Raivis Belohvoščiks (born 21 January 1976) is a Latvian former professional road cyclist who specialized in individual time trial events. He is ten-time Latvian national time trial champion. In 2006 he signed a 2-year contract with UCI ProTour team Saunier Duval–Prodir, but this was not renewed for the 2009 season. In 2010, he rode for Ceramica Flaminia. He didn't achieve any major results in his first Tour de France. He was 40th in the first time trial around Metz. He was one of the major victims of the Passage du Gois in stage 2, and arrived last in stage 6 to Maubeuge. He left the race during the stage (10) to L'Alpe d'Huez.
 Belohvosciks at the Eneco Tour 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raivis Belohvoščiks |
| Born | 21 January 1976 Riga, Latvia |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time-trialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 1997 | Cédico–Ville de Charleroi |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998 | Mapei–Bricobi |
| 1999–2002 | Lampre–Daikin |
| 2003–2004 | Marlux–Wincor Nixdorf |
| 2005–2006 | Universal Caffè |
| 2007–2008 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| 2009 | Betonexpressz 2000–Limonta |
| 2010 | Ceramica Flaminia |
| 2011 | Team Vorarlberg |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Major results edit
- 1995
- 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
- 1996
- 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
- 1997
- 1st Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 4th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 5
- 5th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Road Championships
- 1998
- 5th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1999
- 1st GP d'Europe (with Marco Pinotti)
- 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Deutschland Tour
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 5th Firenze–Pistoia
- 2000
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5 (ITT) Tour de Suisse
- 2nd Chrono des Herbiers
- 2nd GP d'Europe
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 7th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 2001
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 4
- 7th Chrono des Herbiers
- 2002
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 4th LuK Challenge Chrono
- 5th Firenze–Pistoia
- 10th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2003
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Stage 3b
- 4th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 6th Gent–Wevelgem
- 7th Chrono des Herbiers
- 2004
- 5th Chrono des Herbiers
- 2005
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Chrono des Herbiers
- 2006
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Chrono des Herbiers
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Japan
- 9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2007
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Chrono des Nations
- 2008
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Eneco Tour
- 3rd Chrono des Nations
- 2009
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | DNF |
 Tour de France
|
DNF | — | 110 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- Profile at Saunier Duval-Prodir official website
- Raivis Belohvoščiks at Cycling Archives
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