Zita Urbonaitė
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Zita Urbonaitė |
| Major wins | |
 Lithuania National Road Champion (1999, 2002) | |
Zita Urbonaitė (born September 3, 1973 – died May 26, 2008) was a female road cyclist from Lithuania.
Born in Siauliai she was one of the pioneers of her homeland's female cycling scene, along with the likes of Jolanta Polikevičiūtė, Rasa Polikevičiūtė and Edita Pučinskaitė. Urbonaitė claimed the national road cycling title in 1999 and 2002 and held the women's Giro d'Italia pink leaders jersey for three days during her career.
Urbonaitė was killed on 2008-05-26 after being hit by a train in Montebelluna (Treviso), Italy. Urbonaite retired from professional cycling in 2006 to marry and start a family. Early 2008 Urbonaitė had her first child, a daughter named Greta with her partner Luca Valbusa. Reports claimed that Urbonaitė had been experiencing postpartum depression.
References
- Zita Urbonaitė at Cycling Archives
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