Ignatas Konovalovas
Ignatas Konovalovas is a Lithuanian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2024. Konovalovas has won the Lithuanian National Time Trial Championships seven times, in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2017.
Early life
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.Professional career
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 at the end of the 2012 season and joined the squad for the 2013 season. After spending 2015 riding for in August 2015 it was announced that Konovalovas would rejoin the UCI World Tour ranks by joining in 2016.
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.
Major results
;2003;2005
;2006
;2007
;2008
;2009
;2010
;2012
;2013
;2014
;2015
;2016
;2017
;2018
;2021
;2022
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| 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 |