Markus Fothen
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Markus Fothen |
| Date of birth | September 9, 1981 (age 25) |
| Country |  Germany |
| Height | 1.79 m |
| Weight | 71 kg |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Gerolsteiner |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2002-2003 | Team TEAG Köstritzer |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004- | Gerolsteiner |
| Major wins | |
 World Time-Trial Champion (U23) (2003) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| January 24, 2007 | |
Markus Fothen (born 9th September 1981 in Kaarst) is a German cyclist who races for Team Gerolsteiner in the UCI ProTour.
2003 saw Fothen win the under-23 World Championship time trial in Hamilton, Canada. He completed the 30.8km course in 38:35.29, beating his nearest rival by nearly 20 seconds. [1]
During 2006 Tour de France, Fothen held the maillot blanc for 13 stages, losing it to Damiano Cunego on the 17th stage. He finished the Tour 38 seconds behind Cunego.
[edit] Palmarès
- 2006
- LUK Challenge Chrono Bühl, time trial duo (with Sebastian Lang)
- 2003
- u-23 World Championship time trial
[edit] External links
| Riders on Gerolsteiner |
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Robert Förster | Markus Fothen | Thomas Fothen | Johannes Frohlinger | Oscar Gatto | Heinrich Haussler | Torsten Hiekmann | Tim Klinger | Bernhard Kohl | David Kopp | Sven Krauss | Sebastian Lang | Andrea Moletta | Volker Ordowski | Davide Rebellin | Matthias Russ | Ronny Scholz | Stefan Schumacher | Tom Stamsnijder | Marcel Strauss | Fabian Wegmann | Carlo Westphal | Peter Wrolich | Oliver Zaugg | Beat Zberg | Markus Zberg |
| Manager |
| Hans-Michael Holczer |
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