Ramūnas Navardauskas (born 30 January 1988) is a Lithuanian former professional

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, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2022 for , , and the . Following his retirement as a rider, Navardauskas worked as a

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for

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in 2023.

Career

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

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

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

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

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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

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, Navardauskas previously resided in

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, Spain. In September 2017, he married fellow Lithuanian cyclist Gabrielė Jankutė, and the couple have two children – a son born in 2020, and a daughter born in 2024.

Major results

Source: ;2005 : 1st MaillotLituania

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, National Junior Road Championships : 10th Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships ;2006 : 6th Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships ;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, wi ...

;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 : 9th Riga Grand Prix : 10th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala ;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 : 5th Overall

Ronde de l'Isard The Ronde de l'Isard is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...

::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 cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

: 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 bicycle racer, road cycling tour. It was inaugurat ...

: 7th Overall

;2012 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLituania

::3rd Road race : 1st Stage 4 ( TTT)

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

: 2nd Overall

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish multi-day professional road cycling race. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as PostNord Danmark Rundt. The race is sometimes called the Tou ...

: 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 UCI Road World Championships ...

: 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 ;2013 : 1st Stage 11

: 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 : 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 o ...

::1st

Points classification : 4th 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 The International Bayern Rundfahrt () was a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany, between 1980 and 2015. The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988, and from 2005 to 2015, the race was organised as a 2.HC even ...

;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. In 2020, the race joined the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the ...

: 7th Overall

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

Vuelta a San Juan The Vuelta a San Juan is an annual road cycling stage race held in Argentine. Typically consisting of seven stages, beginning and ending in San Juan, the race was first held in 1982. In 2017, the race was classified as a 2.1 event by the Unio ...

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

Overall Tour of Black Sea ::1st Jersey red

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

: 2nd Overall Baltic Chain Tour : 3rd Overall

Tour of Cappadocia The Tour of Cappadocia () is an international road cycling race organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation at Cappadocia in central Turkey. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour with a rating of 2.2. The tour was held for the first time between Jun ...

::1st

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, as a 2.1 category event on 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 Inter ...

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 for Lithuania Lithuanian Tour de France stage winners Lithuanian Giro d'Italia stage winners Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners People from Šilalė Sportspeople from Tauragė County 2014 Tour de France stage winners European Games competitors for Lithuania Cyclists at the 2019 European Games