Svetlana Pauliukaitė (born 31 July 1985 in

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) is a

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n professional track and

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

. She has won 12 national road and track championships medals. In 2008 Pauliukaitė represented Lithuania at the

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in track cycling events. She also represented Lithuania in three world championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She married with Matthias Draeger and has two children.

Career highlights

;2005 :1st 20 km road race, National Championships,

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;2006 :1st Point races, National Championships ;2009 :5th

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, World championships,

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References

Lithuanian Sport Encyclopedia
* 1982 births Living people Lithuanian female cyclists 21st-century Lithuanian sportswomen Lithuanian track cyclists Road racing cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Lithuania People from Skuodas District Municipality Sportspeople from Klaipėda County {{Lithuania-cycling-bio-stub