Tomas Vaitkus
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Tomas Vaitkus |
Nickname | Tomas the Tank Engine |
Date of birth | February 4, 1982 |
Country | Lithuania |
Team information | |
Current team | Astana |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Time Trialist |
Professional team(s) | |
2003–2004 2005–2006 2007 2008– |
Landbouwkrediet-Colnago AG2R Prévoyance Discovery Channel Astana |
Major wins | |
2002 Under-23 Time Trial World Champion 2003, 2004 Lithuanian Time Trial National Champion 2004 Lithuanian Road Race National Champion 1 stage, Giro d'Italia |
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Infobox last updated on: | |
December 29, 2007 |
Tomas Vaitkus (born February 4, 1982 in Klaipėda) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Astana.
Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine[1], made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two.
[edit] Major results
- 2002
- Under-23 Time Trial World Champion [2]
- 2003 – Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
- 1st — Lithuanian Championship – Individual Time Trial
- 1st, Stage 5 — Danmark Rundt
- 2004 – Landbouwkrediet - Colnago
- 1st, Stage 5 — Danmark Rundt
- 1st — Lithuanian Championship – Road Race
- 1st — Lithuanian Championship – Individual Time Trial
- 2005 – AG2R Prévoyance
- 1st — Grand Prix Ühispanga Tartu
- 4th, Overall — Danmark Rundt
- 2006 – AG2R Prévoyance
- 1st, Stage 9 — Giro d'Italia
- 2007 – Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
- 2008 – Astana
- 1st, Stage 2 — Volta ao Algarve
- 1st — Ronde van het Groene Hart
[edit] References
- ^ Trent Lowe, Admiration for the crew, Ride Cycling Review Autumn 2007, page 156.
- ^ Discovery confirms Leipheimer, adds two more, CyclingNews.com, July 26 2006
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Persondata | |
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NAME | Vaitkus, Tomas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1982-02-04 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
DATE OF DEATH | |
PLACE OF DEATH |
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