Remigijus Lupeikis Explained

Remigijus Lupeikis
Fullname:Remigijus Lupeikis
Birth Date:22 September 1968
Weight:800NaN0
Currentteam:Retired
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1992
Proyears2:1995
Proyears3:1996–1997
Proyears4:2000–2002

Remigijus Lupeikis (born 22 September 1968) is a Lithuanian former track and road racing cyclist.[1] Initially competing for the Soviet Union prior to its breakup, he had a long career riding for Lithuania, which included competing in both road and track events at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Born in Klaipėda, Lupeikis was never selected to race in the Tour de France, but he did compete at the Vuelta a España in 1992 and 1997 as well as the Giro d'Italia in 1992. He won the Tour de Berlin in 1994. In 1995 he won a silver medal in the Men's points race at the 1995 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia. He won Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year that same year. He won the Tour d'Egypte in 2000. Also in 2000, he was Lithuanian champion in the individual time trial. He retired from cycling in 2002, after becoming Lithuanian champion in the road race.

Major results

1991
  • 1st Stage 1 Clásico RCN
  • 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia
    1992
  • Tour du Poitou-Charentes
  • 1st Stages 4 & 5
  • 10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
    1993
  • Tour de Pologne
  • 1st Prologue & Stages 1, 2 & 8
  • 2nd Overall Mi-Août en Bretagne
    1994
  • 1st Tour de Berlin
  • 2nd Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland
  • 3rd Overall Teleflex Tour
  • 1st Stage 4
    1995
  • 1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve
    2000
  • 1st Overall Tour d'Egypte
  • 1st Stages 2 & 7
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 2nd Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique
  • 1st Stage 4
    2001
  • 1st Stage 7 Tour of Slovenia
  • 3rd Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
  • 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour
  • 1st Stage 12 (TTT)
    2002
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 1st Stage 8 Peace Race
  • 1st Stage 4 Tour de Pologne
  • 2nd Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
  • 6th GP Herning

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour199219931994199519961997
    Giro d'Italia93
    Tour de Francecolspan=6
    Vuelta a EspañaDNF124
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030517/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/remigijus-lupeikis-1.html Remigijus Lupeikis