Rasa Leleivytė
Personal information
Full nameRasa Leleivytė
Born (1988-07-22) 22 July 1988
Team information
Current teamAromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2008SC Michela Fanini Record Rox[1]
2009–2010Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi[1]
2011–2012Vaiano Solaristech[1]
2014–Vaiano Fondriest[2][3]
Medal record
Representing  Lithuania
Women's Road cycling
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 TrentinoRoad race

Rasa Leleivytė (born 22 July 1988) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano.[4]

In 2021 Leleivytė won the Lithuanian Female Cyclist of the Year award.[5]

Doping

On July 18, 2012, it was announced that she failed a doping test on June 12 of the same year and that her A sample was consistent with the use of EPO.[6] Leilevytė had to pay a 5040 Euro fine and was suspended for two years until 13 July 2014.[7]

Major results

2005
3rd Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2006
1st Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships
2007
1st Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Road race, UEC European Road Championships
4th Grand Prix de Dottignies
2008
1st Road race, UEC European Road Championships
1st Giro del Valdarno
2nd Classica Citta di Padova
3rd GP Carnevale d'Europa
5th Overall La Route de France
7th Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin
1st Young rider classification
2009
1st Road race, National Road Championships
4th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
8th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
2010
1st GP Comune di Cornaredo
1st Stage 3 Trophée d'Or Féminin
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
1st Stage 1
4th GP Liberazione
8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
10th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
2011
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st GP Comune di Cornaredo
3rd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
4th GP Liberazione
5th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
5th Grand Prix de Dottignies
5th Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
9th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
2012
5th Grand Prix de Dottignies
9th GP Comune di Cornaredo
2015
3rd SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn
8th Overall Auensteiner–Radsporttage
10th GP de Plouay
2016
4th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
5th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
6th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
6th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
7th La Classique Morbihan
2017
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
2nd Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
7th Tour of Flanders for Women
7th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
2018
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
2nd La Classique Morbihan
3rd Gran Premio della Liberazione
5th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
6th Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik
9th Flanders Ladies Classic
10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
2019
3rd Overall Giro delle Marche in Rosa
4th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
4th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
9th Road race, European Games
10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
2020
2nd Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
6th Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik
2021
2nd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
3rd Road race, UEC European Road Championships
4th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
2022
4th Gran Premio della Liberazione

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rasa Leleivytė at Cycling Archives
  2. "Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. "Aromitalia - Basso Bikes - Vaiano". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "Aromitalia Basso Bikes Vaiano". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. Išrinkti geriausi 2021-ųjų Lietuvos dviratininkai
  6. "Leleivyte positive for EPO". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  7. "Nuosprendį išgirdusi dviratininkė R.Leleivytė: "Grįžusi būsiu šimtą kartų stipresnė nei anksčiau"". sportas.lt. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
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