Ignatas Konovalovas

Ignatas Konovalovas (born 8 December 1985) is a Lithuanian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam. 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
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships


 * 2005
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships


 * 2006
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG Time trial
 * 2nd Road race
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Ronde de l'Isard
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 2nd Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships


 * 2007
 * UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Road race
 * 4th Time trial
 * National Road Championships
 * 2nd Road race
 * 2nd Time trial
 * 5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
 * 1st Stage 3


 * 2008
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
 * 1st Stage 2


 * 2009
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 1st Giro del Mendrisiotto
 * 1st Stage 21 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
 * 7th Overall Danmark Rundt
 * 8th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships


 * 2010
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 9th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes


 * 2012
 * 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships


 * 2013
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG Time trial
 * 2nd Road race


 * 2014
 * National Road Championships
 * 2nd Time trial
 * 3rd Road race


 * 2015
 * 1st Jersey pink.svg Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
 * 1st Jersey red.svg 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 MaillotLituania.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT) La Méditerranéenne


 * 2017
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG Road race
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG Time trial
 * 4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
 * 1st Stage 5


 * 2018
 * 2nd Tour du Doubs


 * 2021
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG Road race, National Road Championships


 * 2022
 * 3rd Road race, National Road Championships