Raimondas Rumšas

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. 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). 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.

In June 2005, Rumšas was arrested before his trial by the Bonneville court. 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.

Major results

1992

2nd Overall Tour de Pologne

:1st Stage 3

1994

1st 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 Time trial

:4th Road race

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 Road race

:3rd Time trial

1st 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

<s> 6th Overall Giro d'Italia </s>

2005

National Road Championships

:1st Time trial

:2nd Road race

2006

National Road Championships

:2nd Road race

:2nd Time trial

Grand Tour General classification results timeline

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