Rasa Polikevičiūtė | |
Fullname: | Rasa Polikevičiūtė |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1970 |
Birth Place: | Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1999 |
Proteam1: | Entente Panevezys-Casteljaloux |
Proyears2: | 2000–2002 |
Proteam2: | Acca Due O |
Proyears3: | 2003 |
Proteam3: | Team 2002 Aurora RSM |
Proyears4: | 2004 |
Proteam4: | USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo |
Proyears5: | 2005 |
Proteam5: | Team Bianchi-Aliverti |
Proyears6: | 2007–2008 |
Proteam6: | USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Rasa Polikevičiūtė (born September 25, 1970 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian cycle racer. One of her Lithuanian cycling contemporaries is her identical twin, Jolanta Polikevičiūtė.
She began cycling at age 13 under the influence of her childhood athletic coach and made her professional debut in 1990. Her top results in the years to come would include an overall victory at the 1997 Women's Challenge and a victory in the 2001 World Road Race Championships.
Besides her native Lithuanian, Rasa also speaks Russian, Italian, and French.