Linas Balčiūnas
Linas Balčiūnas (born February 14, 1978 in Jonava ) is a former Lithuanian cyclist .
Balčiūnas took part in the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics for his country . In 1996 he retired from road races . In 2004 he was eighth in the team pursuit with his team and ninth in the single pursuit as a soloist .
In road cycling , Balčiūnas was a member of UCI cycling teams from 1999 to 2008 and won various sections of international stage races during this time . One of his greatest successes on the track was winning the Omnium title at the 2005 European Championships.
successes
- 1998
- a stage and sprint evaluation Rhodes Tour
- 1999
- 2000
- Prologue of the Beloften
- a stage Tour de l'Ain
- 2001
- a stage Tour de Picardie
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Lithuanian road championship
- 2004
- Track Cycling World Cup 2004 Moscow - team pursuit
- one stage Baltyk-Karkonosze tour
- 2005
-
European Championships - Omnium
- a stage Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2008
- a stage Dookoła Mazowsza
Teams
- 1999 Saint-Quentin-Oktos-MBK
- 2000 Saint-Quentin-Octos
- 2001 Ag2r Prévoyance
- 2002 Ag2r Prévoyance
- 2003 MBK Octos
swell
- Linas Balčiūnas in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Linas Balčiūnas in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Linas Balčiūnas in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balčiūnas, Linas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jonava |