He competed in the road race at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in 34th and 41st places, respectively.

He was born to Rakhmatulla Saidkhuzhin (1876–1968) and Bibisafa Saidkhuzhina (1905–1968) in a Tatar family living in Novosibirsk.

He combined sport with studies, graduating from Smolensk Institute of Physical Education in 1967 and from the economics faculty of the Moscow State University in 1973.

After defending a PhD in pedagogy he worked for 15 years as the head of cycling section of the Institute of Physical Education in Moscow, eventually becoming the first professor in cycling at the Institute.

For his achievements he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour and Medal "For Labour Valour".