Diana Žiliute
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Diana Žiliūtė is a Lithuania
n racing cyclist who dominated the sport in the late 1990s, and continues to be a formidable force in road cycling to this day.
She made her debut in the women's pro cycling ranks in the mid 1990s after winning the 1994 World Junior Road Race Championship. She rose to the top of women's cycling in 1998 when she won two World Cup races, the overall World Cup Points title, and capped the season by winning the World Road Race Championships
and leading the UCI
points list.
The following year (1999), she further demonstrated her all around prowess by winning the Grande Boucle
, one of the hardest stage races ever in women's cycle racing history. This was followed in 2000 by a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics.
For her achievements, Žiliūtė was awarded the Order of Gediminas, a Lithuanian state honor.
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
(Note: Žiliu-te. did not participate in racing for much of the 2005 season)
2006
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n racing cyclist who dominated the sport in the late 1990s, and continues to be a formidable force in road cycling to this day.
She made her debut in the women's pro cycling ranks in the mid 1990s after winning the 1994 World Junior Road Race Championship. She rose to the top of women's cycling in 1998 when she won two World Cup races, the overall World Cup Points title, and capped the season by winning the World Road Race Championships
World Championship of Road Cycling (women)
The UCI Road World Championships is an annual event that is recognized as the world championship for road race and time trial events for women. The event is held in conjunction with the men's event.-History:...
and leading the UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
points list.
The following year (1999), she further demonstrated her all around prowess by winning the Grande Boucle
Grande Boucle
The Grande Boucle, formerly known as the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin, is one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races. Grande Boucle means "great loop" and describes the individual stages which form a circuit around France....
, one of the hardest stage races ever in women's cycle racing history. This was followed in 2000 by a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics.
For her achievements, Žiliūtė was awarded the Order of Gediminas, a Lithuanian state honor.
Palmarès
Prior to 1998- 1994 World Junior Road Race Champion
- 1996 European U-23 Time Trials - 2nd place
- 1996 Giro d'Italia - stage victory
- 1997 European U-23 Time Trial Champion
- 1997 Tour de Vendeè - stage victory
- 1997 Giro d'Italia FemminileGiro d'Italia FemminileThe Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...
- stage victory
1998
- UCI Points list - 1st place
- World Road Race ChampionshipsWorld Championship of Road Cycling (women)The UCI Road World Championships is an annual event that is recognized as the world championship for road race and time trial events for women. The event is held in conjunction with the men's event.-History:...
- 1st place - World Time Trial ChampionshipsWorld Championship of Road Cycling (women)The UCI Road World Championships is an annual event that is recognized as the world championship for road race and time trial events for women. The event is held in conjunction with the men's event.-History:...
- 4th place - GP Tell (Swi) World CupWorld Cup of Road Cycling (women)The UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup began in 1998 by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a season-long competition for women. This competition consists of a series of races linked together, not only by a common designation, but also by a yearly overall points competition.Each World Cup race is...
- 4th place - Beneden-Maas (Ned) World Cup - 1st place
- Trophee International (Fra) World Cup - 3rd place
- Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
- 3rd place GC, Points jersey, 1 stage victory - Montreal (Can) World Cup - 1st place
- Liberty ClassicLiberty ClassicThe Liberty Classic is an annual women's bicycle race held since 1994 simultaneously with the Philadelphia International Championship.The 57.6 mile race consists of four laps of a 14.4 mile circuit through Philadelphia with 5 climbs up the famous Manayunk Wall. The Liberty Classic is the final leg...
(USA) World Cup - 2nd place
1999
- UCI Points list - 3rd place
- World Road Race ChampionshipsWorld Championship of Road Cycling (women)The UCI Road World Championships is an annual event that is recognized as the world championship for road race and time trial events for women. The event is held in conjunction with the men's event.-History:...
- 3rd place - World Time Trial ChampionshipsWorld Championship of Road Cycling (women)The UCI Road World Championships is an annual event that is recognized as the world championship for road race and time trial events for women. The event is held in conjunction with the men's event.-History:...
- 8th place - Grande BoucleGrande BoucleThe Grande Boucle, formerly known as the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin, is one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races. Grande Boucle means "great loop" and describes the individual stages which form a circuit around France....
(cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 3 stage victories - Thuringen Rundfahrt - 2nd place GC, 2 stage victories
- Giro del Trentino - 2 stage victories
2000
- World CupWorld Cup of Road Cycling (women)The UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup began in 1998 by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a season-long competition for women. This competition consists of a series of races linked together, not only by a common designation, but also by a yearly overall points competition.Each World Cup race is...
(Overall Points) - 1st place - Olympic Games Road Race - 3rd place (Bronze Medal)
- Embrach (Swi) World Cup - 4th place
- Giro d'Italia FemminileGiro d'Italia FemminileThe Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...
(cat. 1) - stage victory - Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
(cat. 1) - 2nd place GC, Points jersey, 2 stage victories - Liberty ClassicLiberty ClassicThe Liberty Classic is an annual women's bicycle race held since 1994 simultaneously with the Philadelphia International Championship.The 57.6 mile race consists of four laps of a 14.4 mile circuit through Philadelphia with 5 climbs up the famous Manayunk Wall. The Liberty Classic is the final leg...
(USA) World Cup - 2nd place - Montreal (Can) World Cup - 3rd place
- Vuelta Navarra Feminas (cat. 2) - 1st place GC, Points, QOM jerseys, 4 stage victories
- La Flèche WallonneLa Flèche WallonneLa Flèche Wallonne is a major men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Belgium.The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week between the Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège...
(Bel) World Cup - 4th place - Primavera RosaPrimavera RosaThe Primavera Rosa was an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held between 1999 and 2005 in Liguria, Italy as part of the UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup. The race was a female version of Milan – San Remo being organised on the same day and finishing in Sanremo shortly before...
(Ita) World Cup - 1st place
2001
- UCI Points list - 16th place
- World Road Race ChampionshipsWorld Championship of Road Cycling (women)The UCI Road World Championships is an annual event that is recognized as the world championship for road race and time trial events for women. The event is held in conjunction with the men's event.-History:...
- 8th place - Giro della Toscana (cat. 1) - 1st place GC
- Holland Ladies Tour2001 Holland Ladies TourThe 4th edition of the annual Holland Ladies Tour was held from September 2 to September 7, 2001 in Dronten.-2001-09-02: Dronten — Dronten :-2001-09-03: Leiden — Leiden :-2001-09-04: Oss — Oss :...
(cat. 2) - 2nd place GC - Giro d'Italia FemminileGiro d'Italia FemminileThe Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...
(cat. 1) - 2nd place GC, 1 stage victory
2002
- Giro d'Italia FemminileGiro d'Italia FemminileThe Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...
- 3rd place GC - Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
(cat. 1) - Sprints jersey, 1 stage victory - Publi-Tour Midi Pyrenees (cat. 2) - 1 stage victory
- Primavera Rosa (Ita) World CupWorld Cup of Road Cycling (women)The UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup began in 1998 by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a season-long competition for women. This competition consists of a series of races linked together, not only by a common designation, but also by a yearly overall points competition.Each World Cup race is...
- 2nd place - GP Citta di Castemaso (cat. 2) - 1st place
2003
- UCI Points list - 13th place
- Rotterdam Tour (Ned) World CupWorld Cup of Road Cycling (women)The UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup began in 1998 by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a season-long competition for women. This competition consists of a series of races linked together, not only by a common designation, but also by a yearly overall points competition.Each World Cup race is...
- 2nd place - Holland Ladies Tour (cat. 1) - Points, Sprints jersey, 3 stage victories
- Rund um die Nurnberger (Ger) World Cup - 1st place
- Le Tour du Montreal (cat. 1) - 4th place, Points jersey, 1 stage victory
- GP Liberazione (cat. 2) - 1st place
2004
- Giro d'Italia FemminileGiro d'Italia FemminileThe Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...
(cat. 1) - 7th place GC, 2 stage victories - National Road Race Champion
- National Time Trial Champion
2005
(Note: Žiliu-te. did not participate in racing for much of the 2005 season)
- World Road Race Championships - 11th place
2006
- National Road Race2006 National Cycling ChampionshipsMost of the 2006 national road cycling championships took place in June, although there were a few exceptions such as the Australian and American championships which take place in January and September respectively.-Jerseys:...
Champion
Photo gallery
External links
- Diana Ziliute's web site (in Italian)
- Diana Ziliute's team (in Italian)