Rasa Polikevičiūtė (born September 25, 1970 in

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) is a

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n cycle racer. She began cycling at age 13 under the influence of her childhood athletic coach and made her professional debut in 1990. In 1997, she won the

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bicycle race and later went on to win the 2001 World Road Race Championships.

Palmarès

;1993 *GP de la Mutualite Haute Garonne - 3rd place *

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- stage victory *Berlin Rundfahrt - 1st place, 2 stage victories *Druzhba - 1st place, stage victory *Velka Cena Presova - 2nd place, stage victory ;1994 *World Team Time Trial Championships - 2nd place *GP Kanton Zurich - 1st place, 1 stage victory *Masters Feminin - 2nd place, 1 stage victory * Tour Cycliste Feminin - 2nd place, 2 stage victories *

- 2nd place ;1995 *Lithuanian Road Race Championships - 1st place *Lithuanian Time Trial Championships - 1st place *Etoile Vosgienne - 3rd place, 1 stage victory *

- 2nd place, 1 stage victory *Vuelta a Mallorca - stage victory ;1996 * World Road Race Championships - 2nd place *Masters Feminin - 1st place * Tour Cycliste Feminin - 2nd place *GP Presova - 2nd place ;1997 *Krasna Lipa - 2nd place, stage victory *Haute Garonne - stage victory *Tour du Finistere - 2nd place, 1 stage victory *Trophee d'Or - 3rd place, 1 stage victory *Liberty Classic - 2nd place *

- 1st place, stage victory *

- 4th place ;1998 * World Road Race Championships - 4th place *Trophee International World Cup - 7th place *

- 5th place *Vuelta a Majorca - stage victory *Haute Garonne - 4th place ;1999 * Tour de Suisse Feminin - 5th place, stage victory *Thüringen-Rundfahrt - 3rd place, QOM jersey ;2000 * World Time Trial Championships - 3rd place * Tour de Suisse Feminin (2.9.1) - 2nd place, 1 stage victory, QOM jersey *

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(2.9.1) - stage victory ;2001 *UCI Points List - 7th place * World Road Race Championships - 1st place * World Time Trial Championships - 4th place *Giro della Toscana (2.9.1) - 3rd place *

Féminine (2.9.1) - 5th place *Thüringen-Rundfahrt (2.9.1) - 5th place *

(2.9.1) - 3rd place ;2002 * World Time Trial Championships - 8th place *

Féminine (2.9.1) - 1 stage victory *

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- 5th place ;2003 *Giro del Trentino - 5th place, 1 stage victory *

- 5th place, 1 stage victory *

- stage victory

Personal life

Polikevičiūtė has an identical twin,

Jolanta Polikevičiūtė Jolanta Polikevičiūtė (born 25 September 1970 in Panevėžys) is a retired female road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who competed in three Summer Olympics for her native country: 1996, 2004 and 2008. She is the twin sister of Rasa Polikeviči ...

, who is also a racer.

References

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