Ignatas Konovalovas
Ignatas Konovalovas (born 8 December 1985) is a Lithuanian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[2] Konovalovas has won the Lithuanian National Time Trial Championships seven times, in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2017.
 Konovalovas at the 2011 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ignatas Konovalovas |
| Born | 8 December 1985 Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR (now Lithuania) |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Groupama–FDJ |
| Discipline | Road, track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2006–2007 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| 2007 | Crédit Agricole (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2009–2010 | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011–2012 | Movistar Team |
| 2013–2014 | MTN–Qhubeka |
| 2015 | Team Marseille 13 KTM |
| 2016– | FDJ[1] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Early life
Konovalovas was born in Panevėžys, the son of Laima Zilporytė, Olympian cyclist, and Valerijus Konovalovas, a cyclist coach. He has a sister, Irma, who is eight years younger than him.[3]
Professional career
Konovalovas finished third in the European Junior Team Pursuit Championships in 2003, 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.[4] 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.[5][6]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2003
- 3rd
- 2005
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2006
- National Road Championships
- 1st
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche
- 3rd
- 2007
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard
- 2nd
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2008
- 1st
- 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 2
- 2009
- 1st
- 1st Stage 21 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
- 1st Giro del Mendrisiotto
- 7th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 8th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2010
- 1st
- 9th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2012
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2013
- National Road Championships
- 1st
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 2014
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 2015
- 1st
- 1st
- 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
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) La Méditerranéenne
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 5
- 2018
- 2nd Tour du Doubs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
90 | 106 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | DNF |
|
— | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — |
|
DNF | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Notes
References
- "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Gyvenimas ant dviračio ratų". sekunde.lt. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- Stokes, Shane (10 September 2012). "Giro d'Italia stage winner Konovalovas signs for growing MTN Qhubeka team". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- "News shorts: Cult Energy to make definite announcement on future on Thursday". cyclingnews.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Ignatas-konovalovas-chez-fdj/583238
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ignatas Konovalovas. |
- Ignatas Konovalovas at Cycling Archives