Tomas Vaitkus (born 4 February 1982) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist riding for UCI Continental team Rietumu Banka–Riga.[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. Team RadioShack 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 GreenEDGE for its inaugural season in 2012.[4]
Major results
- 2000
- World Junior Track Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 2nd
Individual pursuit
- 1st
- 2001
- European Under-23 Track Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd
Individual pursuit
- 2nd
- 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
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour Internationale d'Oranie
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 4th Critérium International de Sétif
References
- ^ "Tomas Vaitkus".
- ^ Trent Lowe, Admiration for the crew, Ride Cycling Review Autumn 2007, page 156.
- ^ "RadioShack Cycling announcements continue". Archived from the original on 2009-09-01.
- ^ Aubrey, Jane (29 August 2011). "Versatile Vaitkus leaves Astana for GreenEdge". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
Media related to Tomas Vaitkus at Wikimedia Commons
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