# Ramūnas Navardauskas

Ramūnas Navardauskas (born 30 January 1988) is a Lithuanian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2022 for Cannondale–Drapac, Bahrain–Merida, Nippo–Delko–One Provence and the Voltas Cycling Team. Following his retirement as a rider, Navardauskas worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team EF Education–Nippo Development Team in 2023.

## Career

After four years in the amateur ranks, Navardauskas turned professional with Garmin–Cervélo in 2011.
During the 2012 Giro d'Italia, Navardauskas finished sixth in the opening individual time trial; twenty-two seconds shy of American Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing Team). In stage four's team time trial, Garmin–Barracuda were victorious, and Navardauskas took the race lead. He became the first Lithuanian to wear the pink jersey. However, Navardauskas lost the jersey to Italian Adriano Malori (Lampre–ISD) on stage six. In April 2015, Navardauskas won the Circuit de la Sarthe by a single second over Manuele Boaro, winning the race for the second consecutive year.
In September 2017 Navardauskas had a successful heart surgery for a cardiac arrhythmia.

## Personal life

Born in Šilalė, Navardauskas previously resided in Oliva, Valencian Community, Spain. In September 2017, he married fellow Lithuanian cyclist Gabrielė Jankutė, and the couple have two children – a son born in 2020, and a daughter born in 2024.

## Major results

Source:

### 2005

    1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
    10th Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships

### 2006

    6th Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships

### 2007

    National Road Championships
       1st Road race
       4th Time trial
    7th Tartu GP
    9th Overall Olympia's Tour

### 2008

    4th Time trial, National Road Championships
    4th Tallinn–Tartu GP
    5th Mayor Cup
    9th Riga Grand Prix
    10th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala

### 2009

    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2010

    1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
    National Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       3rd Time trial
    4th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
       1st Stage 3
    4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
    5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
       1st Stage 2
    7th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs

### 2011

    National Road Championships
       1st Road race
       2nd Time trial
    1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France
    3rd Overall Ster ZLM Toer
    7th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

### 2012

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       3rd Road race
    1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
    2nd Overall Danmark Rundt
    8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    8th Overall Tour of Qatar
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 2 (TTT)
    8th Overall Tour of Oman

### 2013

    1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia
    1st Stage 2 Tour de Romandie
    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2014

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       4th Road race
    1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
       1st Stage 4
    1st Stage 19 Tour de France
    3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
    4th Overall Tour of Alberta
       1st Points classification
    4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

### 2015

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       2nd Road race
    1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
    3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    3rd GP Ouest-France
    4th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt

### 2016

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    4th Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres
    6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
    7th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
    8th Trofeo Playa de Palma

### 2017

    7th Overall Vuelta a San Juan
       1st Stage 3 (ITT)

### 2018

    1st Overall Tour of Black Sea
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 1
    National Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       2nd Time trial
    2nd Overall Baltic Chain Tour
    3rd Overall Tour of Cappadocia
       1st Points classification

### 2019

    National Road Championships
       1st Road race
       3rd Time trial

### 2020

    10th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| 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 contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |