Raimondas Rumšas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raimondas Rumšas |
| Born | January 14, 1972 Šilutė, Lithuania |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Giro di Lombardia 3rd place 2002 Tour de France | |
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
- 1st Semana Lombarda + stage win
- 1st Karkonoze Tour + stage win
- 2nd The Peace Race + stage win
- Stage 4 - PruTour
- 2000
- 1st Giro di Lombardia
- 5th Vuelta a España
- 2001
- 1st Tour of the Basque Country + stage win
- 2nd Paris–Nice
- 1st Lithuanian Championship
- 1st Baltic Championship
- 2002
- 2nd Bicicleta Vasca
- 3rd Tour de France
- 2005
- 1st Lithuanian Time Trial Championship
- 2nd Lithuanian Championship
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.
- ^ a b "Rumsas receives suspended sentence". CNN.com. 2006-01-26.
External links
- Raimondas Rumšas at Cycling Archives
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