# Raimondas Rumšas

Raimondas Rumšas (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.

## Doping

On the day of Rumšas' 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 Rumšienė. She was jailed for several months before being released, despite her claim that the drugs were for her mother-in-law.
In May 2003 Rumšas tested positive for the banned endurance enhancer erythropoietin (EPO). He had just finished the 2003 Giro d'Italia, where he ranked sixth. Rumšas received a one-year ban. He briefly returned to cycling in 2004 with Acqua & Sapone team for the Gran Premio Città di Camaiore.
In June 2005, Rumšas was arrested before his trial by the Bonneville court. In January 2006, he and his wife received 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.

## Major results
### 1992

    2nd Overall Tour de Pologne
       1st Stage 3

### 1994

    1st Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques

### 1996

    3rd Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
       1st Stage 3
    9th Overall Tour de Pologne
    9th Route Adélie de Vitré

### 1997

    4th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
       1st Stage 5
    9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

### 1998

    National Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       3rd Time trial
    2nd Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
       1st Stage 4
    4th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
    5th Overall Tour de Pologne
    7th Overall Peace Race
       1st Stages 1 & 4
    7th Lancaster Classic
    9th Road race, UCI Road World Road Championships

### 1999

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       4th Road race
    1st Stage 5 Circuit des Mines
    2nd Overall Peace Race
       1st Stage 3
    3rd Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca
    4th Overall Tour de Pologne
       1st Stages 6 & 7
    5th Overall PruTour
       1st Stage 4

### 2000

    1st Giro di Lombardia
    2nd Coppa Bernocchi
    4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
    5th Overall Vuelta a España
    5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
    9th Overall Tour de Romandie

### 2001

    National Road Championships
       1st Road race
       3rd Time trial
    1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Stage 5b (ITT)
    2nd Overall Paris–Nice
    2nd Giro dell'Appennino
    3rd Overall Giro del Trentino
    3rd Overall Route du Sud
    3rd Gran Premio di Chiasso
    6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    7th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
    9th Trofeo Laigueglia

### 2002

    2nd Overall Bicicleta Vasca
    3rd Overall Tour de France

### 2003

    1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
    6th Overall Giro d'Italia

### 2005

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       2nd Road race

### 2006

    National Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       2nd Time trial

### Grand Tour General classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | 6 |
| Tour de France | — | — | 3 | — |
| Vuelta a España | 5 | — | — | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| No. | Voided result |