Tomas Vaitkus

Tomas Vaitkus Personal information Full name Tomas Vaitkus Nickname Tomas the Tank Engine Date of birth February 4, 1982(1982-02-04) (age 26) Country LithuaniaTeam 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 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.

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

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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PersondataNAME Vaitkus, Tomas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racerDATE OF BIRTH 1982-02-04PLACE OF BIRTH Klaipėda, LithuaniaDATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH