Modesta Vžesniauskaitė (born 17 October 1983 in Panevėžys) is a road racing cyclist from Lithuania who represented her nation at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] She competed in the women's road race, and completed the run in twenty-seventh place with a time of 3:33:17.[2]
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| Born | 17 October 1983 Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road cycling |
Career achievements edit
- 2004 World Road Championships – 5th place
- 2004 Giro d'Italia Femminile – 5th place
- 2005 European under-23 Championships – 3rd place
- 2005 Giro di San Marino – 1st place
- 2008 Summer Olympics – 27th place
- 2008 Lithuanian National Road Championships – 1st place
- Present - Charity Ambassador for Caudwell Children
Personal life edit
Vžesniauskaitė's partner is English billionaire John Caudwell, the couple met through cycling.[3][4] The couple have two children together and the birth of her daughter in 2023, makes her, Vžesniauskaitė's third child.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Modesta Vžesniauskaitė". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Women's Road Race". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Inside London’s £250m Mayfair Mansion | Britain’s Most Expensive Home | Channel 4, retrieved 2024-01-24
- ^ "Inside Phones4u tycoon's £250million mansion - Britain's most expensive home", 'Daily Mirror, 5 February 2020
- ^ Parker, Hayley (2021-03-18). "Billionaire John Caudwell a dad for the sixth time - at the age of 68". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Modesta Vzesniauskaite welcomes third child".
External links edit
- Modesta Vžesniauskaitė at Cycling Archives
- Profile – LDSF (in Lithuanian)
- Profile – Team Colavita
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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