Full name Raimondas Rumsas Discipline Road 2000–2001 Fassa Bortolo Name Raimondas Rumsas | Current team Retired 1996–1999 Mroz 2002–2003 Lampre-Farnese Vini Role Bicycler | |
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Born January 14, 1972 (age 52)
Silute, Lithuania ( 1972-01-14 ) | ||
Raimondas Rumsas
Raimondas Rumsas (born 14 January 1972) is a Lithuanian former professional road bicycle racer. He came third in the 2002 Tour de France but was implicated in a doping scandal.
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Doping
On the day of Rumsas' third-place finish in the 2002 Tour de France, police discovered corticoids, erythropoietin, testosterone, growth hormones and anabolic steroids in the car of his wife, Edita Rumsiene. She was jailed for several months before being released, despite her claim that the drugs were for her mother-in-law.
In May 2003 Rumsas tested positive for the banned endurance enhancer erythropoietin (EPO). He had just finished the 2003 Giro d'Italia, where he ranked sixth. Rumsas received a one-year ban. He briefly returned to cycling in 2004 with Acqua & Sapone team for the Gran Premio Citta di Camaiore.
In June 2005, Rumsas was arrested before his trial by the Bonneville court. In January 2006, he and his wife received a four-month suspended prison sentences for the import of prohibited doping substances. Polish doctor Krzysztof Ficek was handed a 12-month suspended sentence for prescribing the drugs.
Grand Tour General classification results timeline
WD = withdrew
