Tomas Vaitkus Explained
| Tomas Vaitkus |
| Fullname: | Tomas Vaitkus |
| Nickname: | Tomas the Tank Engine, Tomas ‘Aventador’ Vaitkus |
| Birth Date: | 1982 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 2003–2004 |
| Proyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Proyears3: | 2007 |
| Proyears4: | 2008–2009 |
| Proyears5: | 2010 |
| Proyears6: | 2011 |
| Proyears7: | 2012–2013 |
| Proyears8: | 2015 |
| Proyears9: | 2016 |
| Proyears10: | 2017 |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2006)One-Day Races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships (2003, 2004)
Under-23 World Time Trial Championships (2002)
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Tomas Vaitkus (born 4 February 1982) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist riding for UCI Continental team .[1] Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine,[2] made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. announced that he would be joining the team in 2010.[3] He rejoined Astana in 2011. On 29 August 2011, it was announced that Vaitkus would join for its inaugural season in 2012.[4]
Major results
- 2000
World Junior Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
- 2001
European Under-23 Track Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
- 2002
1st Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
- 2003
1st National Time Trial Championships
1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt
- 2004
1st National Road Race Championships
1st National Time Trial Championships
1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt
- 2005
1st Grand Prix Ühispanga Tartu
2nd Scheldeprijs
4th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2006
1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
- 2007
3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
6th Tour of Flanders
- 2008
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Ronde van het Groene Hart
2nd Trofeo Calvià
3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Stage 2
6th Trofeo Cala Millor
8th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
- 2011
9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2013
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Stage 5 Tour de Azerbaijan
- 2015
1st Vilnius Velomarathon
10th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
- 2016
1st Overall Tour de Constantine
1st Grand Prix de la Ville d'Oran
2nd National Road Race Championships
3rd Overall Tour International de Sétif
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 4
3rd Overall Tour Internationale d'Oranie
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
4th Critérium International de SétifExternal links
Notes and References
- Web site: Tomas Vaitkus.
- Trent Lowe, Admiration for the crew, Ride Cycling Review Autumn 2007, page 156.
- Web site: RadioShack Cycling announcements continue. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090901205538/http://www.bikeworldnews.com/index.php/2009/08/26/radio-shack-cycling-announcements-continue/. 2009-09-01.
- News: Versatile Vaitkus leaves Astana for GreenEdge. Jane. Aubrey. 29 August 2011. 1 January 2012. Cycling News.
