Raimondas Rumšas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raimondas Rumšas |
| Born |
January 14, 1972 Šilutė, Lithuania |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1996–1999 | Mróz |
| 2000–2001 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2002–2003 | Lampre-Farnese Vini |
| 2004 | Acqua & Sapone |
| Major wins | |
|
Giro di Lombardia 3rd place 2002 Tour de France | |
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Infobox last updated on April 21, 2009 | |
Raimondas Rumšas (born 14 January 1972 in Šilutė, Lithuania) is a retired professional road bicycle racer. He came third in the 2002 Tour de France but was implicated in a doping scandal.
Doping
On the day of Rumšas' third place finish in the 2002 Tour de France, police discovered corticoids, erythropoietin, testosterone, growth hormones and anabolic steroids in the car of his wife, Edita Rumšienė.[1] She was jailed for several months before being released, despite her claim that the drugs were for her mother-in-law.
In May 2003 Rumšas tested positive for the banned endurance enhancer erythropoietin (EPO).[2] He had just finished the 2003 Giro d'Italia, where he ranked sixth. Rumšas received a one-year ban. He briefly returned to cycling in 2004 with Acqua & Sapone team for the Gran Premio Città di Camaiore.[3]
In June 2005, Rumšas was arrested before his trial by the Bonneville court.[4] In January 2006, he and his wife received a four-month suspended prison sentences for the import of prohibited doping substances. Polish doctor Krzysztof Ficek was handed a 12-month suspended sentence for prescribing the drugs.[4]
Results
- 1999 Mroz
- 1st Semana Lombarda + stage win
- 1st Karkonoze Tour + stage win
- 2nd The Peace Race + stage win
- Stage 4 - PruTour
- 2000 Fassa Bortolo
- 1st Overall Giro di Lombardia
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 2001 Fassa Bortolo
- 2nd Overall, Paris–Nice
- 7th Overall, Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale Coppi-Bartali
- 3rd Overall, Giro del Trentino
- 1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st, Stage 5b
- 6th Overall, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 2nd Overall, Giro dell'Appennino
- 1st Lithuanian Championship
- 1st Baltic Championship
- 2002 Lampre-Farnese Vini
- 2nd Overall Bicicleta Vasca
- 3rd Overall Tour de France
- 2003 Lampre-Farnese Vini
-
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2005
- 1st Lithuanian Time Trial Championship
- 2nd Lithuanian Championship
Grand Tour General classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro | – | – | – | |
| Tour | – | – | 3 | – |
| Vuelta | 5 | – | – | – |
WD = withdrew
References
- ↑ Daley, Kieran (2002-07-31). "Cycling: Rumsas' wife charged over drugs haul". The Independent.
- ↑ "Cycling's rocky road". BBC. 2004-02-15.
- ↑ Fabio (2004-08-04). "55th GP Cittá di Camaiore (1.2): Updated". Daily Peloton.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rumsas receives suspended sentence". CNN.com. 2006-01-26.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Rasa Polikevičiūtė |
Best Lithuanian sportsman of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Šarūnas Jasikevičius |
External links
- Raimondas Rumšas profile at Cycling Archives
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