Ramūnas Navardauskas
 Navardauskas at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, wearing the race leader's pink jersey. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ramūnas Navardauskas |
| Nickname | Honey Badger[1] |
| Born |
30 January 1988 Šilalė, Lithuania |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Garmin-Sharp |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2007 2008 2009 2010 |
Klaipeda – Splendid Ulan Piemonte Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2011– | Garmin-Cervélo |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 2 January 2014 | |
Ramūnas Navardauskas (born 30 January 1988) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Garmin-Sharp.[2][3] Born in Šilalė, Lithuania, Navardauskas currently resides in Oliva, Valencian Community, Spain.[3] As a native Lithuanian, Navardauskas has twice won the National Road Race Championships (2007, 2011) and in 2012, won his first National Time Trial Championship.[3]
During the 2012 Giro d'Italia, Navardauskas finished sixth place in the opening individual time trial, only twenty-two seconds shy of the winner Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing Team).[1] In the stage four team time trial, Garmin-Barracuda were the day's winners, and Navardauskas took the race lead, becoming the first Lithuanian to wear the pink jersey.[1][4]
Palmarès
- 2007
- 1st,
National Road Race Championships - 9th, Overall, Olympia's Tour
- 2008
- 4th, Tallinn–Tartu GP
- 2009
- 3rd, National Time Trial Championships
- 2010
- 1st, Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 2nd, National Road Race Championships
- 3rd, National Time Trial Championships
- 4th, Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 7th, Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 2011
- 1st, National Road Race Championships
- 1st, Stage 2 (TTT), Tour de France
- 2nd, National Time Trial Championships
- 3rd, Overall, Ster ZLM Toer
- 7th, Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 2012
- 1st, National Time Trial Championships
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT), Giro d'Italia
- 2nd, Overall, Danmark Rundt
- 3rd, National Road Race Championships
- 8th, UCI World Road Race Championships
- 8th, Overall, Tour of Oman
- 8th, Overall, Tour of Qatar
- 1st,
Young rider classification - 1st, Stage 2 (TTT)
- 1st,
- 2013
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, Stage 11, Giro d'Italia
- 3rd, National Time Trial Championships
- 6th, National Road Race Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline:
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | 137 | 87 |
 Tour |
157 | — | 120 |
 Vuelta |
— | — | — |
Withdrew = WD; In Progress = IP.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (9 May 2012). "Ramunas "Honey Badger" Navardauskas gobbles up the Giro lead". Cyclingnews.com (Bath, England: Future plc). Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ "Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda Unveils 2013 Roster". Garmin-Sharp (Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Ramūnas Navardauskas at Garmin-Sharp". Garmin-Sharp (Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Giro d'Italia 2012: Ramunas Navardauskas takes leader's pink jersey". The Daily Telegraph (London, England: Telegraph Media Group). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ramūnas Navardauskas at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Ramūnas Navardauskas at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
External links
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