Alexander Foliforov

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Alexander Foliforov

| image = Giro d'Italia 2016 DSC04685 Alexander Foliforov (26271220513).jpg

| caption = Foliforov in 2016

| fullname = Alexander Sergeyevich Foliforov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kovrov, Russia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 68 kg

| currentteam =

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = {{ubl|Time trialist|Climber}}

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| proyears1 = 2012

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TIK|2012}}

| proyears2 = 2013

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|HCL|2013}}

| proyears3 = 2014

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|TIK|2014}}

| proyears4 = 2015–2018

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|GAZ|2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gazprom-rusvelo-invests-in-youth-with-reduced-2018-roster/|title=Gazprom-RusVelo invests in youth with reduced 2018 roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=2 December 2017|access-date=23 January 2018}}

| majorwins = Grand Tours

: Giro d'Italia

:: 1 individual stage (2016)

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}}

Alexander Sergeyevich Foliforov ({{langx|ru|Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Фоли́форов}}; born 8 March 1992) is a Russian professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team {{UCI team code|GAZ|2018}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.cicloweb.it/2018/12/26/evtushenko-kurbatov-stash-e-vorobyev-completano-la-gazprom-2019-menchov-nuovo-ds/|language=Italian|title=Evtushenko, Kurbatov, Stash e Vorobyev completano la Gazprom 2019. Menchov nuovo ds|trans-title=Evtushenko, Kurbatov, Stash and Vorobyev complete Gazprom in 2019. Menchov new DS|work=Cicloweb.it|publisher=Cicloweb|date=26 December 2018|access-date=19 January 2019}} He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia,{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_Italia_2016_Startlist |title=99th Giro d'Italia Startlist |access-date=6 May 2016 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}} winning the individual time trial on Stage 15.{{Cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/05/race-report/giro-foliforov-stuns-with-stage-15-tt-win_406898 |title=Stage 15: Foliforov stuns as Nibali falters in TT |access-date=22 May 2016 |work=Velo News |archive-date=23 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523112153/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/05/race-report/giro-foliforov-stuns-with-stage-15-tt-win_406898 |url-status=dead }}

Major results

;2012

: 6th Overall Tour de Serbie

::1st 20px Young rider classification

: 10th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo

;2013

: 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix of Adygeya

: 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships

: 5th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

: 7th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza

;2014

: 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix of Adygeya

: 2nd Trofeo PIVA

: 4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

: 6th Overall Ronde de l'Isard

::1st 20px Points classification

::1st 20px Mountains classification

::1st Stages 1 & 4

;2015

: 1st 20px Overall Grand Prix of Sochi

::1st Stage 4 (ITT)

: 2nd Grand Prix of Sochi Mayor

: 10th Overall Tour of Slovenia

;2016

: 1st Stage 15 (ITT) Giro d'Italia

;2017

: 1st 20px Mountains classification, Tour of the Alps

=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=

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scope="col" \| Grand Tour ! scope="col" \| 2016 ! scope="col" \| 2017
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia \| 45 \| 40
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France \|— \|—
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España \|— \|—

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scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia

| 45

| 40

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! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France

|—

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