She made her debut in the 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 Road Cup races, the overall World Road Cup title, and capped the season by winning the World Road Race Championships and leading the UCI Women's Road World Rankings.
The following year (1999), she further demonstrated her all around prowess by winning the Grande Boucle, one of the hardest stage races 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.
diana, Žiliūtė, lithuanian, pronunciation, dʲɪjɛˈnɐ, ʑɪˈlʲuːtʲeː, born, 1976, rietavas, lithuanian, racing, cyclist, dominated, women, road, racing, late, 1990s, personal, informationfull, nameborn, 1976, 1976, rietavas, lithuanian, soviet, unionteam, informat. Diana Ziliute Lithuanian pronunciation dʲɪjɛˈnɐ ʑɪˈlʲuːtʲeː born 28 May 1976 in Rietavas is a Lithuanian racing cyclist who dominated women s road racing in the late 1990s Diana ZiliutePersonal informationFull nameDiana ZiliuteBorn 1976 05 28 28 May 1976 age 47 Rietavas Lithuanian SSR Soviet UnionTeam informationDisciplineRoad and trackRoleRiderMedal record Representing LithuaniaWomen s road cyclingOlympic Games2000 Sydney Road RaceWorld Championships1998 Road race1994 Team time trial1999 Road raceShe made her debut in the 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 Road Cup races the overall World Road Cup title and capped the season by winning the World Road Race Championships and leading the UCI Women s Road World Rankings The following year 1999 she further demonstrated her all around prowess by winning the Grande Boucle one of the hardest stage races in women s cycle racing history This was followed in 2000 by a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics For her achievements Ziliute was awarded the Order of Gediminas a Lithuanian state honor Palmares edit1994 UCI Road World Championships1st nbsp Junior Road Race 2nd Team Time Trial dd 2nd Overall Essen Etappenfahrt 3rd Overall Tour de Bretagne 3rd Overall Tour du Finistere1996 2nd U23 Road Race UEC European Road Championships 3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda1997 1st nbsp U23 Time Trial UEC European Road Championships 2nd Vertemate con Minoprio1998 1st nbsp Overall UCI Women s Road World Cup 1st nbsp Road Race UCI Road World Championships UEC European Road Championships1st nbsp U23 Time Trial 2nd U23 Road Race dd National Road Championships1st nbsp Road Race 2nd Time Trial dd 1st Rotterdam Tour 1st Ottawa 1st Ladies Tour Beneden Maas 1st Stage 3 Giro d Italia Femminile 2nd Liberty Classic 3rd Overall Women s Challenge1st Stage 3 dd 3rd Trophee International de Saint Amand Mont Rond1999 1st nbsp Road Race National Road Championships 1st nbsp Overall Tour de France Feminine 3rd Road Race UCI Road World Championships2000 1st nbsp Overall UCI Women s Road World Cup 1st nbsp Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Navarra1st Stages 1 2 3 amp 4 dd 1st Primavera Rosa 1st Le Criterium International Feminin De Lachine 1st GP Ouest France 1st Stage 3 Giro d Italia Femminile 2nd Overall Women s Challenge1st Stages 3 amp 6 dd 2nd Liberty Classic Olympic Games3rd Road Race 9th Time Trial dd 3rd Coupe du Monde Cycliste Feminine de Montreal 4th La Fleche Wallonne2001 2nd Overall Giro d Italia Femminile1st Stage 13 dd 2nd Overall Holland Ladies Tour 2nd Berner Rundfahrt 2nd Souvenir Magali Pache 3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda 8th Road Race UCI Road World Championships2002 1st Stage 9 Women s Challenge 2nd Primavera Rosa 3rd Overall Giro d Italia Femminile2003 National Road Championships1st nbsp Road Race 2nd Time Trial dd 1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda 1st Rund um die Nurnberger Altstadt 1st Stages 1 2 amp 7 Holland Ladies Tour 1st Stage 3 Tour du Grand Montreal 2nd GP Carnevale d Europa 2nd Rotterdam Tour2004 National Road Championships1st nbsp Road Race 1st nbsp Time Trial dd 1st Prologue amp Stage 6 Giro d Italia Femminile2006 1st nbsp Road Race National Road Championships 1st GP Liberazione 1st Prologue Stage 1 5 6 amp 7 Route de France Feminine 1st Prologue amp Stage 1 Giro di San Marino 2nd Giro del Lago Maggiore 2nd Coppa dei Laghi 2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2nd GP Carnevale d Europa 8th Rotterdam Tour2007 1st nbsp Overall Tour de Prince Edward Island1st Stage 2 dd 1st Stage 1 Tour Cycliste Feminin Ardeche Sud Rhone Alpes 1st Stage 4b Giro della Toscana Int Femminile 2nd Road Race National Road Championships2008 1st Giornata Rosa di Nove 1st GP Carnevale d Europa 1st Stages 1 2b amp 3 Grande Boucle Feminine Internationale 1st Stages 3 amp 5 Tour Cycliste Feminin Ardeche Sud Rhone Alpes 2nd Time Trial National Road Championships 3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda 6th Road Race UCI Road World Championships2009 National Road Championships1st nbsp Time Trial 2nd Road Race dd 1st nbsp Overall Trophee d Or Feminin1st Stages 2 3 amp 6 dd 1st nbsp Overall Giro della Toscana Int Femminile 1st Prologue Route de France Feminine 5th Road Race UCI Road World Championships 9th GP Ouest FranceExternal links editDiana Ziliute at UCI nbsp Diana Ziliute at Cycling Archives nbsp Diana Ziliute at ProCyclingStats nbsp Diana Ziliute at Olympedia nbsp Diana Ziliute s web site in Italian Diana Ziliute s team in Italian AwardsPreceded by nbsp Raimondas Siugzdinis Best Lithuanian sportsman of the Year1998 Succeeded by nbsp Edita PucinskaiteSporting positionsPreceded byNone World Cup Overall Points Champion1998 Succeeded byAnna WilsonPreceded byAnna Wilson World Cup Overall Points Champion2000 Succeeded byAnna Millward nee Wilson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diana Ziliute amp oldid 1163350529, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
