Raimondas Rumšas
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Raimondas Rumšas (born 14 January 1972) is a Lithuanian former 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 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]
Major results
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- 1992
- 2nd Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 3
- 1994
- 1st File:Jersey yellow.svg Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1996
- 3rd Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 9th Route Adélie de Vitré
- 1997
- 4th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1st Stage 5
- 9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 1998
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2nd Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 5th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 7th Overall Peace Race
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 7th Lancaster Classic
- 9th Road race, UCI Road World Road Championships
- 1999
- National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 5 Circuit des Mines
- 2nd Overall Peace Race
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca
- 4th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stages 6 & 7
- 5th Overall PruTour
- 1st Stage 4
- 2000
- 1st Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd Coppa Bernocchi
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2001
- National Road Championships
- 1st File:Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Stage 5b (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Paris–Nice
- 2nd Giro dell'Appennino
- 3rd Overall Giro del Trentino
- 3rd Overall Route du Sud
- 3rd Gran Premio di Chiasso
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 9th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2002
- 2nd Overall Bicicleta Vasca
- 3rd Overall Tour de France
- 2003
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
6th Overall Giro d'Italia- 2005
- National Road Championships
- 2006
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
Grand Tour General classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | |
| A yellow jersey Tour de France | — | — | 3 | — |
| Gold jersey Vuelta a España | 5 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| Voided result |
References
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External links
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Doping cases in cycling
- Lithuanian male cyclists
- Lithuanian sportspeople in doping cases
- Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for Lithuania
- People from Šilutė
- Sportspeople from Klaipėda County
- Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners