Ignatas Konovalovas (born 8 December 1985) is a Lithuanian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[3] 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 |
| Disciplines |
|
| 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][2] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Early life
editKonovalovas 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
editKonovalovas 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]
Major results
edit- 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
- 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
- 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 2
- 2009
- 1st
- 1st Giro del Mendrisiotto
- 1st Stage 21 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
- 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
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
- 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
- 2021
- 1st
- 2022
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 106 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | — | DNF | 124 | — | 115 | 105 | |
| — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | — | ||
| DNF | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ignatas Konovalovas chez FDJ".
- ^ "Lemoine, Soler, Konovalovas among many seriously injured in two Tour stage 1 crashes". Vel News. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links
edit- Ignatas Konovalovas at ProCyclingStats
- Ignatas Konovalovas at Cycling Archives (archived)