Diana Žiliūtė

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Bronze	Sydney 2000	Individual Road Race

Diana Žiliūtė

Diana Žiliūtė (born May 28, 1976) is a Lithuanian cyclist who dominated the sport in the late 1990s, and continues to be a formidable force in road cycling to this day.

She made her debut in the women's 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 Cup races, the overall World Cup Points title, and capped the season by winning the World Road Race Championships and leading the UCI points list.

The following year (1999), she further demonstrated her all around prowess by winning the Grande Boucle, one of the hardest stage races ever 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.

[edit] Palmarès

Note: Beginning in 1997, the Union Cycliste Internationale implemented a points listing whereby points were awarded riders based on their performances in racing events. For this purpose, the races were classified into categories. Although the exact system has evolved over the years, the major stage races are generally classified as category 1 (strongest), and category 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are given in parentheses. The abbreviation GC stands for General Classification.

2005

(Note: Žiliūtė did not participate in racing for much of the 2005 season) World Road Race Championships - 11th place

2004

Giro d'Italia Femminile (cat. 1) - 7th place GC, 2 stage victories
Lithuania National Road Race Champion
Lithuania National Time Trial Champion

2003

UCI Points list - 13th place
Rotterdam Tour (Ned) World Cup- 2nd place
Holland Ladies Tour (cat. 1) - Points, Sprints jersey, 3 stage victories
Rund um die Nurnberger (Ger) World Cup - 1st place
Le Tour du Montreal (cat. 1) - 4th place, Points jersey, 1 stage victory
GP Liberazione (cat. 2) - 1st place

2002

Giro d'Italia Femminile - 3rd place GC
Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - Sprints jersey, 1 stage victory
Publi-Tour Midi Pyrenees (cat. 2) - 1 stage victory
Primavera Rosa (Ita) World Cup - 2nd place
GP Citta di Castemaso (cat. 2) - 1st place

2001

UCI Points list - 16th place
World Road Race Championships - 8th place
Giro della Toscana (cat. 1) - 1st place GC
Holland Ladies Tour (cat. 2) - 2nd place GC
Giro d'Italia Femminile (cat. 1) - 3rd place GC, 1 stage victory

2000

World Cup (Overall Points) - 1st place
Olympic Games Road Race - 3rd place (Bronze Medal)
Embrach (Swi) World Cup - 4th place
Giro d'Italia Femminile (cat. 1) - stage victory
Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - 2nd place GC, Points jersey, 2 stage victories
Liberty Classic (USA) World Cup - 2nd place
Montreal (Can) World Cup - 3rd place
Vuelta Navarra Feminas (cat. 2) - 1st place GC, Points, QOM jerseys, 4 stage victories
La Flèche Wallonne (Bel) World Cup - 4th place
Primavera Rosa (Ita) World Cup - 1st place

1999

UCI Points list - 3rd place
World Road Race Championships - 3rd place
World Time Trial Championships - 8th place
Grande Boucle (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 3 stage victories
Thuringen Rundfahrt - 2nd place GC, 2 stage victories
Giro del Trentino - 2 stage victories

1998

UCI Points list - 1st place
World Road Race Championships - 1st place
World Time Trial Championships - 4th place
GP Tell (Swi) World Cup - 4th place
Beneden-Maas (Ned) World Cup - 1st place
Trophee International (Fra) World Cup - 3rd place
Women's Challenge - 3rd place GC, Points jersey, 1 stage victory
Montreal (Can) World Cup - 1st place
Liberty Classic (USA) World Cup - 2nd place

Prior to 1998

1997 European U-23 Time Trial Champion
1997 Tour de Vendeè - stage victory
1997 Giro d'Italia Femminile- stage victory
1996 European U-23 Time Trials - 2nd place
1996 Giro d'Italia - stage victory
1994 World Junior Road Race Champion

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Time Trial

Bike work

Preceded by None	World Cup Overall Points Champion 1998	Succeeded by Anna Wilson
Preceded by Anna Wilson	World Cup Overall Points Champion 2000	Succeeded by Anna Millward (nee Wilson)