Vita Heine

Vita Heine (née Pētersone; born 21 November 1984) is a racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Massi–Tactic.^[3]

Vita Heine

Heine in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Vita Heine
Born	Vita Pētersone (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 40) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Team information
Current team	Massi–Tactic
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2014	Endura Lady Force
Professional teams
2014–2020	Team Hitec Products[1][2]
2021–	Massi–Tactic

Career

Born in Riga in Latvia, Heine competed for Latvia in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence.^[4] She obtained Norwegian citizenship from 1 July 2014, and joined Norwegian-based Team Hitec Products on 1 September 2014.^[5] She remained with the team until the end of the 2020 season, joining Massi–Tactic from 2021.^[6]

Major results

2011

3rd Time trial, Latvian National Road Championships^[a]

2013

2nd Time trial, Latvian National Road Championships^[a]

2014

2nd Time trial, Latvian National Road Championships^[a]

2016

Norwegian National Road Championships^[a]

1st Road race

1st Time trial

1st Overall NEA

1st Stage 1a (ITT) & 2

KZN Summer Series

1st Races 1 & 2

4th Chrono des Nations

2017

Norwegian National Road Championships^[a]

1st Road race

1st Time trial

1st Mountains classification Belgium Tour

2018

1st Road race, Norwegian National Road Championships^[a]

2019

1st Time trial, Norwegian National Road Championships^[a]

Footnotes

1. Heine competed under Latvian nationality up until 2014 before switching to Norway.