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Piotr Ugrumov

Soviet, Latvian and Russian cyclist

Born
January 21, 1961
Age in 2026
65
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1961

About Piotr Ugrumov

Piotr Ugrumov (Latvian: Pēteris Ugrjumovs or Pjotrs Ugrjumovs, Russian: Пётр Угрюмов) (born 21 January 1961) is a former Russian-Latvian professional road racing cyclist who participated for Latvia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, though he was a part of the Russian delegation at the 1996 Summer Olympics. His career as a professional lasted from 1989 to 1999, he had ten victories. Ugrumov finished second at the 1994 Tour de France. Between 1990 and 1996, he came in the Top 10 of seven Grand Tours, four in the Giro, two in the Tour and one in the Vuelta. As an amateur he was part of the Soviet national team for the Olympic Games, and won three USSR national championships, as well as stages in the Tour de l'Avenir and the Peace Race, in which he finished on the podium. Competing at the 1989 Giro d'Italia he won the Young Rider classification. He won the Vuelta a Asturias and the Luis Ocaña Trophy in 1991, riding for the Seur cycling team. In 1997, Ugrjumovs' old Soviet passport expired and he took up Russian citizenship, but in 2005 he was awarded Latvian citizenship under the name of Pēteris Ugrjumovs and pledged to renounce the Russian one.

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Piotr Ugrumov timeline

  1. Competing at the 1989 Giro d'Italia he won the Young Rider classification.
  2. He won the Vuelta a Asturias and the Luis Ocaña Trophy in 1991, riding for the Seur cycling team.
  3. Ugrumov finished second at the 1994 Tour de France.
  4. In 1997, Ugrjumovs' old Soviet passport expired and he took up Russian citizenship, but in 2005 he was awarded Latvian citizenship under the name of Pēteris Ugrjumovs and pledged to renounce the Russian one.

The world when Piotr Ugrumov was born

Piotr Ugrumov was born in 1961. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1961

  • #1 song"Tossin' and Turnin'" – Bobby Lewis
  • Top movieWest Side Story
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookCatch-22 – Joseph Heller

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRoger Maris hits 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's record
  • Top headlineYuri Gagarin becomes the first person in space
  • Technology milestoneYuri Gagarin becomes first human in space
  • Defining fadSurfing culture
  • Notable inventionValium
  • World population3.08 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population183.7M

1961 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Piotr Ugrumov's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19612026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,500$435,000
Average income$7,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population183.7M341 million

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