Vyacheslav Pimenov at the Triathlon de Dunkerque, 2010.

Vyacheslav Igorevich Pimenov (Russian: Вячеслав Игоревич Пименов; born 1 March 1991 in Moscow) is a Russian professional triathlete, 2010 Junior Champion[1] and permanent member of the Russian National Team.[2]

In 2010, Vyacheslav Pimenov took part in the French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, representing the club St. Jean de Monts Vendee Tri Athletisme.[3] At the first triathlon of this French circuit, i.e. at the Triathlon de Dunkerque on 23 May 2010, Vyacheslav Pimenov placed 39th and still was the third best triathlete of his club (Ivan Tutukin, Russia: 24th, Alfred Torok, Hungary: 32nd), thus being among the three triathlètes classants l'equipe. Incidentally, St. Jean de Monts Vendee, like many French D1 clubs, depends almost exclusively on foreign elite stars.

At the Triathlon de Paris (18 July 2010) Pimenov placed 30th (best of his club), at Tourangeaux (29 August 2010) 45th (3rd of his club), and at the Grand Final in La Baule (18 September 2010) he placed 56th (last of his club).

ITU Competitions

In the three years from 2008 to 2010, Pimenov took part in 8 ITU competitions and achieved 6 top ten positions. In 2011 he changed to the Elite category. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[4] Unless indicated otherwise, the following competitions are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2008-09-06European Cup (Junior)Pulpí7
2008-10-26European Cup (Junior)Alanya5
2009-07-02European Championships (Junior)Holten23
2009-08-08European Cup (Junior)Tiszaújváros2
2010-07-03European Championships (Junior)Athlone3
2010-08-01European Cup (Junior)Tabor3
2010-09-08Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: Junior World ChampionshipsBudapest12
2010-10-24European Cup (Junior)Alanya4
2011-04-03European CupAntalya43
2011-07-03European CupPenza15

Notes

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