page_title: Rasa Polikevičiūtė
hierarchical_section_title: Rasa Polikevičiūtė
caption_attribution_description: Rasa Polikeviciute during the introductions prior to the start of one of the stages of the 2002 Women's Challenge race. She is wearing the Rainbow Jersey which signifies the fact that she was the (then) current World Road Race Champion.
context_page_description: Rasa Polikevičiūtė is a Lithuanian cycle racer. She was one of the first in a long line of Lithuanian cyclists who, together, established Lithuania as one of the powerhouses of women's cycle racing in the 1990s and beyond. One of her Lithuanian cycling contemporaries is her identical twin, Jolanta Polikevičiūtė.
  She began cycling at age 13 under the influence of her childhood athletic coach and made her professional debut in 1990. Her top results in the years to come would include an overall victory at the 1997 Women's Challenge and a victory in the 2001 World Road Race Championships.
  Along the way, she mastered several languages - besides her native Lithuanian, she also speaks Russian, Italian, and French.
context_section_description: Rasa Polikevičiūtė (born September 25, 1970 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian cycle racer. She was one of the first in a long line of Lithuanian cyclists who, together, established Lithuania as one of the powerhouses of women's cycle racing in the 1990s and beyond. One of her Lithuanian cycling contemporaries is her identical twin, Jolanta Polikevičiūtė.
  She began cycling at age 13 under the influence of her childhood athletic coach and made her professional debut in 1990. Her top results in the years to come would include an overall victory at the 1997 Women's Challenge and a victory in the 2001 World Road Race Championships.
  Along the way, she mastered several languages - besides her native Lithuanian, she also speaks Russian, Italian, and French.
caption: Rasa Polikevičiūtė during the introductions prior to one of the stages of the 2002 Women's Challenge stage race. She is wearing the Rainbow Jersey which signifies that she was the (then) current World Road Race Champion.
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