 July 1998}}</ref> Before the Tour started Konyshev headed back to Russia to ride the [[Russian National Road Race Championships]] he came away with a bronze medal finishing third 1' 26" down on winner [[Sergei Ivanov (cyclist)|Sergei Ivanov]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian Open Road Championships, 200 kms |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jul98/eurochamps98.html#rus |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=6 July 1998}}</ref>

The [[Tour de France]] started in Ireland again with a prologue where Konyshev finished in 151st. Konyshev abandoned the Tour on stage 10.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France, Grand Tour July 11-August 2, 1998 Stage 10 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/tour98/stage10.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=21 July 1998}}</ref> The day before he had been one of the last to finish in the heat and was last on the overall classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France, Grand Tour July 11-August 2, 1998 Stage 9 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/tour98/stage9.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023|date=20 July 1998}}</ref> Konyshev rode two more races in 1998: the [[1998 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] and the [[1998 Grand Prix de Suisse|Grand Prix de Suisse]]. His best result was in the Grand Prix de Suisse, where he came home in the second bunch sprinting to 14th.<ref>{{cite web |title=GP Suisse, World Cup round 8 Switzerland, August 23, 1998 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/aug98/gpswiss98.html#results |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=23 August 1998}}</ref>

====1999: A Fourth Tour Stage====
Staying with {{UCI team code|MER|1999}} for a second season Konyshev started 1999 at the [[Trofeo Luis Puig]] in Spain. The one-day race ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev finishing 97th.<ref>{{cite web |title=19th Trofeo Luis Puig, Cat 1.2 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/feb99/puig99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=21 February 1999}}</ref> His season started poor with [[Did not finish|DNF]]'s in [[1999 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]], [[1999 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] and [[1999 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]. In those early months, he did however finish the [[1999 Vuelta a Murcia|Vuelta a Murcia]] where he came 85th overall while helping [[Marco Pantani]] to win the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=19th Vuelta a Murcia, Cat 2.3 Spain, March 3-7, 1999 Stage 5 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/mar99/murcia995.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=7 March 1999}}</ref> This was followed by a poor result in the [[1999 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] where he came home in grupetto 9' 20" down on the winner, but he did win the sprint in the Gruppeto to finish in 37th.<ref>{{cite web |title=34th Amstel Gold Race, World Cup round 5 Netherlands, April 24, 1999 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/apr99/amstel99results.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=24 April 1999}}</ref>

1 May brought about the best result of the season so far achieving 11th place in [[Eschborn–Frankfurt]] finishing in the mass sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=38th Rund um den Henninger-Turm, Cat 1.1 Germany |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/may99/henninger99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=1 May 1999}}</ref> It was then off to the [[1999 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]] where he once again came 11th in a mass sprint finish this time in the final stage. It wasn't until June at the [[1999 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]] that Konyshev was able to ride for himself.<ref>{{cite web |title=70th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC 1999 Preview |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/catalunya99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=16 June 1999}}</ref> The race started with a Prologue where Konyshev lost over a minute finishing in 91st. The first stage was flat but with hills near the end. With 7 km to go Konyshev attacked on one of these hills he was third over the top grabbing two points in the [[King of the Mountains]] classification. The {{UCI team code|SAE|1999}} team worked hard in the peloton for [[Mario Cipollini]] so Konyshev was caught soon after the hill.<ref>{{cite web |title=70th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC Stage 1 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/catalunya991.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=18 June 1999}}</ref> On Stage 2 Konyshev gained two more points in the KOM classification. On Stage 4 Konyshev gained 20 points in the KOM classification to sit second at the end of the day. But it was his performance on the stage that showed his class, he sprinted to third behind [[Erik Zabel]] of {{UCI team code|TEL|1999}} in a reduced bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=70th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC 1999 Stage 4 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/catalunya994.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=21 June 1999}}</ref> Stage 5 also ended in a sprint this time Konyshev came seventh, still second in the mountain classification. In Stage 6 Konyshev made his way into the break of the day and won the third and fourth KOM sprints, gaining 16 points and moving him into the red jersey.<ref>{{cite web |title=70th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC 1999 Stage 6 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/catalunya996.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=11 January 2023 |date=23 June 1999}}</ref> Stage 7 was an [[Individual time trial|ITT]] where Konyshev came 44th, there were Mountain points on offer at the finish line. Luckily for Konyshev no one close in the KOM classification gained points. He won the red jersey at the end of the tour for winning the Mountain classification overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=70th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC 1999 Stage 7 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/catalunya997.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=11 January 2023 |date=24 June 1999}}</ref>

The [[1999 Tour de France]] brought with it controversy around doping. With the [[Festina affair]] being focused by everyone, the Tour started without many large contenders. Konyshev's {{UCI team code|MER|1999}} team started with [[Stefano Garzelli]] as leader while Pantani was recovering from his expulsion from the [[1999 Giro d'Italia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=News for July 2, 1999 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jul99/jul2.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=11 January 2023 |date=2 July 1999}}</ref>
The [[1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Prologue|prologue]] of the Tour had a hill in the middle and the fastest times up the hill got Mountain points. Konyshev had the second fastest time, resulting in him gaining 3 points in the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|Mountains classification]] to sit second behind [[Mariano Piccoli]]. At the finish line, Konyshev set the 162nd best time losing 1' 08" to [[Lance Armstrong]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France, Grand Tour France, July 3-25, 1999 Prologue |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/prologue.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=11 January 2023 |date=3 July 1999}}</ref> Konyshev spent a lot of the Tour going into the break and gaining Mountain points. He never wore the Mountain jersey at the Tour, and he always sat no higher than second. In [[1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage 11|Stage 11]] Konyshev was in the break taking mountain points when [[Ludo Dierckxsens]] attacked. Konyshev could not follow, resulting in Dierckxsens making it to the line first with Konyshev winning the four-way sprint for second place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France 1999 - Stage 11 Etape 11 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSkqjw-oJjM |website=[[YouTube]] | date=22 December 2021 |access-date=15 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France, Grand Tour France, July 3-25, 1999 Stage 11 Report |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage11report.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=15 July 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France, Grand Tour France, July 3-25, 1999 Stage 11 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage11.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=15 July 1999}}</ref> [[1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage 14|Stage 14]] started with a crash at 7 kilometers into the stage. Shortly afterward, Konyshev initiated a breakaway. After 55 kilometers, four riders joined him, forming a group of six. Their lead shot up to over four minutes and grew more and more as each kilometer passed. With 36 kilometers to go, the gap was 14 minutes to the peloton. [[Gianni Faresin]] attacked with 4 kilometers to go where only Konyshev could follow. Faresin ended up leading to the finish until Konyshev came around him with 400m to go, taking his fourth Stage win at the [[Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France, Grand Tour France, July 3-25, 1999 Stage 14 report |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage14report.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=18 July 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France, Grand Tour France, July 3-25, 1999 Stage 14 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage14.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=18 July 1999}}</ref> Konyshev came 18th on the final stage of the tour, setting his 62nd overall in stone.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour de France, Grand Tour France, July 3-25, 1999 Stage 20 & Overall |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage20.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=25 July 1999}}</ref>

Following on from the Tour, Konyshev didn't race any more Stage-races instead only one-day events. the first one was the [[1999 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] where he came home in the second peloton 3' 14" down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clasica San Sebastian, World Cup round 6 Spain, August 7, 1999 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/aug99/sanseb99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=7 August 1999}}</ref> One of his good results after the Tour was a victory in the [[Grand Prix de Fourmies]]. He made it into the move of the day, an 11-man group with two former winners. The 11 worked together with the group breaking apart at the end of the race so it came down to a six-man sprint. Konyshev was the fastest taking his second win of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=GP Fourmies, Cat 1.2 France, September 12, 1999 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/sep99/gpfourmies99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=12 September 1999}}</ref> Keeping his good form, Konyshev raced the [[Giro del Lazio]] where he took third behind his teammate who won from an attack from 2 km before the line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro del Lazio - HC Italy, September 18, 1999 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/sep99/lazio99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=18 September 1999}}</ref> The good results continued with another win. Konyshev once again made it into the winning move, this time with nine riders who all worked well together until [[Marco Serpellini]] attacked. Konyshev was the only one who could follow, the two battled it out in the closing kilometres with Konyshev taking the victory in the sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=47th Coppa Sabatini, Cat 1.2 Italy, September 23, 1999he 47th Coppa Sabatini, Cat 1.2 1999 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/sep99/sabatini99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=23 September 1999}}</ref> The next race was the [[1999 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]] at the [[1999 UCI Road World Championships]]. The course was 16 laps equaling 260  km. With three laps to go Konyshev was part of a group of seven who joined up with the group of six riders at the front. On the final lap, only nine riders remained with Konyshev being thought of as the Favorite to win. Unknown rider [[Óscar Freire]] attacked with the other eight looking at each other he got away. Freire won the race by four seconds to the others with Konyshev coming in ninth place.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Road Championships 1999 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/worlds99/results/eliterrresults99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=10 October 1999}}</ref> The final two races of the season were [[Milano–Torino]], where he sprinted to seventh,<ref>{{cite web |title=85th Milano Torino, 1.1 Italy, October 13, 1999 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/oct99/milanturin99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=13 October 1999}}</ref> and the [[1999 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]]. With 43 km to go in the [[Giro di Lombardia]] a group of five had a 30-second lead over a 24-man chase group. Konyshev was the only man capable of jumping across the gap between the two bunches joining the quintet to become a sextet. On the final climb, Konyshev and [[Mirko Celestino]] were distanced only to slowly catch up and Celestino sprung past everyone to win. Konyshev was only able to just hold on and take fifth in the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro di Lombardia, Cat. CDM, Round 10 Italy, October 16, 1999 ... |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/oct99/lombardy99.html |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 January 2023 |date=16 October 1999}}</ref>

===Fassa Bortolo (2000 to 2002)===
====2000: Winning the Cyclamen jersey====
The start of the 21st Century brought a new team, {{UCI team code|FAS|2000}}, to the Top division of cycling and a new team for Konyshev.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fassa Bortolo - Ferretti gets serious |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/jan00/jan24newsa.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=24 January 2000}}</ref> The Russian Cycling Federation owed money relating to Konyshev's old team {{UCI team code|ZGM|1997}}, who he rode for in 1997. This meant that UCI was going to exclude Russian riders from entering the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. A late call was made in early 2000 saying they should not punish riders and all Russians can compete at all international events.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Russians are back |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/feb00/feb12news.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=12 February 2000}}</ref>

His season started at [[La Méditerranéenne]] where he came 130th over 34 minutes down. Followed by the [[Trofeo Luis Puig]] and [[2000 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]. Konyshev got a top-10 in Stage Four of the latter.<ref>{{cite web |title=57th Vuelta Comunidad Valenciana - 2.3 Spain, February 22-26, 2000 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/feb00/val004.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=25 February 2000}}</ref> It wasn't until the [[Trofeo Pantalica]] in March that Konyshev was back into the swing of things and showed some good form. He placed fifth, and second in his bunch sprint on the day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trofeo Pantalica - 1.3 Italy, March 4, 2000 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/mar00/pantalica00.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=4 March 2000}}</ref> The next day he rode the [[Giro della Provincia di Siracusa]] finishing fifth in the bunch sprint after leading out teammate [[Gabriele Balducci]] for third.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro di Siracusa - Cat. 1.3 Italy, March 5, 2000 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/mar00/siracusa00.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=5 March 2000}}</ref> Staying in Italy Konyshev headed to [[2000 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] where he achieved the best result of the season so far, he sprinted to fourth in Stage One.<ref>{{cite web |title=34th Tirreno Adriatico - H.C. Italy, March 8-15, 2000 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/mar00/ta001.shtml#res |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=8 March 2000}}</ref> He would finish the race 55th overall after eight stages.<ref>{{cite web |title=34th Tirreno Adriatico - H.C. Italy, March 8-15, 2000 Stage 8 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/mar00/ta008.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=15 March 2000}}</ref>

The first Classic of the year for Konyshev was [[2000 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] he sprinted to 20th while leading out [[Fabio Baldato]] who came second.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maloney |first1=Tim |title=Zippy Zabel Zaps Foes - Three times the charm in San Remo |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/mar00/sanremo/sanremoresults.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=18 March 2000}}</ref> The following month he raced the [[2000 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] once again working for Baldato. The race finished with a solo winner followed by a mass bunch sprint with Konyshev coming home in 13th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tchmil outwits them all |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/apr00/rvv/rvvresults.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=1 February 2023 |date=2 April 2000}}</ref> The 'Hell of the North' was the next race for Konyshev. He was riding in his third [[2000 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]. Konyshev was part of a twelve-man break that got away after 35 km. After 171 km of racing the break had been reduced to four riders with Konyshev remaining. After 194 km of racing, they were caught by the favorite bunch. Konyshev held on for as long as he could coming home in 25th 3' 17" down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mapei do it by numbers |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/apr00/proubaix/parisresults.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=1 February 2023 |date=9 April 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=98th Paris-Roubaix - Cat. CDM France, April 9, 2000 Complete live report |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/apr00/proubaix/parislivecomp.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=1 February 2023 |date=9 April 2000}}</ref> At [[2000 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]], the [[2000 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] and [[Eschborn–Frankfurt]] he came 70th, 48th and 55th respectively.

His first victory of the season came at the [[2000 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]. With Konyshev losing over 50 seconds in the opening prologue and coming home in 122 position his overall hopes were ruined.<ref>{{cite web |title=55th Tour de Romandie - 2.HC Switzerland, May 2-7, 2000 Prologue |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/romandy00p.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=1 February 2023 |date=2 May 2000}}</ref> In stage 2 Konyshev was in the break of the day gaining 10 points in the points classification before being caught and coming home in 68th.<ref>{{cite web |title=55th Tour de Romandie - 2.HC Switzerland, May 2-7, 2000 Stage 2 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/romandy002.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=1 February 2023 |date=4 May 2000}}</ref> Konyshev came second on Stage 3 of the Tour after [[Eddy Mazzoleni]] ({{UCI team code|POL|2000}}) managed to hold the peloton off by three seconds.<ref>{{cite web |title=55th Tour de Romandie - 2.HC Switzerland, May 2-7, 2000 Stage 3 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/romandy003a.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=1 February 2023 |date=5 May 2000}}</ref> On the final stage of the Tour, the race had sprints in the middle of the stage which counted towards the sprint classification. Konyshev won both of these and secured his victory in the Sprints classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Savoldelli confirms form |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/romandy005.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=1 February 2023 |date=7 May 2000}}</ref>

Konyshev rode the [[2000 Giro d'Italia]] initially in support of [[Fabio Baldato]] who suffered a bad crash in [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 2|Stage 2]] and did not start [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 3|Stage 3]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Moreni into muddy Maddaloni |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st02g.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=15 May 2000}}</ref> With Baltado out of the Giro, Konyshev led out [[Matteo Tosatto]] for the sprints in Stages 2 and 3. In Stage 3 Tosatto misjudged the leadout by Konyshev leading to a fourth in the stage but taking the [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Maglia ciclamino]] as leader of the points classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cipollini denied once more |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st03g.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=16 May 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stage 3 - May 16: Paestum to Scalea, 177 km |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st03.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=16 May 2000}}</ref> [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 4|Stage 4]] ended a mass bunch sprint with Konyshev sprinting to second behind [[Mario Cipollini]] gaining 20 points and moving to tenth in the points classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stage 4 - May 17: Scalea to Matera, 233 km |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st04.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=17 May 2000}}</ref> [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 6|Stage 6]] of the Giro was an uphill mass sprint where it came down to two men Konyshev and [[Jeroen Blijlevens]]. Konyshev's {{UCI team code|FAS|2000}} team led him out to the perfect point where he started his sprint. Blijlevens thought he could catch Konyshev but to no avail, he finished second a whole wheel length behind. Konyshev had won his fourth and final stage in the [[Giro d'Italia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Konyshev the soothsayer |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st06g.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=19 May 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stage 6 - May 19: Peschici to Vasto, 170 km |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st06.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=19 May 2000}}</ref> The following day, [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 7|Stage 7]], was another flat stage but this time it ended with a solo breakaway. When the peloton came to the line Konyshev took second in the mass sprint gaining 16 points in the points classification. In the intermediate sprint, Konyshev was able to gain 6 points. These points moved him into the [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Maglia ciclamino]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Stage 7 - May 20: Vasto to Teramo, 182 km |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st07.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=20 May 2000}}</ref> The next Stage that Konyshev showed his sprinting form was [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 9|Stage 9]] where he gained 6 points by sprinting to second in the intermediate sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Casagrande creams them |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st09g.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=22 May 2000}}</ref> [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 10|Stage 10]] ended in a mass sprint with Konyshev sprinting to seventh.
[[2000 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 12|Stage 12]] brought the Giro to the mountains, and with that, Konyshev made it into the break of the day with 23 other men. With Konyshev wanting the day to end in a sprint he chased down many attacks over the day. But as the group reached the top of the only climb that day three riders attacked and gained a gap of 1' 10" by the summit. Konyshev slowly and surely paced them down creating a bunch sprint of 13 where he came third.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cassani takes his first win |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st12g.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=26 May 2000}}</ref> He gained 20 points at this stage strengthening his lead in the points classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stage 12 - May 26: Bibione to Feltre, 184 km |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st12.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=26 May 2000}}</ref> During [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 13|Stage 13]] Konyshev was in the break of the day gaining second in the intermediate sprint but then dropping on some of the steeper climbs. [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 16|Stage 16]] is the next chance for Konyshev where the finish is flat and teammate [[Alessandro Petacchi]] lead him out perfectly only for Konyshev to be blocked by a rider going back through the bunch.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stage 16 - May 30: Brescia to Meda, 102 km |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st16g.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=30 May 2000}}</ref> The final stage of the Giro, [[2000 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 21|Stage 21]], ended in the unusual way that a breakaway won the stage Konyshev came second in the peloton and seventh on the stage. By finishing the race he won the Points classification by 40 points and he also won the award for being the most combative rider.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stage 21 - June 4: Turin to Milan, 198 km |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st21.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=4 June 2000}}</ref>

Konyshev did not race again until the [[2000 Vuelta a Burgos|Vuelta a Burgos]] in August where his top result was 17th on the final stage finishing 97th overall. Following him not finishing the [[2000 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] and [[2000 Züri-Metzgete|Züri-Metzgete]] he rode the [[Giro del Veneto]] where he finished over eight minutes down in 66th. In September he rode the [[Giro della Romagna]] and won the mass sprint finish to claim his second non-classification win of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=75th Giro di Romagna - 1.2 Italy, September 3, 2000 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/sep00/romagna00.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=17 February 2023 |date=3 September 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2000 Giro della Romagna |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=163&y=2000 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=17 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The next week he rode the [[Brussels Cycling Classic]] which ended in a mass sprint where Konyshev came tenth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Van Heeswijk quickest in Brussels |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/sep00/pbrux00.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 February 2023 |date=9 September 2000}}</ref> His two last top 10 results of the season came in [[Coppa Sabatini]], where he came eighth as part of an original 12-man breakaway he got dropped on the hilly climbs,<ref>{{cite web |title=Veterans' day in Tuscany |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/sep00/sabatini00.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 February 2023 |date=21 September 2000}}</ref> and tenth at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] [[Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Road race]]. Konyshev was part of a 5-man team selected to represent Russia at the Olympic games in the road race.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sydney 2000 Team Lists |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/sep00/oly00/teamlist.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 February 2023 |date=2000}}</ref> He was active during the race attacking at the end of lap 8 starting a break of 5 men who were ultimately caught by the next lap. By the end of lap 11 a 12-man break had formed with Konyshev in the mix. Three riders from {{UCI team code|TEL|2000}} attacked and kept away with Konyshev in the sprint for fourth. He ended in tenth place 1' 26" down on winner [[Jan Ullrich]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Complete Live Report Road Day 2 - September 27: Men's road race, 239.4 km |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/sep00/oly00/results/olylive4comp.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 February 2023 |date=27 September 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Super Jan wins Olympic Gold |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/sep00/oly00/results/roadmen.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 February 2023 |date=27 September 2000}}</ref>

====2001: Second Russian victory====
Konyshev started his 2001 season with a Team {{UCI team code|FAS|2001}} training camp in [[Tuscany]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fassa Bortolo train in Tuscany |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/jan01/jan10news.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=10 January 2001}}</ref> It was his second year with the Italian team, at 35 years old he was the oldest in the team for the 2001 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fassa Bortolo 2001 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/jan01/jan22news.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=22 January 2001}}</ref> Konyshev started racing in France with the [[La Méditerranéenne]] where he finished 88th at the completion of the six-stage race.

Konyshev's first podium of the season came from a sprint in Stage 2 of the [[Giro della Liguria]] where Italian [[Stefano Zanini]] <small>({{UCI team code|MAP|2001}})</small> beat him on the line.<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente - 2.4 Italy, February 21-24, 2001 Stage 2 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/feb01/riveraligure012.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=22 February 2001}}</ref> He finished the race 18th overall. At the beginning of March at the [[GP Open Campania]] Konyshev took his first victory of the season winning from a reduced bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 GP Open Campania |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=889&y=2001 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> A week later at the [[Giro della Provincia di Siracusa]] Konyshev finished in the main peloton where an error in the finishing camera equipment meant everyone past eighth place was given eighth place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro di Siracusa - 1.3 Italy, March 11, 2001 Cipollini on top again |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/siracusa01.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=11 March 2001}}</ref>

The first major stage race that Konyshev raced was [[2001 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]. The eight-stage race started with a flat stage ending in a bunch sprint. [[Biagio Conte]] <small>({{UCI team code|SAE|2001}})</small> took the win ahead of Konyshev.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saeco continue winning ways |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/tirreno-adriatico011.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=14 March 2001}}</ref> Stage 2 also ended in a sprint with Konyshev coming home fifth and dropping to third overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Endrio Leoni gets another |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/tirreno-adriatico012.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=15 March 2001}}</ref> In Stage 3 Konyshev once again came second in the final sprint, this time gaining enough time to take the leader's jersey and enough points to take the Points jersey also.<ref>{{cite web |title=Konyshev takes the lead as Zberg wins stage |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/tirreno-adriatico013.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=16 March 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2001 Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3 |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=3&y=2001&e=03 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> With one kilometer to go in Stage 4, four riders went up the road winning by five seconds over the peloton where Konyshev finished second. He lost his lead in the race to [[Davide Rebellin]] <small>({{UCI team code|BRE|2001}})</small> and then sat three seconds down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rebellin back on top |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/tirreno-adriatico014.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=17 March 2001}}</ref> Stage 5 was in an Individual time trial where Konyshev did not finish in the top 10 but kept his lead in the points classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fassa Bortolo TT's into the lead |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/tirreno-adriatico015.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=18 March 2001}}</ref> Konyshev crashed out of the race on Stage 5 while in the points jersey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ivanov crashes as Vainsteins wins |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/tirreno-adriatico016.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=19 March 2001}}</ref> The next race was the cycling monument [[2001 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]. Konyshev was amongst the favorites at the end of the race only to be caught in a large crash in the final kilometer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zabel zaps 4th Milano-San Remo win while Bric Berton bombs |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/MSR/results.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=24 March 2001}}</ref> He eventually crossed the line in 120th and after being assessed by doctors was found to have a fractured radius. He did not race again until the end of April.<ref>{{cite web |title=Konychev out for a month |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/mar01/mar28news.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=28 March 2001}}</ref>

His first race back after injury was the [[2001 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] where he did not finish the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=36th Amstel Gold Race (CDM) Preview |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/apr01/amstel/home.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=28 April 2001}}</ref> Two days later he rode the [[2001 Giro del Trentino|Giro del Trentino]] in support of [[Francesco Casagrande]] who won the race overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cipollini roars in the rain |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/apr01/trentino014.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=3 May 2001}}</ref> The next good result for Konyshev was fifth in Stage 5 of the [[2001 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cipollini gets another as Frigo safely home in green |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/may01/romandie015.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=13 May 2001}}</ref>

Konyshev only rode one [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] in 2001 the [[2001 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] where he was there to try and defend his Points jersey from the [[2000 Giro d'Italia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro d'Italia 2001: The route, the riders |url=https://www.velonews.com/news/road/giro-ditalia-2001-the-route-the-riders/ |website=VeloNews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |language=en |date=30 November 2001}}</ref> He achieved two top 10 results in the race. He placed eighth in Stage 8 in a bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cipollini wins, no contest |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/giro01/results/stage09.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=28 May 2001}}</ref> In Stage 19 he came fifth in the bunch sprint at the end. This would be the closest he would come to a Giro Stage win this year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cipollini puts Giro back on its feet...but Frigo kicks it over |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/giro01/results/stage19.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=8 June 2001}}</ref>

Following the Giro he went to Switzerland to race the [[2001 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]]. On stage 5 of the race, Konyshev was in the break of the day staying there until the first pass of [[Saint-Gotthard Massif]] where he accelerated away from his breakaway companions. With 5 km to go his lead was 5 minutes. By the finish his lead had been reduced to 1' 57" but he won the stage<ref>{{cite web |title=Webb finishes fifth in debut |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/06/24/webb-finishes-fifth-in-debut/ |website=Tampa Bay Times |access-date=22 February 2023 |language=en |date=24 June 2001}}</ref> and also pulled on the Mountain jersey after taking 90 points in the stage. He had spent 195 km of the 220 km stage at the front of the group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Double success for Fassa Bortolo |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/jun01/suisse015.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=23 June 2001}}</ref> The final stage of the race, Stage 10, was 175.9 km long. Konyshev was in a break with five other riders who stayed away the whole stage with Konyshev leading the sprint to the line only to finish fourth. His 90 points in Stage 5 allowed him to hold the Mountain jersey to the end.<ref>{{cite web |title=Last stage to Camenzind as Armstrong claims GC |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/jun01/suisse0110.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=28 June 2001}}</ref>

Konyshev took his second victory at the [[Russian National Road Race Championships]] by attacking from a small group up the final climb, he won by 7 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Konychev is the Russian "championissimo |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/jun01/russia012.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=1 July 2001}}</ref> The final stage race that Konyshev rode in 2001 was the [[Volta a Portugal]] where he did not finish. It wasn't until September when he was unable to get back-to-back victories in the [[Giro della Romagna]], he did manage to finish seventh in the sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rebellin triumphs again |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/sep01/romagna01.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=9 September 2001}}</ref> Konyshev missed the move in the final kilometers of [[Giro del Lazio]] but sprinted to third on the line. His final win of the season came at [[Coppa Sabatini]] a race he won in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=49th Coppa Sabatini - 1.2 Italy |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/sep01/sabatini01.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=27 September 2001}}</ref>

====2002: Final Giro====
The final season at {{UCI team code|FAS|2002}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Fassa Bortolo prepare for 2002 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/nov01/nov28news.php |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=28 November 2001}}</ref> for Konyshev was his worst season since he turned professional in 1989, he did not record a single win.

Konyshev started his season at the [[2002 Vuelta a Andalucía|Vuelta a Andalucía]] where he was very active in the breakaway eventually finishing 128th overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dekker does the deed in Granada |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2002/feb02/rutadelsol02/results5.shtml#res |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=21 February 2002}}</ref>

He came close a few times in the season with three top five in stages and a further two top 10s in one-day races. In his second race of the season the [[2002 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]] he sprinted to second behind teammate [[Alessandro Petacchi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 Volta Comunitat Valenciana |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=319&y=2002&e=01 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> A fourth at Stage 2 of [[2002 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hondo home ahead of Freire |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/jun02/Catalunya02/?id=results/stage2 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=18 June 2002}}</ref> His final top five placing came at the [[Giro della Provincia di Lucca]] where he came fifth in the sprint of Stage 3.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paolo Bettini in top form |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/?id=2002/oct02/lucca02/lucca023 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=3 October 2002}}</ref>

The two one day events Konyshev did well in were [[Eschborn–Frankfurt]] where he placed ninth in the bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zabel wins his second Henninger Turm |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/?id=2002/may02/henninger02 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=1 May 2002}}</ref> His final top 10 came at [[Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato]] where he sprinted to seventh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duma wins GP Prato win bunch sprint |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/?id=2002/sep02/prato02 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=24 September 2002}}</ref>

The [[2002 Giro d'Italia]] was the last [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] for Konyshev, 13 years after he first rode the giro in [[1989 Giro d'Italia|1989]]. In Stage 2 Konyshev crashed in the final 2 km he was not injured badly and finished the stage over three minutes down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Major Mario wins stage 1 and takes Giro lead |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/giro02/?id=results/stage1 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=12 May 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stage 1 - May 12: Groningen-Munster, 215 km Complete Live Report |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/giro02/?id=results/livecomp1 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=12 May 2002}}</ref> During stage 4 he got in a break-away with [[Daniele Contrini]] and stayed away for 90 km only caught with 30 km to go, Konyshev finished 189th on the stage over 13 minutes down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giro stage 4: McEwen edges Mario in Strasbourg |url=https://www.velonews.com/events/giro-stage-4-mcewen-edges-mario-in-strasbourg/ |website=VeloNews.com |access-date=12 October 2022 |language=en |date=15 May 2002}}</ref> Konyshev finished the Giro in 103 place overall over two hours down on winner [[Paolo Savoldelli]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Savoldelli crowned 2002 Giro d'Italia winner |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/giro02/?id=results/stage20#res |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=2 June 2002}}</ref>

===Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf (2003)===
After three years at {{UCI team code|FAS|2003}} Konyshev joined the second division team {{UCI team code|CHO|2003}}. His first race was in Italy the [[Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi]] he finished in 64th. Konyshev had a pinched nerve in his back so spent a few months early in the season off his bike.<ref>{{cite web |title=Konyshev misses early season |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2003/feb03/feb27news |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=27 February 2003}}</ref> At 37 years of age, Konyshev was the [[Glossary of cycling#R|Road captain]] of the team. While riding for team leader [[Dave Bruylandts]] at [[Schynberg Rundfahrt]] Konyshev managed to finish seventh on the hilly course.<ref>{{cite web |title=22nd Schynberg-Rundfahrt - 1.3 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2003/may03/schynberg03 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=18 May 2003}}</ref> His final good result of the season came at the [[Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese]] where he was once again helping Bruylandts and he finished seventh.<ref>{{cite web |title=32nd GP Industria & Artigianato - Carnaghese - 1.5 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2003/jun03/gpcarnaghese03 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=21 June 2003}}</ref>

===LPR - Nava (2004 to 2006)===
====2004: Back to winning====
To start the 2004 season Konyshev joined {{UCI team code|LPR|2004}} a new Second division Italian team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team LPR Details 2004 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2004/teams2004/LPR.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=2004}}</ref> Konyshev ended his drought of no wins for the past two years.

Konyshev was arrested in January for allegedly assaulting and robbing a prostitute in Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Konyshev arrested in Italy |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/jan04/jan30news |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=30 January 2004}}</ref> Two of his teammates, [[Ruslan Pidhornyy]] and [[Yuriy Ivanov]], were dropped from the team due to the incident while Konyshev and [[Andrey Karpachev]] were still part of the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=LPR Drops Ivanov and Pidgorny |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/feb04/feb07news |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=7 February 2004}}</ref> All four riders missed the team presentation in [[Piacenza]] as the team had them suspended at the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=LPR presentation...minus Konyshev and co. |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/feb04/feb02news |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=2 February 2004}}</ref>

Konyshev was cleared by the team to start his 2004 season at [[Trofeo Laigueglia]], where he finished 32nd in the mass bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Bis: Pozzato powers to second consutive win at Laigueglia |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/feb04/laigueglia04 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=17 February 2004}}</ref> In March, the old Konyshev came to light with a third place at [[Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Nauduzs wins in bunch sprint |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/mar04/reggiocalabria04 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=6 March 2004}}</ref> followed by seventh at [[Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau]].<ref>{{cite web |title=54th Stausee-Rundfahrt - 1.3 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/mar04/stausee04 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=21 March 2004}}</ref> Then, in April, at the [[Tour du Lac Léman]], he ended his drought and took his first win in over two years from a reduced bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web |title=111th Tour du Lac Leman - 1.5 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/apr04/lacleman04 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=4 April 2004}}</ref>

His good season did not end there, with a third placing in another sprint at [[Giro di Toscana]].<ref>{{cite web |title=77th Giro di Toscana - 1.3 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/may04/toscana04 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=2 May 2004}}</ref> At the [[2004 Vuelta a Asturias|Vuelta a Asturias]], Konyshev won the bunch sprint behind solo winner [[Carlos Barredo]] on Stage 3.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liberty on top |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/may04/asturias04/asturias043 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=14 May 2004}}</ref> The following month he rode another Spanish Stage-race, the [[Euskal Bizikleta]], where, after struggling to keep up with the peloton on the first three stages, he won the mass bunch sprint of Stage 4a, taking his second win of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Konyshev wins first real bunch sprint |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/jun04/euskalbizikleta04/euskalbizikleta044a |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 March 2023 |date=5 June 2004}}</ref>

Following this race, he only rode one-day races for the remainder of the season. The first was [[Giro d'Oro]] where he placed fourth.<ref>{{cite web |title=22nd Giro d'Oro - 1.5 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/jun04/girodoro04 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 March 2023 |date=20 June 2004}}</ref> At [[Coppa Sabatini]],he sprinted to tenth in a reduced bunch which finished behind a trio led by [[Jan Ullrich]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ullrich in form |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2004/sep04/sabatini04 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 March 2023 |date=23 September 2004}}</ref> His final race of the 2004 season was the [[2004 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]] at the [[2004 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] where he placed 25th winning the sprint of the peloton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hat-trick for Freire in Verona |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worlds04?id=results/worlds0410 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=19 March 2023 |date=3 October 2004}}</ref>

====2005: Back to the Mountains====
Remaining with {{UCI team code|LPR|2005}} for a second season,<ref>{{cite web |title=Team LPR 2005 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2005/teams2005/LPR.shtml |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=January 2005}}</ref> Konyshev started the year at the [[Grand Prix La Marseillaise]] where he did not finish. As a [[UCI Professional Continental]] team {{UCI team code|LPR|2005|nolink=yes}} was able to get invites to [[UCI World Tour]] events. One such event was [[2005 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] where Konyshev had finished seventh in [[1995 Milan–San Remo|1995]]. This year he finished in 115 coming home over seven minutes down on the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Petacchi magnificent in 96th Milano-Sanremo win |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/msr05/?id=results |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=19 March 2005}}</ref>

The first race where Konyshev had some good results was [[Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali]] he was considered a strong rider by [[Cyclingnews.com]] in their preview for the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=th Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale Coppi-Bartali - 2.1 Preview |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/mar05/coppibartali05/default |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=21 March 2005}}</ref> During Stage 1a of the race, Konyshev attacked and went solo off the front. He held the peloton off until the last lap of the course where he was caught and managed to finish 44th. He did, however, pull on the [[King of the Mountains]] jersey for most mountain points.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stokes |first1=Shane |title=Bongiorno gallops to first Italian win |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/mar05/coppibartali05/coppibartali051a |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=22 March 2005}}</ref> After missing the breakaway on Stage 2 Konyshev made it to Stage 3 where he won the mountain sprint putting him back into the lead of the KOM classification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Napolitano wins big bunch sprint |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/mar05/coppibartali05/coppibartali053 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=24 March 2005}}</ref> After five stages of racing Konyshev as still in the lead of the Mountains classification so took home the green KOM jersey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pellizotti wins Coppi-Bartali |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/mar05/coppibartali05/coppibartali055 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=26 March 2005}}</ref>

Two days later he rode the [[Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria]] where he placed ninth in the bunch sprint. In May he raced the [[Giro di Toscana]] where he placed fourth while teammate [[Mikhaylo Khalilov]] placed second.<ref>{{cite web |title=78th Giro di Toscana - 1.1 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/may05/toscana05 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=1 May 2005}}</ref> He would not feature in results until the [[2005 Vuelta a Asturias|Vuelta a Asturias]] in mid-June. Konyshev won the first stage from a reduced peloton on the hilly course.<ref>{{cite web |title=49th Vuelta Asturias - 2.1 Stage 1 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/jun05/asturias05/asturias051 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=17 June 2005}}</ref> He held the leader's jersey after the Stage 2 mass sprint where he finished third. When the race reached the hills in the following stages Konyshev lost over 24 minutes before pulling out in Stage 5.

Konyshev extended his contract with {{UCI team code|LPR|2005|nolink=yes}} for one more year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team LPR in Italy |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/aug05/aug15news |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=15 August 2005}}</ref>

====2006: The end of an era====
Starting his final season as a professional Konyshev would be the second oldest cyclist in the peloton at 40 years of age.<ref>{{cite web |title=Konyshev set for another year |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/aug05/aug01news2 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=1 August 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Another year for Konyshev (2) |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/dec05/dec12news |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=12 December 2005}}</ref> His third and final year at {{UCI team code|LPR|2006}} began at the [[Grand Prix La Marseillaise]], much like many of his other seasons. Konyshev finished two races and six stages over the 2006 season with his best result being 44th in Stage 2 of [[Étoile de Bessèges]].<ref>{{cite web |title=36th Etoile de Besseges - 2.1 |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/feb06/besseges06/besseges062 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=2 February 2006}}</ref>

Although he did not get good results, he still rode in many prestigious races. He rode in [[2006 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] where he placed 149th over nine minutes down.<ref>{{cite web |title=And the angels sing: Pozzato power wins Milano-Sanremo for Quick.Step |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/msr06/?id=results |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=18 March 2006}}</ref> Konyshev was the team's second leader in the race, but ultimately he sacrificed himself for [[Mikhaylo Khalilov]] who placed 77th.<ref>{{cite web |title=LPR to M-SR |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/mar06/mar17news2 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=17 March 2006}}</ref>

Konyshev's final [[2006 UCI ProTour|UCI ProTour]] race was the [[2006 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LPR to Romandie |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/apr06/apr24news |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=24 April 2006}}</ref> Konyshev was very active in the race, although during the Stage 1 prologue, he finished second to last losing 53 seconds to the winner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Savoldelli stands the test of time |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/romandie06?id=results/romandie060 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=25 April 2006}}</ref> During the second stage, Konyshev attacked 26 km into the 169 km stage where he built a lead of over nine minutes after 76 km. After spending 120 km alone out in front, he was caught by the {{UCI team code|LOT|2006}} led peloton. He finished the stage over four minutes down but would start the next day in the Mountains jersey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Davitamon delivers on McEwen's promise |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/romandie06?id=results/romandie061 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=26 April 2006}}</ref> Paying for his effort in Stage 2, Konyshev was in difficulty during the whole stage, finishing in last place 13 minutes down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lest we forget: Horner fantastic in the Jurassic! |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/romandie06?id=results/romandie062 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=27 April 2006}}</ref> He would abandon the race on Stage 3 after suffering during the second stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Liberty to win: Contador triumphs with copycat victory |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/romandie06?id=results/romandie063 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=28 April 2006}}</ref>

The final race of his career was the [[2006 Paris–Roubaix]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Generation Konychev, father and son together at the Tour de Pologne |url=https://www.tourdepologne.pl/en/2021/08/generation-konychev-father-and-son-together-at-the-tour-de-pologne/ |website=Tour de Pologne |access-date=17 April 2023 |date=15 August 2021}}</ref>

==Post racing career==
Following his retirement in 2006,  Konyshev joined {{UCI team code|TCS|2007}} for two years as sports director.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Greg |title=Tinkoff Credit Systems with first team meeting |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tinkoff-credit-systems-with-first-team-meeting/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |language=en |date=19 November 2006}}</ref> He was part of the team which supported [[Alexandr Kolobnev]] in earning his silver medal in the [[2007 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] [[2007 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Men's road race]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Konyshev and Rovny comment on Russia's Worlds |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/oct07/oct02news2 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=2 October 2007}}</ref>

In 2009 he was made the head coach of the Russian National cycling team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Дмитрий Конышев назначен главным тренером сборной России по велоспорту на шоссе |url=http://www.allsportinfo.ru/archive.php?id=28819&s_s=171&s_d=17&s_m=6&s_y=2009&b=0&l=40 |website=www.allsportinfo.ru |access-date=15 December 2022 |language=ru |date=27 June 2009}}</ref>

==Career achievements==
<small>Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Dmitri Konychev |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/115244 |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=11 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dimitri Konyshev |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=657 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dmitri Konychev |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=8468 |website=www.cyclingarchives.com |access-date=9 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref></small>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
;1986
: 1st Stage 10 [[Coors Classic]]
: 3rd [[Soviet Union National Road Race Championships|Soviet National Road Race Championships]]
;1987
: 1st {{cjersey|red}} Overall USSR Tour
: 1st {{cjersey|red}} Overall [[Österreich-Rundfahrt]]
::1st Stage 3
: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Giro delle Regioni]]
::1st Stages 2, 4 & 6
: [[Tour de l'Avenir]]
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Stage 6
: 1st [[Gran Premio della Liberazione]]
: 1st [[GP Palio del Recioto]]
: 5th Overall Tour of Sochi
::1st Stage 6
: 8th Overall [[Peace Race]]
;1988
: 1st {{cjersey|pink}} Overall [[Giro Ciclistico d'Italia]]
::1st Stages 2, 4 & 6
: 1st Stage 2 ([[Team time trial]]) [[Tour de Pologne]]
: 1st Stages 3 & 5 [[Giro delle Regioni]]
: [[Vuelta a Cuba]]
::1st {{cjersey|red}} Points classification
::1st Stages 4 & 11
: 3rd [[Gran Premio della Liberazione]]
: 3rd Overall Tour of Sochi
;1989
: 1st [[Coppa Ugo Agostoni]]
: 1st [[Giro dell'Emilia]]
: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Cronostafetta]]
: 1st {{cjersey|blue}} Mountain classification, [[Tour of Belgium]]
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] [[1989 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[1989 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 2nd [[Giro di Toscana]]
: 2nd [[Trittico Premondiale I]]
: 3rd Overall [[Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda]]
::1st Stage 2
: 4th [[Gran Premio Città di Camaiore]]
: 6th [[Trittico Premondiale]]
: 7th [[Trofeo Baracchi]]
;1990
: 1st {{cjersey|ussr}} [[Soviet Union National Road Race Championships|Soviet National Road Race Championships]]
: 1st Stage 17 [[1990 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
: 1st [[GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano]]
: 4th [[Giro del Veneto]]
: 8th [[1990 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: 9th [[Giro di Toscana]]
: 10th [[1990 Dwars door België|Dwars door België]]
;1991
: 1st Stages 19 & 22 [[1991 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
: 1st Stage 3 [[1991 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
: 5th [[1991 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]]
: 5th [[GP de la Liberation]] ([[Team time trial|TTT]])
: 6th [[Trittico Premondiale I]]
: 8th Overall [[Critérium International]]
: 8th [[Grand Prix Cerami]]
;1992
: 1st Stage 6 [[Vuelta a Asturias]]
: 2nd [[Russian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 3rd [[File:Bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] [[1992 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[1992 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 3rd [[1992 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]]
: 4th [[1992 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]]
;1993
: 1st {{cjersey|russia}} [[Russian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 1st Stages 5 & 12 [[1993 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
: 4th [[Gran Piemonte]]
: 4th [[Giro di Romagna]]
: 9th [[1993 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]]
;1994
: 1st Stage 1 [[Ronde van Nederland]]
: 3rd [[Trittico Premondiale]]
: 4th [[1994 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]]
: 5th [[1994 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[1992 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 5th [[Gran Premio Città di Camaiore]]
: 5th [[Giro del Lazio]]
: 6th [[Giro del Friuli]]
: 7th [[1994 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: 8th [[Milano–Torino]]
: 8th [[Rund um den Henninger Turm]]
: 9th [[Firenze–Pistoia]]
;1995
: 1st [[Giro del Friuli]]
: 3rd Overall [[1995 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
: 3rd [[Brabantse Pijl (men's race)|Brabantse Pijl]]
: 4th Overall [[Tour Méditerranéen]]
: 4th [[1995 GP Ouest–France|GP Ouest–France]]
: 5th [[Gran Piemonte]]
: 6th [[Trittico Premondiale I]]
: 7th [[1995 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[1992 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 7th [[1995 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]]
: 9th [[Nice–Alassio]]
;1996
: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Hofbrau Cup]]
::1st Stages 1 & 4
: 1st Stage 18 [[1996 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
: 2nd Buhl International
: 3rd [[Russian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 10th Overall [[Tour of Galicia]]
: 10th [[Giro del Veneto]]
;1997
: 1st [[Grand Prix de Wallonie]]
: [[1997 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st {{cjersey|blue}} [[Intergiro classification in the Giro d'Italia|Intergiro classification]]
::1st Stage 9
: 1st Stage 6 [[1997 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
: 1st Stage 6 [[1997 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]]
: [[1997 Vuelta a Murcia|Vuelta a Murcia]]
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Stage 4
: 3rd [[GP du canton d'Argovie]]
: 10th [[Giro del Lazio]]
;1998
: 1st Stage 4 [[1998 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]]
: 3rd [[Russian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 5th [[Clasica de Almeria]]
;1999
: 1st [[Coppa Sabatini]]
: 1st [[Grand Prix de Fourmies]]
: 1st Stage 14 [[1999 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
: 1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification [[1999 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]]
: 3rd [[Giro del Lazio]]
: 5th [[1999 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]]
: 7th [[Milano–Torino]]
: 9th [[1999 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[1999 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
;2000
: 1st [[Giro della Romagna]]
: [[2000 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
::1st {{cjersey|purple}} [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]]
::1st Stage 6
: 1st Sprint classification [[1996 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]
: 5th [[Trofeo Pantalica]]
: 5th [[Giro della Provincia di Siracusa]]
: 8th [[Coppa Sabatini]]
: 10th [[Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Road race]], [[2000 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
: 10th [[Brussels Cycling Classic]]
;2001
: 1st {{cjersey|russia}} [[Russian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 1st [[Coppa Sabatini]]
: 1st [[Giro di Campania]]
: [[2001 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]]
::1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification
::1st Stage 5
: 3rd [[Giro del Lazio]]
: 6th [[Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli]]
: 7th [[Giro di Romagna]]
: 8th [[Giro della Provincia di Siracusa]]
;2002
: 7th [[GP Industria & Commercio di Prato]]
: 9th [[Rund um den Henninger Turm]]
;2003
: 5th [[Schynberg Rundfahrt]]
: 7th [[GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese]]
;2004
: 1st [[Tour du Lac Léman]]
: 1st Stage 4a [[Euskal Bizikleta]]
: 3rd [[Giro di Toscana]]
: 3rd [[Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria]]
: 4th [[Giro d'Oro]]
: 7th [[Stausee Rundfahrt]]
: 10th [[Coppa Sabatini]]
;2005
: 1st Stage 1 [[Vuelta a Asturias]]
: 1st {{cjersey|green}} Mountain classification [[Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali]]
: 4th [[Giro di Toscana]]
: 9th [[Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria]]
{{div col end}}

=== General classification results timeline ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|colspan=19 align="center"|'''Grand Tour general classification results'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand tour starts Dmitri Konychev |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/dmitri-konychev/statistics/grand-tour-starts |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]
! scope="col" | 1989
! scope="col" | 1990
! scope="col" | 1991
! scope="col" | 1992
! scope="col" | 1993
! scope="col" | 1994
! scope="col" | 1995
! scope="col" | 1996
! scope="col" | 1997
! scope="col" | 1998
! scope="col" | 1999
! scope="col" | 2000
! scope="col" | 2001
! scope="col" | 2002
! scope="col" | 2003
! scope="col" | 2004
! scope="col" | 2005
! scope="col" | 2006
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
| [[1989 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[1990 Giro d'Italia|30]]
| [[1991 Giro d'Italia|—]]
| [[1992 Giro d'Italia|—]]
| [[1993 Giro d'Italia|26]]
| [[1994 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[1995 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[1996 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[1997 Giro d'Italia|37]]
| [[1998 Giro d'Italia|51]]
| [[1999 Giro d'Italia|—]]
| [[2000 Giro d'Italia|57]]
| [[2001 Giro d'Italia|75]]
| [[2002 Giro d'Italia|103]]
| [[2003 Giro d'Italia|—]]
| [[2004 Giro d'Italia|—]]
| [[2005 Giro d'Italia|—]]
| [[2006 Giro d'Italia|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dimitri Konyshev dans le Tour de France |url=http://www.ledicodutour.com/coureurs/coureurs_k/konyshev.htm |website=www.ledicodutour.com |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>
| [[1989 Tour de France|—]]
| [[1990 Tour de France|25]]
| [[1991 Tour de France|52]]
| [[1992 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[1993 Tour de France|—]]
| [[1994 Tour de France|—]]
| [[1995 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[1996 Tour de France|—]]
| [[1997 Tour de France|—]]
| [[1998 Tour de France|DNF]]
| [[1999 Tour de France|62]]
| [[2000 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2001 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2002 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2003 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2004 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2005 Tour de France|—]]
| [[2006 Tour de France|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}}/{{cjersey|gold}} [[List of Vuelta a España general classification winners|Vuelta a España]]
| [[1989 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1990 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1991 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
| [[1992 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
| [[1993 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1994 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1995 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1996 Vuelta a España|35]]
| [[1997 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1998 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[1999 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2000 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2001 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2002 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2003 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2004 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2005 Vuelta a España|—]]
| [[2006 Vuelta a España|—]]
|-
| colspan="23" style="text-align:center;" |'''Major stage race general classification results timeline'''
|-
! scope="col" | Race
! scope="col" | 1989
! scope="col" | 1990
! scope="col" | 1991
! scope="col" | 1992
! scope="col" | 1993
! scope="col" | 1994
! scope="col" | 1995
! scope="col" | 1996
! scope="col" | 1997
! scope="col" | 1998
! scope="col" | 1999
! scope="col" | 2000
! scope="col" | 2001
! scope="col" | 2002
! scope="col" | 2003
! scope="col" | 2004
! scope="col" | 2005
! scope="col" | 2006
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[Paris–Nice]]
| [[1989 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1990 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1991 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1992 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1993 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1994 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1995 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1996 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1997 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1998 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[1999 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[2000 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[2001 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[2002 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[2003 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[2004 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[2005 Paris–Nice|—]]
| [[2006 Paris–Nice|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|blue}} [[Tirreno–Adriatico]]
| [[1989 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
| [[1990 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
| [[1991 Tirreno–Adriatico|32]]
| [[1992 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
| [[1993 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
| [[1994 Tirreno–Adriatico|26]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[1995 Tirreno–Adriatico|'''3''']]
| [[1996 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
| [[1997 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
| [[1998 Tirreno–Adriatico|DNF]]
| [[1999 Tirreno–Adriatico|DNF]]
| [[2000 Tirreno–Adriatico|55]]
| [[2001 Tirreno–Adriatico|DNF]]
| [[2002 Tirreno–Adriatico|74]]
| [[2003 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
| [[2004 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
| [[2005 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
| [[2006 Tirreno–Adriatico|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Volta a Catalunya}} [[Volta a Catalunya]]
| [[1989 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[1990 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[1991 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[1992 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[1993 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[1994 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[1995 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[1996 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[1997 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[1998 Volta a Catalunya|DNF]]
| [[1999 Volta a Catalunya|41]]
| [[2000 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[2001 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[2002 Volta a Catalunya|51]]
| [[2003 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[2004 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[2005 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
| [[2006 Volta a Catalunya|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[Tour of the Basque Country]]
| [[1989 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[1990 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[1991 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[1992 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[1993 Tour of the Basque Country|DNF]]
| [[1994 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[1995 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[1996 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[1997 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[1998 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[1999 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[2000 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[2001 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[2002 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[2003 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[2004 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[2005 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
| [[2006 Tour of the Basque Country|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[Tour de Romandie]]
| [[1989 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[1990 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[1991 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[1992 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[1993 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[1994 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[1995 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[1996 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[1997 Tour de Romandie|72]]
| [[1998 Tour de Romandie|104]]
| [[1999 Tour de Romandie|85]]
| [[2000 Tour de Romandie|69]]
| [[2001 Tour de Romandie|79]]
| [[2002 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[2003 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[2004 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[2005 Tour de Romandie|—]]
| [[2006 Tour de Romandie|DNF]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Dauphine}} [[Critérium du Dauphiné]]
| [[1989 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1990 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1991 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1992 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1993 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1994 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1995 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1996 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[1999 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[2000 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[2001 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[2002 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[2005 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
| [[2006 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[Tour de Suisse]]
| [[1989 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[1990 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[1991 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[1992 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[1993 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[1994 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[1995 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[1996 Tour de Suisse|28]]
| [[1997 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[1998 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[1999 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[2000 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[2001 Tour de Suisse|24]]
| [[2002 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[2003 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[2004 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[2005 Tour de Suisse|—]]
| [[2006 Tour de Suisse|—]]
|}

=== Classics results timeline ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
| colspan=26| '''[[Cycling monument|Monuments by highest finishing position]]'''
|-
!Monument<ref>{{cite web |title=Dimitri Konyshev |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=657&high=1&k=3 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=15 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 1989
! scope="col" | 1990
! scope="col" | 1991
! scope="col" | 1992
! scope="col" | 1993
! scope="col" | 1994
! scope="col" | 1995
! scope="col" | 1996
! scope="col" | 1997
! scope="col" | 1998
! scope="col" | 1999
! scope="col" | 2000
! scope="col" | 2001
! scope="col" | 2002
! scope="col" | 2003
! scope="col" | 2004
! scope="col" | 2005
! scope="col" | 2006
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Milan–San Remo]]
| [[1989 Milan–San Remo|—]]
| [[1990 Milan–San Remo|—]]
| [[1991 Milan–San Remo|—]]
| [[1992 Milan–San Remo|84]]
| [[1993 Milan–San Remo|96]]
| [[1994 Milan–San Remo|11]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[1995 Milan–San Remo|7]]
| [[1996 Milan–San Remo|—]]
| [[1997 Milan–San Remo|24]]
| [[1998 Milan–San Remo|89]]
| [[1999 Milan–San Remo|—]]
| [[2000 Milan–San Remo|20]]
| [[2001 Milan–San Remo|120]]
| [[2002 Milan–San Remo|82]]
| [[2003 Milan–San Remo|—]]
| [[2004 Milan–San Remo|—]]
| [[2005 Milan–San Remo|115]]
| [[2006 Milan–San Remo|149]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]]
| [[1989 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[1990 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[1991 Tour of Flanders|26]]
| [[1992 Tour of Flanders|16]]
| [[1993 Tour of Flanders|24]]
| [[1994 Tour of Flanders|12]]
| [[1995 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[1996 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[1997 Tour of Flanders|27]]
| [[1998 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[1999 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[2000 Tour of Flanders|13]]
| [[2001 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[2002 Tour of Flanders|41]]
| [[2003 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[2004 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[2005 Tour of Flanders|—]]
| [[2006 Tour of Flanders|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Paris–Roubaix]]
| [[1989 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1990 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1991 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1992 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1993 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1994 Paris–Roubaix|37]]
| [[1995 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1996 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1997 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1998 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[1999 Paris–Roubaix|DNF]]
| [[2000 Paris–Roubaix|25]]
| [[2001 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2002 Paris–Roubaix|DNF]]
| [[2003 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2004 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2005 Paris–Roubaix|—]]
| [[2006 Paris–Roubaix|104]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
| [[1989 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[1990 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[1991 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[1992 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|26]]
| [[1993 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|33]]
| [[1994 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[1995 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|20]]
| [[1996 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[1997 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|52]]
| [[1998 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[1999 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[2000 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|70]]
| [[2001 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[2002 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[2003 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[2004 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[2005 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
| [[2006 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|—]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[Giro di Lombardia]]
| [[1989 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| [[1990 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| [[1991 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| [[1992 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[1993 Giro di Lombardia|9]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[1994 Giro di Lombardia|4]]
| [[1995 Giro di Lombardia|19]]
| [[1996 Giro di Lombardia|12]]
| [[1997 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| [[1998 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[1999 Giro di Lombardia|5]]
| [[2000 Giro di Lombardia|DNF]]
| [[2001 Giro di Lombardia|DNF]]
| [[2002 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| [[2003 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| [[2004 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| [[2005 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
| [[2006 Giro di Lombardia|—]]
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" colspan=19 align=center| Championships results timeline
|-
! Championship
! scope="col" | 1989
! scope="col" | 1990
! scope="col" | 1991
! scope="col" | 1992
! scope="col" | 1993
! scope="col" | 1994
! scope="col" | 1995
! scope="col" | 1996
! scope="col" | 1997
! scope="col" | 1998
! scope="col" | 1999
! scope="col" | 2000
! scope="col" | 2001
! scope="col" | 2002
! scope="col" | 2003
! scope="col" | 2004
! scope="col" | 2005
! scope="col" | 2006
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left; background:#efefef;"|National Championships
|
|
|{{cjersey|ussr}}
|style="background:silver;"|'''[[Russian National Road Race Championships|2]]'''
|{{cjersey|russia}}
|
|
|style="background:#ec9;"| '''[[Russian National Road Race Championships|3]]'''
|
|style="background:#ec9;"| '''[[Russian National Road Race Championships|3]]'''
|
|
|{{cjersey|russia}}
|
|
|style="background:#ddf;"|[[Russian National Road Race Championships|7]]
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px|link=UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|alt=Rainbow jersey]] [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Championships]]
|style="background:silver;"|'''[[1989 UCI Road World Championships|2]]'''
|[[1990 UCI Road World Championships|30]]
|[[1991 UCI Road World Championships|—]]
| style="background:#ec9;"| '''[[1992 UCI Road World Championships|3]]'''
|[[1993 UCI Road World Championships|50]]
|style="background:#ddf;"|[[1994 UCI Road World Championships|5]]
|style="background:#ddf;"|[[1995 UCI Road World Championships|7]]
|[[1996 UCI Road World Championships|DNF]]
|[[1997 UCI Road World Championships|80]]
|[[1998 UCI Road World Championships|—]]
|style="background:#ddf;"|[[1999 UCI Road World Championships|9]]
|[[2000 UCI Road World Championships|DNF]]
|[[2001 UCI Road World Championships|DNF]]
|[[2002 UCI Road World Championships|19]]
|[[2003 UCI Road World Championships|14]]
|[[2004 UCI Road World Championships|25]]
|[[2005 UCI Road World Championships|—]]
|[[2006 UCI Road World Championships|—]]
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
| colspan=26| '''[[Classic cycle races|Classics by highest finishing position]]'''
|-
! Classic
!1989
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
|- align="center"
|'''[[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]'''
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1989 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1990 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1991 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1992 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1993 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1994 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1995 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1996 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1999 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2000 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2001 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2002 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2003 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
| {{N/A|NH}}
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2005 Omloop Het Volk|DNF]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2006 Omloop Het Volk|–]]
|- align="center"
|'''[[Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]]'''
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1989 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1990 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1991 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1992 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| {{N/A|NH}}
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1994 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1995 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1996 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1999 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2000 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2001 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2002 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2003 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2004 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2005 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2006 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|DNF]]
|- align="center"
|'''[[E3 Harelbeke]]'''
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1989 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1990 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1991 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1992 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1993 E3 Harelbeke|24]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1994 E3 Harelbeke|24]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1995 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1996 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 E3 Harelbeke|69]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1999 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2000 E3 Harelbeke|DNF]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2001 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2002 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2003 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2004 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2005 E3 Harelbeke|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2006 E3 Harelbeke|75]]
|- align="center"
|'''[[Gent–Wevelgem]]'''
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1989 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[1990 Gent–Wevelgem|8]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1991 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1992 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1993 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[1994 Gent–Wevelgem|7]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1995 Gent–Wevelgem|12]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1996 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1999 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2000 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2001 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2002 Gent–Wevelgem|26]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2003 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2004 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2005 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2006 Gent–Wevelgem|–]]
|- align="center"
|'''[[Amstel Gold Race (men's race)|Amstel Gold Race]]'''
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1989 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1990 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1991 Amstel Gold Race|77]]
| style="background:#ec9;"| [[1992 Amstel Gold Race|'''3''']]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1993 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1994 Amstel Gold Race|12]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1995 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1996 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 Amstel Gold Race|DNF]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1999 Amstel Gold Race|37]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2000 Amstel Gold Race|48]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2001 Amstel Gold Race|DNF]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2002 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2003 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2004 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2005 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2006 Amstel Gold Race|–]]
|- align="center"
|'''[[La Flèche Wallonne]]'''
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1989 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1990 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[1991 La Flèche Wallonne|5]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1992 La Flèche Wallonne|44]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1993 La Flèche Wallonne|34]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1994 La Flèche Wallonne|40]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1995 La Flèche Wallonne|14]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1996 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 La Flèche Wallonne|90]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1999 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2000 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2001 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2002 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2003 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2004 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2005 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2006 La Flèche Wallonne|–]]
|- align="center"
|'''[[Clásica de San Sebastián]]'''
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1989 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1990 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1991 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[1992 Clásica de San Sebastián|4]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1993 Clásica de San Sebastián|64]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1994 Clásica de San Sebastián|16]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1995 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1996 Clásica de San Sebastián|47]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 Clásica de San Sebastián|66]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1999 Clásica de San Sebastián|35]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2000 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2001 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2002 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2003 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2004 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2005 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2006 Clásica de San Sebastián|–]]
|- align="center"
|'''[[Coppa Ugo Agostoni]]'''
| style="background:gold;"| '''1'''
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| 40
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
| style="background:#eee;"| –
|- align="center"
|'''[[Paris–Tours]]'''
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1989 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1990 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1991 Paris–Tours|23]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1992 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1993 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1994 Paris–Tours|17]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1995 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1996 Paris–Tours|31]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 Paris–Tours|81]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[1999 Paris–Tours|72]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2000 Paris–Tours|DNF]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2001 Paris–Tours|DNF]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2002 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2003 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2004 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2005 Paris–Tours|–]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[2006 Paris–Tours|–]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! scope="row" | —
| Did not compete
|-
! scope="row" | DNF
| [[Did not finish]]
|-
! scope="row" | NH
| Race not held
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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