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Lithuanian racing cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team EF Education–Nippo Development Team.[9]
Navardauskas at 2014 Tour of Alberta | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ramūnas Navardauskas | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Honey Badger[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1988
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | EF Education–Nippo Development Team | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
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Medal record
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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]
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 a son, born in 2020.[14]
Source: [15]
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships Road race Road race Time trial
Young rider classification Time trial
Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
Points classification Time trial Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
Road race, UCI Road World Championships Road race, National Road Championships Overall Tour of Black Sea
Mountains classification Points classification Road race| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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 Giro d'Italia |
— | 137 | 87 | — | — | 122 |
 Tour de France |
157 | — | 120 | 141 | 143 | 134 |
 Vuelta a España |
Has not contested during his career | |||||
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
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