Rasa Leleivyte
Rasa Leleivytė is a Lithuanian professional cyclist who rides for Aromitalia Vaiano. An experienced one-day racer who excels on hilly terrain, she has remained competitive at international level for almost two decades and is a multiple Lithuanian road race champion.
Rasa Leleivytė profile
- Name: Rasa Leleivytė
- Nationality: Lithuanian
- Place of birth: Vilnius, Lithuania
- Date of birth: 22 July 1988
- Status: Active
- Current Team: Aromitalia Vaiano
- Previous Teams: S.C. Michela Fanini Rox, Safi-Pasta Zara, Vaiano-Solaristech, Vaiano-Tepso
Career overview
Leleivytė became junior road world champion in 2006 and European under-23 road race champion two years later. She has since won the Lithuanian elite road race title five times and built an impressive record in demanding one-day races. Her biggest professional victory came at the 2018 Giro dell’Emilia, while she also finished second there in 2017 and 2020 and took bronze in the 2021 European Championship road race. Leleivytė has twice finished inside the top ten of the elite World Championship road race and placed seventh at the 2017 Tour of Flanders. She remained competitive into 2026 with Aromitalia Vaiano, finishing third at the UMAG Classic Ladies and 13th overall at the Tour de Pologne Women.
