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Lithuania at the UCI Road World Championships

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Lithuania at the
UCI Road World Championships
IOC codeLTU
Medals
Gold
6
Silver
3
Bronze
7
Total
16

Lithuania at the UCI Road World Championships is an overview of the Lithuanian results at the UCI Road World Championships. The Lithuania competitors are selected by coaches of the Lithuanian Cycling Federation.

Prior to World War II Lithuanian cyclists been competing at the Olympics, but never started at the UCI Road World Championships. Lithuanian cyclist regularly competed at the UCI Road World Championships from 1975 under Soviet Union flag. During this period Lithuanian cyclists won two golds, five silvers and one bronze medals. Although Lithuania regained its independence in 1990, Lithuanian cyclists were allowed to compete under Lithuanian flag only from 1992.[1] Country participated in every single world championships since.

List of medallists

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This is a list of all Lithuanian medals (including elite, amateur, under-23 and junior races) under Lithuanian flag.

Medal Championship Name Event
 Gold Ecuador 1994 Quito Diana Žiliūtė Women's junior road race
 Silver Italy 1994 Agrigento Jolanta Polikevičiūtė
Rasa Polikevičiūtė
Diana Žiliūtė
Liuda Triabaitė
Women's team time trial
 Bronze Colombia 1995 Duitama Edita Pučinskaitė Women's road race
 Silver Switzerland 1996 Lugano Rasa Polikevičiūtė Women's road race
 Gold Netherlands 1998 Valkenburg Diana Žiliūtė Women's road race
 Gold Italy 1999 Treviso Edita Pučinskaitė Women's road race
 Bronze Italy 1999 Treviso Diana Žiliūtė Women's road race
 Bronze Italy 1999 Treviso Edita Pučinskaitė Women's time trial
 Bronze France 2000 Plouay Rasa Polikevičiūtė Women's time trial
 Gold Portugal 2001 Lisbon Rasa Polikevičiūtė Women's road race
 Silver Portugal 2001 Lisbon Edita Pučinskaitė Women's road race
 Bronze Portugal 2001 Lisbon Diana Elmentaitė Women's Junior Time Trial
 Gold Belgium 2002 Limburg Tomas Vaitkus Men's under-23 time trial
 Bronze Austria 2005 Oberwart Rasa Leleivytė Women's junior road race
 Gold Belgium 2006 Stavelot Rasa Leleivytė Women's junior road race
 Bronze United States 2015 Richmond Ramūnas Navardauskas Men's road race

Medals by discipline

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Updated after 2020 UCI Road World Championships

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Women's road race 3 2 2 7 9th
Women's junior road race 2 0 1 3
Men's under-23 road race 1 0 0 1
Women's team time trial 0 1 0 1
Women's time trial 0 0 2 2 15th
Men's road race 0 0 1 1 21st
Women's junior time trial 0 0 1 1
Total 6 3 7 16

References

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