Ramūnas Navardauskas

Ramūnas Navardauskas (born 30 January 1988) is a Lithuanian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2022 for Cannondale–Drapac, Bahrain–Merida, Nippo–Delko–One Provence and the Voltas Cycling Team.^[7][8] Following his retirement as a rider, Navardauskas worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team EF Education–Nippo Development Team in 2023.^[9]

Ramūnas Navardauskas

Navardauskas at 2014 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full name	Ramūnas Navardauskas
Nickname	Honey Badger[1][2]
Born	(1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 (age 37) Šilalė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union (now Lithuania)
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Disciplines	Road Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider (retired) Directeur sportif
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur teams
2007	Klaipeda–Splendid
2008	Ulan
2009	Team Piemonte
2010	Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Professional teams
2011–2016	Garmin–Cervélo[3][4]
2017–2018	Bahrain–Merida
2019–2020	Delko–Marseille Provence[5][6]
2022	Voltas Cycling Team
Managerial team
2023	EF Education–Nippo Development Team
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (2014) 1 TTT stage (2011) Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2013) 1 TTT stage (2012) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2007, 2011, 2016, 2019) National Time Trial Championships (2012, 2014, 2015)
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  Lithuania World Championships 2015 Richmond Road race

Career

After four years in the amateur ranks, Navardauskas turned professional with Garmin–Cervélo in 2011.^[4]

During the 2012 Giro d'Italia, Navardauskas finished sixth in the opening individual time trial; twenty-two seconds shy of American Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing Team).^[1][10] In stage four's team time trial, Garmin–Barracuda were victorious, and Navardauskas took the race lead. He became the first Lithuanian to wear the pink jersey.^[1][11] However, Navardauskas lost the jersey to Italian Adriano Malori (Lampre–ISD) on stage six. In April 2015, Navardauskas won the Circuit de la Sarthe by a single second over Manuele Boaro, winning the race for the second consecutive year.^[12]

In September 2017 Navardauskas had a successful heart surgery for a cardiac arrhythmia.^[13]

Personal life

Born in Šilalė, Navardauskas previously resided in Oliva, Valencian Community, Spain.^[4] In September 2017, he married fellow Lithuanian cyclist Gabrielė Jankutė, and the couple have two children – a son born in 2020,^[14] and a daughter born in 2024.^[15]

Major results

Source: ^[16]

2005

1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

10th Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships

2006

6th Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships

2007

National Road Championships

1st Road race

4th Time trial

7th Tartu GP

9th Overall Olympia's Tour

2008

4th Time trial, National Road Championships

4th Tallinn–Tartu GP

5th Mayor Cup

9th Riga Grand Prix

10th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala

2009

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

2010

1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs

National Road Championships

2nd Road race

3rd Time trial

4th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne

1st Stage 3

4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften

5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard

1st Stage 2

7th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs

2011

National Road Championships

1st Road race

2nd Time trial

1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France

3rd Overall Ster ZLM Toer

7th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

2012

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

3rd Road race

1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia

2nd Overall Danmark Rundt

8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

8th Overall Tour of Qatar

1st Young rider classification

1st Stage 2 (TTT)

8th Overall Tour of Oman

2013

1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 2 Tour de Romandie

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

2014

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

4th Road race

1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

1st Stage 4

1st Stage 19 Tour de France

3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

4th Overall Tour of Alberta

1st Points classification

4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

2015

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

2nd Road race

1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships

3rd GP Ouest-France

4th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt

2016

1st Road race, National Road Championships

4th Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres

6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

7th Overall Ster ZLM Toer

8th Trofeo Playa de Palma

2017

7th Overall Vuelta a San Juan

1st Stage 3 (ITT)

2018

1st Overall Tour of Black Sea

1st Mountains classification

1st Stage 1

National Road Championships

2nd Road race

2nd Time trial

2nd Overall Baltic Chain Tour

3rd Overall Tour of Cappadocia

1st Points classification

2019

National Road Championships

1st Road race

3rd Time trial

2020

10th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Giro d'Italia	—	137	87	—	—	122
Tour de France	157	—	120	141	143	134
Vuelta a España	Did not contest during his career

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish