Ivan Skosirev
Skosirev made his debut for the national team in 1971 at the Tour of Algeria where he finished second behind Polish Zbigniew Krzeszowiec. After finishing second in 1972 he won the national team time trial championship in 1973 together with Gennady Komnatov, Rinat Sharafulin and Viktor Skosyrev. In the fall of 1973, Skosyrev won the Tour of Bulgaria including a stage win.