Stage Races Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov (Павел Сергеевич Тонков; born 9 February 1969)[1] is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia.

His talents were first showcased when winning the world junior title as part of the Soviet Union team in 1987.

This alerted the world to his talents, and he turned pro in 1992 with the RUSS-Baïkal team.

He also had two top 5 performances in the Vuelta and while he entered the Tour de France on three occasions he never completed one.

[2] Throughout much of his career, he was a client of the controversial Michele Ferrari.