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 (167.0 mi) race, he won the sprint for the line ahead of Zbigniew Spruch and defending champion Óscar Freire.^[1]

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Romāns Vainšteins

Personal information
Full name	Romāns Vainšteins
Born	(1973-03-03) 3 March 1973 (age 51) Talsi, Latvian SSR
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1997	Team Polti
1998	Kross–Selle Italia
1999–2000	Vini Caldirola
2001–2002	Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco
2003	Vini Caldirola–So.di
2004	Lampre
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (1999) Stage races Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali (1999) One-day races and Classics World Road Race Championships (2000) National Road Race Championships (1999) GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano (1998) Paris–Brussels (1999) Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (1999) Coppa Bernocchi (2000)
Medal record Representing  Latvia Men's road bicycle racing World Championships 2000 Plouay Road race

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Following his world title, Vainšteins moved to the Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco 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 Lampre for two more years before retiring.^[2]