Romāns Vainšteins

Romāns Vainšteins (born 3 March 1973, in Talsi) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Latvia. He won the road race at the 2000 World Cycling Championship in Plouay, France. At the end of the 268.8 km race, he won the sprint for the line ahead of Zbigniew Spruch and defending champion Óscar Freire.

Following his world title, Vainšteins moved to the team under Patrick Lefevere. Even with some impressive results, such as third place in the 2001 Paris–Roubaix, he was unable to follow up on the success of his world championship. He left the team after the 2002 season and raced with Vini Caldirola and for two more years before retiring.

Major results

 * 1995
 * 1st Circuit Franco-Belge


 * 1996
 * 3rd Memorial Van Coningsloo


 * 1998
 * 1st GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
 * 1st Grand Prix Aarhus
 * 3rd Road race, National Road Championships


 * 1999
 * 1st MaillotLetonia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
 * 1st Paris–Brussels
 * 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
 * 1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia
 * Tirreno–Adriatico
 * 1st Stages 1 & 6
 * 1st Gran Premio di Chiasso
 * 2nd Giro del Lago Maggiore
 * 3rd HEW Cyclassics
 * 3rd Coppa Bernocchi
 * 4th Trofeo Melinda
 * 5th Gent–Wevelgem


 * 2000
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 1st Coppa Bernocchi
 * 2nd Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
 * 1st Stages 1 & 2
 * 2nd Overall Three Days of De Panne
 * 2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
 * 3rd Tour of Flanders
 * 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 3rd Classic Haribo
 * 4th Amstel Gold Race
 * 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
 * 5th Omloop Het Volk
 * 5th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
 * 6th Overall Ronde van Nederland
 * 9th Milan–San Remo
 * 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
 * 1st Stage 8
 * 10th HEW Cyclassics
 * 10th Züri–Metzgete


 * 2001
 * 1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 6 Tirreno–Adriatico
 * 2nd HEW Cyclassics
 * 3rd Overall UCI Road World Cup
 * 3rd Milan–San Remo
 * 3rd Paris–Roubaix


 * 2002
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 5th Paris–Tours


 * 2003
 * 1st Stage 4 Giro Della Provincia Di Lucca


 * 2004
 * 5th Grand Prix de Fourmies
 * 7th Milan–San Remo