Edita Pučinskaitė

(Redirected from Edita Pucinskaite)

Edita Pučinskaitė (born November 27, 1975, in Naujoji Akmenė) is a Lithuanian racing cyclist. For many years, she was one of the top competitors in women's road racing with a victory in the World Road Race Championships in 1999 and several high finishes in major tours, world championships and the UCI points listings.

Edita Pučinskaitė
Pučinskaitė awaiting the start of the Elkhorn Resort Circuit Race (stage 5 of the 1999 Women's Challenge stage race).
Personal information
Full nameEdita Pučinskaitė
Born (1975-11-25) November 25, 1975 (age 48)
Naujoji Akmenė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1999Acca Due O
2000–2001Alfa Lum
2002Figurella
2003–2004SC Michela Fanini Record Box
2005–2006Nobili Rubinetterie-Menikini Cogeas
2007–2008Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
2009Cmax Dilà
2010Gauss Rdz Ormu
Medal record
Representing  Lithuania
Women's road cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Road race
Silver medal – second place 2001 Road race
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Road race
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Time trial

Major results

edit
1994
1st   Overall Étoile Vosgienne
1st Stage 1
2nd Anneville-sur-Scie Road Race
1995
3rd Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
1996
2nd Vertemate con Minoprio
8th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
1997
1st Liberty Classic
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
4th Vertemate con Minoprio
1998
National Road Championships
1st   Road Race
1st   Time Trial
1st   Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
1st Stages 1, 3 & 4
1st   Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
1999
UCI Road World Championships
1st [[File:|20px|link=]] Road Race
3rd Time Trial
1st Time Trial, National Road Championships
1st   Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
3rd Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
8th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
2000
1st Trophée des Grimpeurs
1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Femminile
2nd Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
1st Stages 8 & 10
10th Time Trial, Olympic Games
2001
1st   Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
2nd Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
3rd GP Suisse Féminin
4th La Flèche Wallonne
2002
1st   Time Trial, National Road Championships
1st   Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
3rd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 8
6th La Flèche Wallonne
2003
National Road Championships
1st   Time Trial
2nd Road Race
1st   Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin Ardèche Sud Rhone Alpes
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
3rd Amstel Gold Race
3rd Emakumeen Saria
3rd Trofeo Riviera Della Versilia
4th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
4th La Flèche Wallonne
2004
1st   Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 4
1st GP Ouest France
1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile
3rd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
1st Stage 2
3rd Road Race, National Road Championships
3rd Emakumeen Saria
3rd La Flèche Wallonne
3rd Trofeo Citta' di Rosignano
6th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
Olympic Games
9th Road Race
10th Time Trial
10th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
2005
1st   Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin Ardèche Sud Rhone Alpes
1st Stage 1a
1st   Overall Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador
1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 2
1st Berner Rundfahrt
1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
1st Stage 6 Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
2nd GP Ouest France
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
3rd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
10th La Flèche Wallonne
2006
National Road Championships
1st   Time Trial
2nd Road Race
1st   Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Stage 10
1st   Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin Ardèche Sud Rhone Alpes
3rd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
3rd Overall Giro di San Marino
6th La Flèche Wallonne
2007
National Road Championships
1st   Time Trial
3rd Road Race
1st   Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Prologue & Stage 3
1st   Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Emakumeen Saria
1st Berner Rundfahrt
2nd Overall Giro di San Marino
2008
3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda
9th Road Race, Olympic Games
2009
2nd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
3rd Giornata Rosa di Nove
10th Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Stage 1
10th Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2010
2nd Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
1st Stage 2
2nd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
8th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile

References

edit
  • "Edita Pučinskaitė". Cycling Archives.
edit
Awards
Preceded by Best Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year
1999
Succeeded by