On August 27 in Kaunas, on Ukmergės Highway, the first cycling championship of independent Lithuania was held. Both events – the 1 km individual time trial and the 10 km group race – were won by Kęstutis Bulota.
On October 8, the Lithuanian Cyclists’ Union (LDS), one of the best and most active sports organisations in interwar Lithuania, was established in Kaunas by sports enthusiasts and promoters Vincas Barkauskas, Vincas Butkauskas, Voldemaras Gulmanas, Kazimieras Markevičius, Jurgis Šulginas, and Tadas Ivanauskas. In 1924 it was admitted to the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and operated until 1938.
On July 23, Lithuanian cyclists made their Olympic debut.
In the Paris Olympic Games road cycling group race (188 km; 71 participants from 22 countries), two Lithuanian representatives took part, but neither managed to finish: Isakas Anolikas withdrew from the race due to technical problems, while Juozas Vilpišauskas – due to injury.
At the Seoul Olympic Games, medals were won by three Lithuanian cyclists representing the Soviet Union.
On September 22, in the 4 km individual pursuit cycling track event, Gintautas Umaras won the gold medal.
On September 24, in the 4 km team pursuit cycling track event, Gintautas Umaras and Artūras Kasputis won gold medals.
On September 26, in the women’s road cycling group race (82 km; 53 participants from 23 countries), Laima Zilporytė won the bronze medal.
From the left: A. Kasputis, L. Zilporytė, G. Umaras
On November 22 in Berlin (Germany), the membership of the Lithuanian Cycling Federation (LDSF) in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) was restored.
The Lithuanian Cycling Sports Referees’ Union was established.
On October 10, Diana Žiliūtė became the world road cycling group race champion in Valkenburg (Netherlands).
On October 9, Edita Pučinskaitė became the world road cycling group race champion in Verona (Italy).
On October 13, Rasa Polikevičiūtė became the world road cycling group race champion in Lisbon (Portugal).
On May 15, Tomas Vaitkus became the first Lithuanian to win a stage of the prestigious multi-stage race “Giro d’Italia”. The Lithuanian cyclist finished first in the 8th stage (127 km).
On October 24, the Panevėžys Arena was opened, featuring a cycling track that meets Olympic standards.
On March 25, Simona Krupeckaitė became world champion for the first time. At the World Track Cycling Championships in Pruszków (Poland), she won the 500 m individual time trial, improving the world record to 33.296 seconds.
On March 28, Simona Krupeckaitė became world champion for the second time. She triumphed in the keirin event at the World Track Cycling Championships held in Ballerup (Denmark).
On May 29, Simona Krupeckaitė set a new world sprint record in Moscow (Russia). She completed the 200 m flying start in 10.793 seconds.
On October 19–21, the European Track Cycling Championships were held in Panevėžys. 146 athletes from 21 countries took part.
Lithuanian representatives won 4 gold and 2 bronze medals.
On July 25, Ramūnas Navardauskas became the first Lithuanian to win a stage of the prestigious multi-stage race “Tour de France”. The Lithuanian cyclist, representing the USA team “Garmin Sharp”, finished first in the 19th stage (208.5 km).
On November 27, the second round of the UCI Track Champions League was held in Panevėžys. 71 cyclists from 30 countries took part. Lithuania was represented by Simona Krupeckaitė, Vasilijus Lendel, and Olivija Baleišytė.
