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Evaldas Šiškevičius (born 30 December 1988) is a
Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
n former professional road bicycle racer and mountain biker, who competed professionally from 2011 to 2022. He competed at the
2020 Olympic Games The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
and had a top-ten finish at Paris-Roubaix in 2019.


Career

Born in
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, Šiškevičius has competed as a professional since the start of the 2011 season, as the team he had been a member successfully became a Continental team. Šiškevičius won the
Volta ao Alentejo The Volta ao Alentejo ( Portuguese; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
in 2011 – as well as a stage during the event – before winning the
Grand Prix de la Somme The Grand Prix de la Somme (formerly the Tour de la Somme) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually during May in the Somme, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas Fr ...
in September
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. Šiškevičius left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined for the 2013 season. Šiškevičius returned to for the 2014 season, after folded at the end of 2013. At the 2018 Paris–Roubaix, Šiškevičius finished the race over an hour after the winner,
Peter Sagan Peter Sagan (; born 26 January 1990) is a Slovak former professional cyclist who competed in road bicycle racing and mountain bicycle racing. Sagan had a successful junior cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing career, winning the junior cross-c ...
. He arrived so far outside of the time limit that when he arrived at the finish at the velodrome, the gates had already been closed, however, they were opened so that he could complete a ceremonious lap, despite his result still being marked as DNF. However, at the 2019 edition of the race, he managed to finish in 9th place. At the 2021 Lithuanian Road Cycling Championship, he won the individual time trial and finished in third place in the road race. He sunsewyby represented Lithuania at the delayed
2020 Olympic Games The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
, held in
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, Japan in 2021. For the 2022 season he joined the team.


Personal life

He attended Barbora Radvilaitė Secondary School, where he was a contemporary of fellow future Olympic cyclist for Lithuania
Rasa Leleivytė Rasa Leleivytė (born 22 July 1988) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's Continental Team . Career She had a top-ten finish in the women's road race at the Cycling at the 2019 Eur ...
.


Major results

;2005 : 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Junior Road Championships : 3rd Trofee van Vlaanderen Reningelst ;2006 : National Mountain Bike Championships ::1st Junior cross-country ::2nd Cross-country : 1st Omloop Het Volk Junior : 2nd Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich : 9th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2007 : National Road Championships ::3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
::3rd Under-23 time trial : 3rd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships ;2008 : 1st
Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise The Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introdu ...
: 3rd Time trial,
World University Championships The FISU World University Championships are part of the sporting events of the International University Sports Federation. Launched the FISU World University Championships in 1963, with Lund, Sweden hosting the Handball event. Championships In ...
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships : 10th
La Côte Picarde La Côte Picarde was a professional cycling race held between 1986 and 2015 in Picardy, France. It was held as part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 200 ...
;2009 : 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships : 3rd Circuit Méditerranéen : 5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2010 : 1st Overall
Boucle de l'Artois The Boucle de l'Artois is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It was organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union ...
::1st Stage 1 : 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships ;2011 : 1st Overall
Volta ao Alentejo The Volta ao Alentejo ( Portuguese; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
::1st Stage 3 : National Road Championships ::3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
::5th Road race : 3rd Overall
Tour de Bretagne Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race held in late April and early May i ...
: 8th Jūrmala Grand Prix ;2012 : 1st
Grand Prix de la Somme The Grand Prix de la Somme (formerly the Tour de la Somme) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually during May in the Somme, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas Fr ...
: 1st Stage 5
Tour de Bretagne Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race held in late April and early May i ...
: 1st Stage 2
Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle raci ...
: 5th
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships : 5th
Châteauroux Classic The Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Indre, France, starting and finishing in Châteauroux. It was created in 2004 and since 2005 the race had been organi ...
;2013 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2014 : 9th
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in south ...
;2015 : 1st Overall
Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands was a men's one-day road cycle race in China. The first edition was a one-day race and was rated by the UCI as a 1.2 event as part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Overall Circuit des Ardennes ::1st Stage 3 ( TTT) : 3rd Overall
Tour de Picardie The Tour de Picardie was a professional multi-stage cycle road race that was held between 1936 and 2016 in Picardy, France. In its last twelve editions, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a se ...
::1st Points classification : National Road Championships ::4th
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
::4th Road race : 4th Overall
Tour of Taihu Lake The Tour of Taihu Lake is a multi-day road cycling race held in China annually. It has been held since 2010, but the first edition was a one-day race. The 2010 and 2011 editions were rated 1.2 and 2.2, and was upgraded to 2.1 in 2013. In 2023, t ...
: 10th
Paris–Camembert Paris–Camembert (also Paris–Camembert Trophée Lepetit or Paris–Camembert Lepetit) is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The route of the race has varied over t ...
;2016 : 5th
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships ;2017 : National Road Championships ::4th
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
::4th Road race ;2018 : National Road Championships ::3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
::3rd Road race ;2019 : 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships : 7th
Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...
: 9th
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
: 9th
Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...
;2020 : 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships ;2021 : National Road Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
::3rd Road race : 5th Overall Baltic Chain Tour : 5th
Paris–Troyes Paris–Troyes is an annual single-day road bicycle race in France between Paris and Troyes. First held in 1959, since 2005 it has been a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competit ...
: 10th Overall
Tour of Estonia The Tour of Estonia is a road bicycle racing stage race held in Estonia. The race is organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by ...
;2022 : 1st Overall
Tour of Estonia The Tour of Estonia is a road bicycle racing stage race held in Estonia. The race is organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by ...
: National Road Championships ::2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
::5th Road race


References


External links


La Pomme Marseille profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siskevicius, Evaldas Lithuanian male cyclists 1988 births Living people Cyclists from Vilnius European Games competitors for Lithuania Cyclists at the 2015 European Games Olympic cyclists for Lithuania Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics