Diana Žiliūtė Explained
| Diana Žiliūtė |
| Fullname: | Diana Žiliūtė |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Rietavas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Discipline: | Road and track |
| Role: | Rider |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Diana Žiliūtė (in Lithuanian pronounced as /dʲɪjɛˈnɐ ʑɪˈlʲuːtʲeː/; born 28 May 1976 in Rietavas) is a Lithuanian racing cyclist who dominated women's road racing in the late 1990s.
She made her debut in the pro cycling ranks in the mid-1990s after winning the 1994 World Junior Road Race Championship. She rose to the top of women's cycling in 1998 when she won two World Road Cup races, the overall World Road Cup title, and capped the season by winning the World Road Race Championships and leading the UCI Women's Road World Rankings.
The following year (1999), she further demonstrated her all around prowess by winning the Grande Boucle, one of the hardest stage races in women's cycle racing history. This was followed in 2000 by a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics.
For her achievements, Žiliūtė was awarded the Order of Gediminas, a Lithuanian state honor.
Palmarès
- 1994
UCI Road World Championships
1st Junior Road Race
2nd Team Time Trial
2nd Overall Essen Etappenfahrt
3rd Overall Tour de Bretagne
3rd Overall Tour du Finistère
- 1996
2nd U23 Road Race, UEC European Road Championships
3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 1997
1st U23 Time Trial, UEC European Road Championships
2nd Vertemate con Minoprio
- 1998
1st Overall UCI Women's Road World Cup
1st Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
UEC European Road Championships
1st U23 Time Trial
2nd U23 Road Race
National Road Championships
1st Road Race
2nd Time Trial
1st Rotterdam Tour
1st Ottawa
1st Ladies Tour Beneden Maas
1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia Femminile
2nd Liberty Classic
3rd Overall Women's Challenge
1st Stage 3
3rd Trophée International de Saint-Amand-Mont-Rond
- 1999
1st Road Race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour de France Feminine
3rd Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2000
1st Overall UCI Women's Road World Cup
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Navarra
1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4
1st Primavera Rosa
1st Le Critérium International Féminin De Lachine
1st GP Ouest France,
1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia Femminile
2nd Overall Women's Challenge
1st Stages 3 & 6
2nd Liberty Classic
Olympic Games
3rd Road Race
9th Time Trial
3rd Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal
4th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2001
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Stage 13
2nd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Berner Rundfahrt
2nd Souvenir Magali Pache
3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
8th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2002
1st Stage 9 Women's Challenge
2nd Primavera Rosa
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 2003
National Road Championships
1st Road Race
2nd Time Trial
1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
1st Stages 1, 2 & 7 Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 3 Tour du Grand Montréal
2nd GP Carnevale d'Europa
2nd Rotterdam Tour
- 2004
National Road Championships
1st Road Race
1st Time Trial
1st Prologue & Stage 6 Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 2006
1st Road Race, National Road Championships
1st GP Liberazione
1st Prologue, Stage 1, 5, 6, & 7 Route de France Féminine
1st Prologue & Stage 1 Giro di San Marino
2nd Giro del Lago Maggiore
2nd Coppa dei Laghi
2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
2nd GP Carnevale d'Europa
8th Rotterdam Tour
- 2007
1st Overall Tour de Prince Edward Island
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 1 Tour Cycliste Féminin Ardèche Sud Rhone Alpes
1st Stage 4b Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2nd Road Race, National Road Championships
- 2008
1st Giornata Rosa di Nove
1st GP Carnevale d'Europa
1st Stages 1, 2b & 3 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
1st Stages 3 & 5 Tour Cycliste Féminin Ardèche Sud Rhone Alpes
2nd Time Trial, National Road Championships
3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
6th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2009
National Road Championships
1st Time Trial
2nd Road Race
1st Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stages 2, 3, & 6
1st Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
1st Prologue Route de France Féminine
5th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
9th GP Ouest FranceExternal links
