Nikolay Kosyakov

{{short description|Russian cyclist}}

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| birth_place = Taganrog, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

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| amateuryears1 = 1982–1985

| amateurteam1 = Soviet Union National Team

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Nikolay Kosyakov ({{langx|ru|Николай Косяков}}, also Nicolai, Nikolai) is a retired Russian road cyclist. He won the 1985 Rás Tailteann, Ireland's most prestigious cycling race.{{Cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=441&y=1985&l=1|title=Rás Tailteann - FirstCycling.com|website=firstcycling.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://coureurlocale.nl/CV-en-Resultaat-van-/Nicolai-Kosyakov-(RUS)/10778|title=Nicolai Kosyakov (RUS): CV en Wieler-Palmares|website=coureurlocale.nl}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QO7upwAACAAJ&q=kosyakov+ras+cycling|title=The Rás: The Story of Ireland's Unique Bike Race|first=Tom|last=Daly|date=November 30, 2012|publisher=Collins Press|isbn=9781848891487|via=Google Books}}

Kosyakov also competed in the 1982 Tour de l'Avenir, the 1983 World Championship amateur road race (finishing 13th),{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=44917#ucira|title=World Championship, Road, Amateurs 1983|first=Cycling|last=Archives|website=www.cyclingarchives.com}} the 1983 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell (finishing sixth) and the 1985 Vuelta a España, in the first year that Soviet cyclists entered that race.{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/nicolai-kosyakov/1985|title=Nicolai Kosyakov|website=www.procyclingstats.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://velolive.com/velo_legend/1305-stranicy-istorii-vuelta-a-espana-1985.html|title=Страницы истории велоспорта: Вуэльта Испании - 1985|website=Новости велоспорта на VeloLIVE}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.les-sports.info/nicolai-kosyakov-cyclisme-sur-route-spf289139.html|title=Cyclisme sur route - Nicolai Kosyakov (U.R.S.S.)|website=www.les-sports.info}} In 1986 he was attending the Mykolaiv National University when he won the 160 km race at the 1986 World University Cycling Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://visualrian.ru/media/826656.html|title=Велогонщик Николай Косяков|first=Владимир|last=Вяткин|date=September 12, 1986|website=Библиотека изображений "РИА Новости"}}