Ramūnas Navardauskas (born 30 January 1988) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team . He has also competed professionally for the , and teams.

Career

After four years in the amateur ranks, Navardauskas turned professional with in 2011. During the

2012 Giro d'Italia The 2012 Giro d'Italia was the 95th edition of Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Danish city of Herning, and ended in Milan. The complete route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia was announced in mid October. For the fir ...

, Navardauskas finished sixth in the opening individual time trial; twenty-two seconds shy of American

Taylor Phinney Taylor Carpenter-Phinney (born June 27, 1990) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2019 for the , and teams. Phinney specialized in time trials on the road as well as the individual ...

(). In stage four's team time trial, were victorious, and Navardauskas took the race lead. He became the first Lithuanian to wear the

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. However, Navardauskas lost the jersey to Italian

Adriano Malori Adriano Malori (born 28 January 1988) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2017 for the and squads. Career Malori was the ''lanterne rouge'' of the 2010 Tour de France, finishing almost four and ...

() on stage six. In April 2015, Navardauskas won the

Circuit de la Sarthe The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Ho ...

by a single second over Manuele Boaro, winning the race for the second consecutive year. In September 2017 Navardauskas had a successful heart surgery for a cardiac arrhythmia.

Personal life

Born in Šilalė, Navardauskas currently resides in

Oliva Oliva () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of La Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. To its east lie of coastline and beaches fronting the Mediterranean Sea, and eight kilometres to the north is Gandia. The ''Passeig'' (promenade) run ...

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, Spain.

Major results

Source: ;2005 : 1st MaillotLituania

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

, National Junior Road Championships : 10th Time trial,

UCI Junior World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into: *The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships *The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...

;2006 : 6th Time trial,

;2007 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLituania

Road race ::4th

: 7th

Tartu GP The Tartu GP was a one-day road cycling race in Tartu, Estonia. It was first run in 2001 and became part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 event in 2005. The most successful rider was Jaan Kirsipuu with three consecutive victories. The race was ...

: 9th Overall

Olympia's Tour The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands. History A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, w ...

;2008 : 4th

, National Road Championships : 4th

Tallinn–Tartu GP Tallinn–Tartu GP (before 2007, the E.O.S. Tallinn GP) was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Tallinn, Estonia. From 2005 until 2012 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2008, Pro Cycling Club ...

: 5th

Mayor Cup The Moscow Cup was a one-day cycling race that was held annually in Russia between 2005 and 2015. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle rac ...

: 9th Riga Grand Prix : 10th Overall

Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala The Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in Poland. It was first held in 2000 and was part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2 in 2005 and 2.2 from 2007 to 2010. The race was discontinued in 2010 until 2016 ...

;2009 : 3rd

, National Road Championships ;2010 : 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd

: 4th Overall

Boucles de la Mayenne The Boucles de la Mayenne is a road bicycle race held annually in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region in France. It was first held in 1975 and from 2006 until 2019, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race ...

::1st Stage 3 : 4th

Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften ( en, Tour of Flanders U23) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. It is the version of the Tour of Flanders for under-23 riders and is usually contested a week after the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Ludovic Capelle is t ...

: 5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard ::1st Stage 2 : 7th

Paris–Roubaix Espoirs Paris–Roubaix Espoirs is a one-day road cycling race held annually in France. In 2005 the race was integrated into the UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.2U race. Held since 1967, it is the under-23 version of the Monument classic Paris–Roubaix ...

;2011 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLituania

Road race ::2nd

: 1st Stage 2 ( TTT)

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

: 3rd Overall

Ster ZLM Toer The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The serie ...

: 7th Overall

;2012 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLituania

::3rd Road race : 1st Stage 4 ( TTT) Giro d'Italia : 2nd Overall

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Po ...

: 8th Road race,

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...

: 8th Overall

Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...

::1st

Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 ( TTT) : 8th Overall

Tour of Oman The Tour of Oman is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Oman since 2010 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was scheduled to become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020, but both the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled ...

;2013 : 1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia : 1st Stage 2

Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...

: 3rd

, National Road Championships ;2014 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLituania

::4th Road race : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Stage 4 : 1st Stage 19

: 3rd

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was on September 10, 2010, as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour. The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québ ...

: 4th Overall

Tour of Alberta The ATB Tour of Alberta was a Canadian bicycle stage race, which raced across the province of Alberta. It was sanctioned by Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and was part of the UCI America Tour. It was classified as a 2.1 race, making it one ...

::1st

Points classification : 4th

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was held on September 12, 2010 as the final event in the 2010 UCI ProTour. The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal ...

;2015 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLituania

::2nd Road race : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

: 3rd

Road race,

: 3rd GP Ouest–France : 4th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt ;2016 : 1st MaillotLituania

Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres : 6th

GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano The GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano is a road bicycle race held annually in Larciano, Italy. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road ...

: 7th Overall

: 8th Trofeo Playa de Palma ;2017 : 7th Overall

Vuelta a San Juan The Vuelta a San Juan is a road cycling race held in Argentina. The race consists of only a men's competition over seven stages. From 2017 to 2019, the race had a 2.1 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sp ...

::1st Stage 3 ( ITT) ;2018 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour of Black Sea The Tour of Black Sea was a multi-day cycling race held in 2015, 2018 and 2019 in Turkey. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Uni ...

::1st

Mountains classification ::1st Stage 1 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd

: 2nd Overall Baltic Chain Tour : 3rd Overall Tour of Cappadocia ::1st Jersey green

Points classification ;2019 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLituania

Road race ::3rd

;2020 : 10th Overall

La Tropicale Amissa Bongo La Tropicale Amissa Bongo is a road cycling race held in Gabon and is part of the UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale ( ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Cycling Base: Ramūnas NavardauskasCannondale-Garmin: Ramūnas Navardauskas
{{DEFAULTSORT:Navardauskas, Ramunas 1988 births Living people Lithuanian male cyclists Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Lithuania Lithuanian Giro d'Italia stage winners Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners People from Šilalė 2014 Tour de France stage winners European Games competitors for Lithuania Cyclists at the 2019 European Games