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Diana Žiliūtė is a , 1976 ) 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 2 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 in the Olympics. For her achievements, Žiliūtė was awarded the Order of Gediminas , a Lithuanian state honor. PALMARèS Note: Beginning in 1997, the Union Cycliste Internationale implemented a points listing whereby points were awarded riders based on their performances in racing events. For this purpose, the races were classified into categories. Although the exact system has evolved over the years, the major stage races are generally classified as category 1 (strongest), and category 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are given in parentheses. The abbreviation GC stands for General Classification . 2005 (''Note'': Žiliūtė did not participate in racing for much of the 2005 season) World Road Race Championships - 11th place 2004 Giro D'Italia Femminile (cat. 1) - 7th place GC, 2 stage victories Lithuanian Road Race Championships - 1st place Lithuanian Time Trial Championships - 1st place 2003 UCI Points list - 13th place Rotterdam Tour (Ned) World Cup - 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 2002 Giro D'Italia Femminile - 3rd place GC Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - Sprints jersey, 1 stage victory Publi-Tour Midi Pyrenees (cat. 2) - 1 stage victory Primavera Rosa (Ita) World Cup - 2nd place GP Citta di Castemaso (cat. 2) - 1st place 2001 UCI Points list - 16th place World Road Race Championships - 8th place Giro della Toscana (cat. 1) - 1st place GC Holland Ladies Tour (cat. 2) - 2nd place GC Giro D'Italia Femminile (cat. 1) - 3rd place GC, 1 stage victory 2000 UCI Points list - 1st place Olympic Games Road Race - 3rd place (Bronze Medal) World Cup (Overall Points) - 1st place Embrach (Swi) World Cup - 4th place Giro D'Italia Femminile (cat. 1) - stage victory Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - 2nd place GC, Points jersey, 2 stage victories Liberty Classic (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 Wallonne (Bel) World Cup - 4th place Primavera Rosa (Ita) World Cup - 1st place 1999 UCI Points list - 3rd place World Time Trial Championships - 8th place World Road Race Championships - 3rd place Grande Boucle (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 3 stage victories Thuringen Rundfahrt - 2nd place GC, 2 stage victories Giro del Trentino - 2 stage victories 1998 UCI Points list - 1st place World Time Trial Championships - 4th place World Road Race Championships - 1st place GP Tell (Swi) World Cup - 4th place Beneden-Maas (Ned) World Cup - 1st place Trophee International (Fra) World Cup - 3rd place Women's Challenge - 3rd place GC, Points jersey, 1 stage victory Montreal (Can) World Cup - 1st place Liberty Classic (USA) World Cup - 2nd place Prior to 1998 1997 European U-23 Time Trial Champion 1997 Tour de Vendeè - stage victory 1997 Giro D'Italia Femminile - stage victory 1996 European U-23 Time Trials - 2nd place 1996 Giro d'Italia - stage victory 1994 World Junior Road Race Champion PHOTO GALLERY |
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