Raimondas Vilčinskas

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Raimondas Vilčinskas
Personal information
Full nameRaimondas Vilčinskas
Born (1977-07-05) 5 July 1977 (age 46)
Lithuanian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad, track
RoleRider
Rider typePursuit
Professional teams
1999–2000Palmans-Ideal
2001–2002Mróz–Supradyn Witaminy
2005Jartazi Granville Team
Major wins
  • Lithuanian Road Cycling Championships (ITT) (2002)

Raimondas Vilčinskas (born 5 July 1977 in Panevėžys) is a retired Lithuanian professional road and track cyclist.[1] He represented his nation Lithuania as part of the men's cycling squad in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2004), and later competed as a member of and a pro cycling rider for Palmans-Ideal, Mróz–Supradyn Witaminy, and Jartazi Granville Team, before his official retirement in late 2005.[2][3]

Vilcinskas made his official debut as an amateur rider at the

Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo
.

When Palmans-Legal folded after the 2000 season, Vilcinskas signed a two-year contract with Poland's

Moscow, Russia.[8]

Eight years after competing in his last Olympics, Vilcinskas qualified for his second Lithuanian squad, as a 27-year-old, in the

Brad McGee, and Luke Roberts in the fourth match round.[10]

Career highlights

1997
2nd Lithuanian Championships (Road), Lithuania
1999
1st Antwerpse Havenpijl, Belgium
1st
Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo
, Belgium
2001
3rd Stage 1,
Tour of Poland, Sopot
(POL)
2002
1st Lithuanian Championships (ITT), Lithuania
2nd Prologue, Tour de Normandie, Mondeville (FRA)
3rd Stage 4, Tour of Poland, Zielona Góra (POL)
2003
2nd Lithuanian Championships (ITT), Lithuania
2004
1st place, gold medalist(s) UCI World Cup (Team pursuit), Moscow (RUS)
2nd Lithuanian Championships (Road), Lithuania
8th Olympic Games (Team pursuit), Athens (GRE)
2005
2nd Stage 3,
Tour de l'Eurometropole, Quiévrain
(FRA)

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raimondas Vilčinskas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Lietuvių startai Atėnų olimpinėse žaidynėse" [Lithuanians have started the Athens Olympics] (in Lithuanian). Vakarų ekspresas. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Patvirtintas 2004 metų Atėnų olimpiados kandidatų sąrašas" [The list of candidates has been approved for the 2004 Athens Olympics] (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 192. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  5. ^ Quenet, Jean-François (2 March 2002). "Second crown for Team Krone's sprinter". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Raimondas Vilčinskas prarado lyderio poziciją" [Raimondas Vilčinskas had lost his leadership position] (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 1 May 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Lietuvos dviratininkams teks verstis be R.Rumšas" [Lithuanian cyclists will have to continue and manage without Raimondas Rumšas] (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Mirabella, Reed, lead Americans in Moscow". USA Cycling. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Lietuvos dviračių treko rinktinei įteikti olimpinės rinktinės narių ženklai" [Lithuanian track cycling team has assigned its members for the Olympic squad] (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  10. Athens 2004. BBC Sport
    . 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

External links
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