Remigijus Lupeikis (born 22 September 1968) is a Lithuanian former track and road racing cyclist. Remigijus Lupeikis Sports Reference profile. Accessed: 30 December 2012 Initially competing for the Soviet Union 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, and in the road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Born in Klaipėda, Lupeikis was never selected to race in the Tour de France, but he did compete at the Vuelta a España in 1992 and 1997 as well as the Giro d'Italia in 1992. He won the Tour de Berlin in 1994. In 1995 he won a silver medal in the Men's points race at the 1995 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia. He won Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year that same year. He won the Tour d'Egypte 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 Clásico RCN 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia 1992 Tour du Poitou-Charentes 1st Stages 4 & 5 10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia 1993 Tour de Pologne 1st Prologue & Stages 1, 2 & 8 2nd Overall Mi-Août en Bretagne 1994 1st Tour de Berlin 2nd Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland 3rd Overall Teleflex Tour 1st Stage 4 1995 1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve 2000 1st Overall Tour d'Egypte 1st Stages 2 & 7 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2nd Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique 1st Stage 4 2001 1st Stage 7 Tour of Slovenia 3rd Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour 1st Stage 12 (TTT) 2002 National Road Championships 1st Road race 2nd Time trial 1st Stage 8 Peace Race 1st Stage 4 Tour de Pologne 2nd Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich 6th GP Herning
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Giro d'Italia93————— Tour de Francecolspan=6 Vuelta a EspañaDNF————124
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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