Rasa Polikevičiūtė

Rasa Polikevičiūtė (born September 25, 1970 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian cycle racer.

She began cycling at age 13 under the influence of her childhood athletic coach and made her professional debut in 1990. In 1997, she won the Women's Challenge bicycle race and later went on to win the 2001 World Road Race Championships.

Palmarès

1993 GP de la Mutualite Haute Garonne - 3rd place Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - stage victory Berlin Rundfahrt - 1st place, 2 stage victories Druzhba - 1st place, stage victory Velka Cena Presova - 2nd place, stage victory 1994 World Team Time Trial Championships - 2nd place GP Kanton Zurich - 1st place, 1 stage victory Masters Feminin - 2nd place, 1 stage victory Tour Cycliste Feminin - 2nd place, 2 stage victories Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - 2nd place 1995 Lithuanian Road Race Championships - 1st place Lithuanian Time Trial Championships - 1st place Etoile Vosgienne - 3rd place, 1 stage victory Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - 2nd place, 1 stage victory Vuelta a Mallorca - stage victory 1996 World Road Race Championships - 2nd place Masters Feminin - 1st place Tour Cycliste Feminin - 2nd place GP Presova - 2nd place 1997 Krasna Lipa - 2nd place, stage victory Haute Garonne - stage victory Tour du Finistere - 2nd place, 1 stage victory Trophee d'Or - 3rd place, 1 stage victory Liberty Classic - 2nd place Women's Challenge - 1st place, stage victory Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin- 4th place 1998 World Road Race Championships - 4th place Trophee International World Cup - 7th place Women's Challenge - 5th place Vuelta a Majorca - stage victory Haute Garonne - 4th place 1999 Tour de Suisse Feminin - 5th place, stage victory Thüringen-Rundfahrt - 3rd place, QOM jersey 2000 World Time Trial Championships - 3rd place Tour de Suisse Feminin (2.9.1) - 2nd place, 1 stage victory, QOM jersey Grande Boucle (2.9.1) - stage victory 2001 UCI Points List - 7th place World Road Race Championships - 1st place World Time Trial Championships - 4th place Giro della Toscana (2.9.1) - 3rd place Grande Boucle Féminine (2.9.1) - 5th place Thüringen-Rundfahrt (2.9.1) - 5th place Women's Challenge (2.9.1) - 3rd place 2002 World Time Trial Championships - 8th place Grande Boucle Féminine (2.9.1) - 1 stage victory Giro d'Italia Femminile - 5th place 2003 Giro del Trentino - 5th place, 1 stage victory Giro d'Italia Femminile - 5th place, 1 stage victory Grande Boucle - stage victory

Personal life Polikevičiūtė has an identical twin, Jolanta Polikevičiūtė, who is also a racer.