# Ignatas Konovalovas

Ignatas Konovalovas (born 8 December 1985) 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 Movistar Team at the end of the 2012 season and joined the MTN–Qhubeka squad for the 2013 season. After spending 2015 riding for Team Marseille 13 KTM in August 2015 it was announced that Konovalovas would rejoin the UCI World Tour ranks by joining FDJ 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 Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships

### 2005

    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2006

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       2nd Road race
    1st Overall Ronde de l'Isard
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 1
    2nd Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche
    3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships

### 2007

    UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
       2nd 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 Time trial, National Road Championships
    4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
       1st Stage 2

### 2009

    1st 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 Time trial, National Road Championships
    9th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes

### 2012

    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2013

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       2nd Road race

### 2014

    National Road Championships
       2nd Time trial
       3rd Road race

### 2015

    1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
    1st 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 Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Stage 1 (TTT) La Méditerranéenne

### 2017

    National Road Championships
       1st Road race
       1st Time trial
    4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
       1st Stage 5

### 2018

    2nd Tour du Doubs

### 2021

    1st Road race, National Road Championships

### 2022

    3rd Road race, National Road Championships

### 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |