Aivaras Baranauskas (born 6 April 1980) is a retired Lithuanian professional track cyclist.[1] He represented his nation Lithuania as part of the men's track pursuit team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has also earned the men's road race title at the Lithuanian Championships in Ignalina, before turning himself into a certified pro road rider in late 2005.[2][3] During his sporting career, Baranauskas raced for Agritubel–Loudun, Agritubel, and Roubaix–Lille Métropole pro cycling teams.[4][5]
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| Full name | Aivaras Baranauskas | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1980 Alytus, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Pursuit | ||||||||||||||
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| 2005 | Agritubel–Loudun | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Agritubel | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Baranauskas qualified for the Lithuanian squad in the men's team pursuit at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings.[3][6] He delivered the Lithuanian foursome of Linas Balčiūnas, Ignatas Konovalovas, and Raimondas Vilčinskas an eighth-place time of 4:08.812 in the prelims before his team was later relegated and overlapped to an aggressive Aussie squad of Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, Brad McGee, and Luke Roberts in the fourth match round.[7]
Career highlights
edit- 2001
- 1st Prologue, Internatie Reningelst, Reningelst (BEL)
European U23 Championships (Team pursuit), Fiorenzuola (ITA)- 2003
- 1st Stage 11, Vuelta a las Americas, Aguascalientes (MEX)
- 2nd Stage 1, Ronde van Zuid-Oost Friesland, Erwetegem (NED)
- 3rd Lithuanian Championships (Road), Lithuania
- 2004
UCI World Cup (Team pursuit), Moscow (RUS)- 1st Stage 2, Tour of Bulgaria, Razgrad (BUL)
- 2nd Stage 5, Tour of Bulgaria, Bulgaria
- 3rd Lithuanian Championships (Road), Lithuania
- 8th Olympic Games (Team pursuit), Athens (GRE)
- 2005
- 1st
Lithuanian Championships (Road), Ignalina (LTU) - 1st Prologue, Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies, Pérenchies (FRA)
- 2nd Tour du Labourd, France
- 2nd Stage 4, Tour de la Province de Namur, Florennes (BEL)
- 3rd Stage 4, Boucles de la Mayenne, Laval (FRA)
- 2006
- 2nd Stage 5, 3-Länder-Tour, Frankfurt (GER)
- 3rd Stage 5, Tour Méditerranéen, Hyères (FRA)
- 2007
- 2nd Stage 3, Vuelta a Burgos, Aranda de Duero (ESP)
- 2008
- 1st Prologue, Beuvry-la-Forêt, France
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aivaras Baranauskas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Lietuvių startai Atėnų olimpinėse žaidynėse" [Lithuanians have started the Athens Olympics] (in Lithuanian). Vakarų ekspresas. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Patvirtintas 2004 metų Atėnų olimpiados kandidatų sąrašas" [The list of candidates has been approved for the 2004 Athens Olympics] (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Prell, Monika (8 January 2007). "2007 Team Agritubel presented". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "E.Šiškevičius dviratininkų lenktynėse Belgijoje buvo 91-as" [Evaldas Šiškevičius finished 91st at a cycling race in Belgium] (in Lithuanian). Lrytas.lt. 17 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Lietuvos dviračių treko rinktinei įteikti olimpinės rinktinės narių ženklai" [Lithuanian track cycling team has assigned its members for the Olympic squad] (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Cycling: Men's Team Pursuit". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
External links
edit- Aivaras Baranauskas at UCI
- Aivaras Baranauskas at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Aivaras Baranauskas at Olympics.com
- Aivaras Baranauskas at Olympic.org (archived)
- Aivaras Baranauskas at Olympedia
