Raimondas Rumšas (born 14 January 1972) is a Lithuanian former professional road bicycle racer. He came third in the 2002 Tour de France but was implicated in a doping scandal.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raimondas Rumšas |
| Born | January 14, 1972 Šilutė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996–1999 | Mróz |
| 2000–2001 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2002–2003 | Lampre-Farnese Vini |
| 2004 | Acqua & Sapone |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Doping
editOn the day of Rumšas' third-place finish in the 2002 Tour de France, police discovered corticoids, erythropoietin, testosterone, growth hormones and anabolic steroids in the car of his wife, Edita Rumšienė.[1] She was jailed for several months before being released, despite her claim that the drugs were for her mother-in-law.
In May 2003 Rumšas tested positive for the banned endurance enhancer erythropoietin (EPO).[2] He had just finished the 2003 Giro d'Italia, where he ranked sixth. Rumšas received a one-year ban. He briefly returned to cycling in 2004 with Acqua & Sapone team for the Gran Premio Città di Camaiore.[3]
In June 2005, Rumšas was arrested before his trial by the Bonneville court.[4] In January 2006, he and his wife received four-month suspended prison sentences for the import of prohibited doping substances. Polish doctor Krzysztof Ficek was handed a 12-month suspended sentence for prescribing the drugs.[4]
Major results
edit- 1992
- 2nd Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 3
- 1994
- 1st
Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1996
- 3rd Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 9th Route Adélie de Vitré
- 1997
- 4th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1st Stage 5
- 9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 1998
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2nd Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 5th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 7th Overall Peace Race
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 7th Lancaster Classic
- 9th Road race, UCI Road World Road Championships
- 1999
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5 Circuit des Mines
- 2nd Overall Peace Race
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca
- 4th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stages 6 & 7
- 5th Overall PruTour
- 1st Stage 4
- 2000
- 1st Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd Coppa Bernocchi
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2001
- National Road Championships
- 1st
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5b (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Paris–Nice
- 2nd Giro dell'Appennino
- 3rd Overall Giro del Trentino
- 3rd Overall Route du Sud
- 3rd Gran Premio di Chiasso
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 9th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2002
- 2nd Overall Bicicleta Vasca
- 3rd Overall Tour de France
- 2003
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
6th Overall Giro d'Italia- 2005
- National Road Championships
- 1st
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 2006
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
Grand Tour General classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | ||
| — | — | 3 | — | |
| 5 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| Voided result |
References
edit- ^ Daley, Kieran (2002-07-31). "Cycling: Rumsas' wife charged over drugs haul". The Independent.[dead link]
- ^ "Cycling's rocky road". BBC. 2004-02-15.
- ^ Fabio (2004-08-04). "55th GP Cittá di Camaiore (1.2): Updated". Daily Peloton. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ a b "Rumsas receives suspended sentence". CNN.com. 2006-01-26.
External links
edit- Raimondas Rumšas at Cycling Archives (archive)