Rasa Polikevičiūtė

Rasa Polikevičiūtė

Rasa Polikevičiūtė during the introductions prior to one of the stages of the 2002 Women's Challenge stage race. She is wearing the Rainbow Jersey which signifies that she was the (then) current World Road Race Champion.
Personal information
Full name	Rasa Polikevičiūtė
Born	(1970-09-25) September 25, 1970 Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1999	Entente Panevezys-Casteljaloux
2000–2002	Acca Due O
2003	Team 2002 Aurora RSM
2004	USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo
2005	Team Bianchi-Aliverti
2007–2008	USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo
Medal record Representing  Lithuania Women's road cycling World Championships 2001 Women's Road Race 1994 Women's Team Time Trial 1996 Women's Road Race 2000 Women's Time Trial

Rasa Polikevičiūtė (born September 25, 1970 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian cycle racer. She was one of the first in a long line of Lithuanian cyclists who, together, established Lithuania as one of the powerhouses of women's cycle racing in the 1990s and beyond. 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.

Along the way, she mastered several languages - besides her native Lithuanian, she also speaks Russian, Italian, and French.

Palmarès

References

• sports-reference
• Rasa Polikevičiūtė at Cycling Archives

Awards
Preceded by Virgilijus Alekna	Best Lithuanian sportsman of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Raimondas Rumšas