Remigijus Lupeikis (born 22 September 1968) is a

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

n former

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and

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cyclist. Remigijus Lupeikis
Sports Reference profile. Accessed: 30 December 2012 Initially competing for the

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prior to its breakup, he had a long career riding for Lithuania, which included competing in both road and track events at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, and in the road race at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. Born in Klaipėda, Lupeikis was never selected to race in the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

, but he did compete at the

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in 1992 and 1997 as well as the Giro d'Italia in 1992. He won the

Tour de Berlin The Tour de Berlin was a road bicycle race held annually between 1953 and 2016 in Germany. From 2007 to its demise, the race was organised as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing com ...

in 1994. In 1995 he won a silver medal in the Men's points race at the

1995 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1995 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Bogotá, Colombia from September 26 to 30. Twelve events were contested, eight for the men and four for the women at the Velódromo ...

in Colombia. He won

Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year Since 1956, Lithuania honors their greatest athlete of the year Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition. Definition of "athlete" *In man ...

that same year. He won the

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in 2000. Also in 2000, he was Lithuanian champion in the individual time trial. He retired from cycling in 2002, after becoming Lithuanian champion in the road race.

Major results

;1991 : 1st Stage 1

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: 1st Stage 4

Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...

;1992 :

Tour du Poitou-Charentes Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a road bicycle race held annually in the former region of Poitou-Charentes (now Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...

::1st Stages 4 & 5 : 10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ;1993 :

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ...

::1st Prologue & Stages 1, 2 & 8 : 2nd Overall Mi-Août en Bretagne ;1994 : 1st

: 2nd Overall

Ronde van Midden-Nederland The Ronde van Midden-Nederland is a road bicycle race held annually in Netherlands. It was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 200 ...

: 3rd Overall

Teleflex Tour The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series i ...

::1st Stage 4 ;1995 : 1st Stage 2

Volta ao Algarve The Volta ao Algarve (Portuguese; en, Tour of the Algarve) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2017, it has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the new UCI P ...

;2000 : 1st Overall

::1st Stages 2 & 7 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall

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::1st Stage 4 ;2001 : 1st Stage 7 Tour of Slovenia : 3rd Overall

Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich The Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, officially known as the CCC Tour - Grody Piastowskie, is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 1966 and since 2005, it has been organised as a ...

: 3rd Overall

Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...

::1st Stage 12 (TTT) ;2002 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLituania

Road race ::2nd Time trial : 1st Stage 8

Peace Race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Závod míru, sk, Preteky mieru, russian: Велогонка Мира (), pl, Wyścig Pokoju , french: Course de la Paix, it, Corsa della Pace, ro, Cursa Păcii) was an annual multiple stage bicycl ...

: 1st Stage 4

: 2nd Overall

: 6th GP Herning

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lupeikis, Remigijus 1968 births Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Lithuanian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Lithuania Sportspeople from Klaipėda Road racing cyclists Lithuanian track cyclists Living people Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners