Evaldas Šiškevičius

Evaldas Šiškevičius (born 30 December 1988) is a Lithuanian former professional road bicycle racer and mountain biker, who competed professionally from 2011 to 2022.

Evaldas Šiškevičius
Šiškevičius in 2014.
Personal information
Full nameEvaldas Šiškevičius
Born (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 35)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Mountain biking
Role
Rider typeRouleur
Amateur teams
2008–2010Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille
2008Crédit Agricole (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2011–2012La Pomme Marseille
2013Sojasun
2014–2021Team La Pomme Marseille 13[1][2]
2022Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole[3]
Managerial team
2023–AVC Aix-en-Provence
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships
(2020, 2021)
Medal record
Representing  Lithuania
Men's road bicycle racing
World University Cycling Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Nijmegen Time trial

Career

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Born in Vilnius, Šiškevičius has competed as a professional since the start of the 2011 season, as the La Pomme Marseille team he had been a member successfully became a Continental team.[4] Šiškevičius won the Volta ao Alentejo in 2011 – as well as a stage during the event[5][6] – before winning the Grand Prix de la Somme in September 2012.

Šiškevičius left La Pomme Marseille at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Sojasun for the 2013 season.[7] Šiškevičius returned to Team La Pomme Marseille 13 for the 2014 season,[8][9] after Sojasun folded at the end of 2013.

At the 2018 Paris–Roubaix, Šiškevičius finished the race over an hour after the winner, Peter Sagan. He arrived so far outside of the time limit that when he arrived at the finish at the velodrome, the gates had already been closed, however, they were opened so that he could complete a ceremonious lap, despite his result still being marked as DNF.[10] However, at the 2019 edition of the race, he managed to finish in 9th place.

Major results

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2005
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
3rd Trofee van Vlaanderen Reningelst
2006
National Mountain Bike Championships
1st   Junior cross-country
2nd Cross-country
1st Omloop Het Volk Junior
2nd Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich
9th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
2007
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
3rd Under-23 time trial
3rd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
2008
1st Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
3rd   Time trial, World University Championships
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
10th La Côte Picarde
2009
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Circuit Méditerranéen
5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2010
1st   Overall Boucle de l'Artois
1st Stage 1
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2011
1st   Overall Volta ao Alentejo
1st Stage 3
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
5th Road race
3rd Overall Tour de Bretagne
8th Jūrmala Grand Prix
2012
1st Grand Prix de la Somme
1st Stage 5 Tour de Bretagne
1st Stage 2 Tour du Limousin
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Châteauroux Classic
2013
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2014
9th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
2015
1st   Overall Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands
1st   Points classification
1st Stage 1
1st   Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Stage 3 (TTT)
3rd Overall Tour de Picardie
1st   Points classification
National Road Championships
4th Time trial
4th Road race
4th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
10th Paris–Camembert
2016
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
2017
National Road Championships
4th Time trial
4th Road race
2018
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
3rd Road race
2019
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Paris–Bourges
9th Paris–Roubaix
9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
2020
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
2021
National Road Championships
1st   Time trial
3rd Road race
5th Overall Baltic Chain Tour
5th Paris–Troyes
10th Overall Tour of Estonia
2022
1st   Overall Tour of Estonia
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
5th Road race

References

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  1. ^ "Nippo Delko Provence". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Delko". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ Mabyle, Nicolas (9 December 2021). "Un nouveau sponsor et six recrues pour Roubaix-Lille Métropole" [A new sponsor and six recruits for Roubaix-Lille Métropole]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ "La Pomme Marseille (LPM) – FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Siskevicius takes bunch sprint". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Cardoso edges Siskevicius on final stage". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Siskevicius wins GP de la Somme". Eurosport. TF1 Group. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012. The rider, who will join Saur-Sojasun for 2013, won the 202.9km race which is run between Ham and Albert.
  8. ^ Atkins, Ben (28 October 2013). "Rémy Di Gregorio returns to the peloton in 2014 with La Pomme Marseille". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 21 December 2013. La Provence also announced a number of other La Pomme Marseille signings, including Lithuanian Evaldas Siskevicius, who returns to the team after a year with Sojasun, as he too takes a step back down to Continental level as the ProConti team folds.
  9. ^ Ballue, Quentin (10 December 2018). "Route - Delko Marseille avec 19 coureurs la saison prochaine" [Road - Delko Marseille with 19 riders next season]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Outside the time limit: Siskevicius finished Paris-Roubaix an hour after Peter Sagan". Cycling News.com. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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