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Ignatas Konovalovas
Lithuanian road bicycle racer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ignatas Konovalovas (born 8 December 1985) is a Lithuanian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2024. Konovalovas has won the Lithuanian National Time Trial Championships seven times, in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2017.
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Early life
Konovalovas was born in Panevėžys, the son of Laima Zilporytė, an Olympian cyclist, and Valerijus Konovalovas, a cycling coach. He has a sister, Irma, who is eight years younger.[4]
Professional career
Konovalovas finished third in the European Junior Team Pursuit Championships in 2003, third in the European Under-23 Team Pursuit Championships in 2007, and second in the European Under-23 Road Race Championships in 2007. In 2009, Konovalovas won the final time trial of the Giro d'Italia.
Konovalovas left the Movistar Team at the end of the 2012 season and joined the MTN–Qhubeka squad for the 2013 season.[5] After spending 2015 riding for Team Marseille 13 KTM in August 2015 it was announced that Konovalovas would rejoin the UCI World Tour ranks by joining FDJ in 2016.[6][7]
In June 2021, Konovalovas was forced to abandon the 2021 Tour de France, after being involved in a crash on the opening stage and being knocked unconscious.[8]
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Major results
- 2003
- 3rd
Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships - 2005
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2006
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche
- 3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 2007
- UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd
Road race - 4th Time trial
- 2nd
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st Stage 3
- 2008
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 2
- 2009
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Giro del Mendrisiotto
- 1st Stage 21 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
- 7th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 8th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2010
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2012
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2013
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 2014
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 2015
- 1st
Overall Four Days of Dunkirk - 1st
Mountains classification Tour du Haut Var - 2nd Velothon Wales
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT)
- 5th Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 5th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 10th Tour du Finistère
- 2016
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) La Méditerranéenne
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 5
- 2018
- 2nd Tour du Doubs
- 2021
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2022
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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References
External links
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