 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
| |
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 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]
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]
Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships
Time trial
Overall Ronde de l'Isard
Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
Road race Time trial, National Road Championships Time trial, National Road Championships Time trial, National Road Championships Time trial
Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
Mountains classification Tour du Haut Var Time trial, National Road Championships Road race Time trial Road race, National Road Championships| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
90 | 106 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | — | DNF | 124 | — | 115 | 105 |
 Tour de France
|
— | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | — | |
 / Vuelta a España
|
DNF | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
