| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raimondas Rumšas |
| Born | (1972-01-14)January 14, 1972 (age 53) Šilutė,Lithuanian SSR,Soviet Union |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996–1999 | Mróz |
| 2000–2001 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2002–2003 | Lampre-Farnese Vini |
| 2004 | Acqua & Sapone |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Raimondas Rumšas (born 14 January 1972) is a Lithuanian former professionalroad bicycle racer. He came third in the2002 Tour de France but was implicated in adoping scandal.
On the day of Rumšas' third-place finish in the2002 Tour de France, police discoveredcorticoids,erythropoietin,testosterone,growth hormones andanabolic 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 enhancererythropoietin (EPO).[2] He had just finished the2003 Giro d'Italia, where he ranked sixth. Rumšas received a one-year ban. He briefly returned to cycling in 2004 withAcqua & Sapone team for theGran Premio Città di Camaiore.[3]
In June 2005, Rumšas was arrested before his trial by theBonneville 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]
OverallCourse de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
Time trialRoad race OverallTour of the Basque CountryTime trial| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | |
 Tour de France | — | — | 3 | — |
 Vuelta a España | 5 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| Voided result |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Best Lithuanian sportsman of the Year 2002 | Succeeded by |
