 Navardauskas at2014 Tour of Alberta | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ramūnas Navardauskas | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Honey Badger[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-01-30)30 January 1988 (age 37)
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | EF Education–Nippo Development Team | ||||||||||||||
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Ramūnas Navardauskas (born 30 January 1988) is a Lithuanian former professionalroad racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2022 forCannondale–Drapac,Bahrain–Merida,Nippo–Delko–One Provence and theVoltas Cycling Team.[7][8] Following his retirement as a rider, Navardauskas worked as adirecteur sportif forUCI Continental teamEF Education–Nippo Development Team in 2023.[9]
After four years in the amateur ranks, Navardauskas turned professional withGarmin–Cervélo in 2011.[4]
During the2012 Giro d'Italia, Navardauskas finished sixth in theopening individual time trial; twenty-two seconds shy of AmericanTaylor Phinney (BMC Racing Team).[1][10] Instage four's team time trial, Garmin–Barracuda were victorious, and Navardauskas took the race lead. He became the first Lithuanian to wear thepink jersey.[1][11] However, Navardauskas lost the jersey to ItalianAdriano Malori (Lampre–ISD) onstage six. In April 2015, Navardauskas won theCircuit de la Sarthe by a single second overManuele 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 inŠilalė, Navardauskas previously resided inOliva,Valencian Community, Spain.[4] In September 2017, he married fellow Lithuanian cyclistGabrielė Jankutė, and the couple have two children – a son born in 2020,[14] and a daughter born in 2024.[15]
Source:[16]
Time trial, National Junior Road ChampionshipsRoad raceRoad raceTime trial
Young rider classificationTime trial
OverallCircuit de la Sarthe
Points classificationTime trial OverallCircuit de la Sarthe
Road race,UCI Road World ChampionshipsRoad race, National Road Championships OverallTour of Black Sea
Mountains classification Points classificationRoad 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 | Did not contest during his career | |||||
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
For DS Ramūnas Navardauskas the focus would be on building team communication and cooperation.
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| Preceded by | Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year 2015 | Succeeded by |
