Cyclingnews, Sadhbh O'Shea, 30 December 2014
Posted by: Bitossi

Katusha general manager Viatcheslav Ekimov has admitted that Alexander Kristoff's breakthrough season saved the team’s blushes in 2014. The Norwegian won 14 of the team’s 25 victories in 2014 including the rain-swept Milan-San Remo and two stages of the Tour de France.

tuttobiciweb.it, Giulia De Maio, 15 March 2012
Posted by: chagu

Abbiamo fatto due chiacchiere con lo "zar" dell'inseguimento, ora uomo di fiducia del presidente della federazione russa Makarov, impegnato dietro le quinte sia del team Rusvelo che della Katusha, alla partenza della sesta tappa.

astana-cyclingteam.com, Cathy Mehl, 30 August 2008
Posted by: lucybears

We managed to catch up with DS Viatcheslav Ekimov on the week-end before he headed to Granada on Wednesday to prepare for the start of the Vuelta. We asked him about the race plan, the riders to watch and to comment on the successful season Team Astana has enjoyed.

dailypeloton.com, Cathy Mehl, 25 November 2006
Posted by: lucybears

It's said that all good things must come to an end, and so the cycling career of Viatcheslav Ekimov has reached a natural conclusion as Eki announced his retirement at the 2006 Tour de France. With a career spanning more than twenty-five years, Ekimov has seen it all.

amdprocycling.com, 29 June 2006
Posted by: lucybears

Last year, Viatcheslav Ekimov had an accident in Austin while training with Lance that ended his season until the very last few weeks. This year, he hopes it will be much better and that he will stay focused, avoid crashes...and black cats crossing the road.

cyclingsafari.com, Cathy Mehl, 23 June 2006
Posted by: lucybears

Only one rider has been there to see Armstrong, Pantani, Ullrich, Indurain, Riis and Lemond all stand on the top step wearing the Maillot Jeune at the close of the race. That rider is, of course, Discovery Channel’s Viatcheslav Ekimov.

cyclingsafari.com, Cathy Mehl, 13 June 2006
Posted by: lucybears

He’s ridden and completed fourteen Tours de France, one Giro, several Vueltas, and has a palmares that stretches from here to Russia. But just like mere mortals, Ekimov had to get his start somewhere, and we wanted to hear his story straight from the source. This is part one of "Eki on Eki."

cyclingsafari.com, Cathy Mehl, 13 June 2006
Posted by: lucybears

After taking the amateur cycling world by storm, Viatcheslav Ekimov looked for new challenges in 1990 as he decided to turn professional in the sport of road cycling. Opting to not join the Russian professional team in its first year of existence, Eki looked for a strong, well-established squad where he could learn and grow in his early years riding as a professional.

cicloweb.it, Elisa Marchesan, 7 June 2006
Posted by: lucybears

Quarant'anni compiuti il 4 febbraio, professionista dal 1990, dal 1997 alla Us Postal prima (con una parentesi nel 1999 all'Amica Chips) e alla Discovery Channel poi. Si divide tra la casa in Spagna e quella a San Pietroburgo, la "Venezia della Russia". Sentiamo cos'ha da dire questo decano sul Giro d'Italia e sulla propria carriera.

dailypeloton.com, Cathy Mehl, 25 February 2006
Posted by: lucybears

Ekimov doesn't race much on US soil so when it does it's a tremendous pleasure to sit down and talk with him about the sport of cycling.

Daily Peloton, Cathy Mehl, 7 February 2005
Posted by: Bitossi

On the second day of Discovery Channel Team training camp, I had the opportunity to sit down with Eki and talk about training, the team, and yes, even that infamous hand gesture from Stage 20 of the 2004 Tour de France.