Rasa Leleivytė Explained

Rasa Leleivytė
Fullname:Rasa Leleivytė
Birth Date:1988 7, df=yes
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2008
Proyears2:2009–2010
Proyears3:2011–2012
Proyears4:2014–
Proteam4:[1] [2]

Rasa Leleivytė (born 22 July 1988) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team .[3]

In 2021 Leleivytė won the Lithuanian Female Cyclist of the Year award.[4]

Doping

On July 18, 2012, it was announced that she failed a doping test on June 12 of the same year and that her A sample was consistent with the use of EPO.[5] Leilevytė had to pay a 5040 Euro fine and was suspended for two years until 13 July 2014.[6]

Major results

2005
  • 3rd Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    2006
  • 1st Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships
    2007
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 3rd Road race, UEC European Road Championships
  • 4th Grand Prix de Dottignies
    2008
  • 1st Road race, UEC European Road Championships
  • 1st Giro del Valdarno
  • 2nd Classica Citta di Padova
  • 3rd GP Carnevale d'Europa
  • 5th Overall La Route de France
  • 7th Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin
  • 1st Young rider classification
    2009
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 4th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
  • 8th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
    2010
  • 1st GP Comune di Cornaredo
  • 1st Stage 3 Trophée d'Or Féminin
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 3rd Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 4th GP Liberazione
  • 8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
  • 8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
  • 10th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
    2011
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st GP Comune di Cornaredo
  • 3rd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
  • 4th GP Liberazione
  • 5th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
  • 5th Grand Prix de Dottignies
  • 5th Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
  • 9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
  • 9th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
    2012
  • 5th Grand Prix de Dottignies
  • 9th GP Comune di Cornaredo
    2015
  • 3rd SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn
  • 8th Overall Auensteiner–Radsporttage
  • 10th GP de Plouay
    2016
  • 4th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
  • 5th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
  • 6th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
  • 6th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
  • 7th La Classique Morbihan
    2017
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
  • 2nd Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
  • 7th Tour of Flanders for Women
  • 7th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
    2018
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
  • 2nd La Classique Morbihan
  • 3rd Gran Premio della Liberazione
  • 5th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
  • 6th Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik
  • 9th Flanders Ladies Classic
  • 10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
    2019
  • 3rd Overall Giro delle Marche in Rosa
  • 4th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
  • 4th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
  • 9th Road race, European Games
  • 10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
    2020
  • 2nd Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
  • 6th Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik
    2021
  • 2nd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
  • 3rd Road race, UEC European Road Championships
  • 4th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
    2022
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 4th Gran Premio della Liberazione
  • 5th Ladies Tour of Estonia
  • 6th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
  • 8th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
  • 9th Memorial Monica Bandini
    2023
  • 2nd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    2024
  • 8th Gran Premio della Liberazione

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano. French. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 2 February 2019.
    2. Web site: Aromitalia - Basso Bikes - Vaiano. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 18 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200118173910/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14178/1001566/258. 18 January 2020.
    3. Web site: Aromitalia Basso Bikes Vaiano. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 17 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210117225601/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15412/1001566/277. 17 January 2021.
    4. https://www.delfi.lt/sportas/kitos-sporto-sakos/isrinkti-geriausi-2021-uju-lietuvos-dviratininkai.d?id=89038739 Išrinkti geriausi 2021-ųjų Lietuvos dviratininkai
    5. News: Leleivyte positive for EPO. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 July 2012. 18 July 2012.
    6. Web site: Nuosprendį išgirdusi dviratininkė R.Leleivytė: "Grįžusi būsiu šimtą kartų stipresnė nei anksčiau" . sportas.lt . 2013-02-07. 2013-02-08.

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